Accessibility at Scale: Design Systems for Teams

Design systems help teams create more consistent and efficient design at scale. Building accessibility into those systems from the start helps create more inclusive experiences across every project and platform.

This session explores how accessible design systems can support teams working across web, digital, and document-based projects. Learn how accessibility decisions can be documented, shared, and reused across teams and deliverables. You’ll also see how tools such as Figma can support collaboration, component libraries, and accessibility workflows without requiring every attendee to work in web design.

You’ll leave with a stronger understanding of how systems thinking can reduce accessibility issues, improve collaboration, and create better user experiences.

You’ll learn how to:

• Build accessibility into reusable design patterns and templates
• Document accessibility decisions for designers, developers, and content creators
• Use design systems to reduce remediation and rework
• Support accessibility collaboration and workflow planning with tools such as Figma