Encore x Accessibility: A Balancing Act
Mar 1, 2023Arielle Benedek (Product Manager), Rose Marantz (Web Engineer), and Tamas Geczy (Web Engineer)
Summary
This post details a collaboration between the Encore design system team and the accessibility team to improve component accessibility. It highlights the challenges of enforcing accessibility in a modular, stateless design system, the importance of context-specific accessibility beyond pure compliance, and the need for a balance between built-in accessibility features and clear documentation/guidance for product teams. It also touches on tooling and methods for remote collaboration and accessibility testing.