Layers of Accessibility For Scale & Profit
Melanie Sumner Temple
First: Hello! Hi! Let’s Catch Up!
Other Things!!
Also!
Thank you, Joseph!
Helios Design System
Part One: Where We Started
CTO: Design systems seem cool
VP of Design said yes
EM assembled our awesome team
Awesome Design Systems Team
Is this a design system?
I've given it a lot of thought
Layers...of cake.
Ok, maybe the cake is a lie
YMMV
The Layers
Foundation: Written Commitment
Layer: Component Requirements Doc (CRD)
Layer: Accessibility UI Kit for Figma
Layer: Component Showcase
Layer: Component States Rendered
Layer: Accessibility Tests
Layer: Relentless Documentation
Layer: Documentation (Guides)
Layer: Documentation (Code)
Layer: Documentation (Code Sample)
Layer: Documentation (A11y)
Layer: Unified Accessibility Statement
Layer: Public Accessibility Conformance Reports
Layer: Product Accessibility Dashboard
Layer: Pairing and Support for Product Teams
Layer: Integration into Product Lifecycle Process
Layer: Standardizing User Journeys
(Future) Layer: Internal Apps
Start Where You Are
Accessibility a technical problem with a technical solution
Acknowledge: What We Can Control …and what we can’t
Technical products require technical solutions for all people.
Fearlessness Required
Trying Fearlessness
Comfortable With Uncertainty
Then: The Future is Now!
…Three Minutes Later
Wait, what?!
But We Just Figured This Out!!!
IBM Process
No matter what’s next… it’s okay.
TL;DR
And, As always...