On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
Elyse Holladay
The flaws of the “accessibility is built in to the design system” argument, with Daniel Henderson-Ede — #12
38 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
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Ever had a team come to you after an a11y audit like, "but I used the design system, why does my product have accessibility defects??" Daniel Henderson-Ede, one of design systems' leading accessibility voices, joins me on the show today to unpack a spicy myth in design systems: that accessibility can be fully "built-in." Daniel walks us through the common pitfalls of overselling accessibility, how teams often mistakenly assume the system handles everything, and we explore the challenges and m...