Accessibility and Inclusion with Figma
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Get an overview of the plugins and utilities for Figma that can help UX designers be more inclusive and accessible with their design work.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Figma accessibility plugins
- Accessibility
- Installing the Stark plugin for Figma
- Using Stark’s contrast checker
- Using Stark’s typography checker
- Reviewing alt text
- Correct focus order
- Using Stark’s vision simulator
- Touch targets
- Adding landmarks
- Add Aria notes
- Using Sidekick
- The Stark accessibility checklist widget
- Installing Adee
- Using Adee’s contrast checker
- Using the alt text generator
- Using Adee’s color blindness simulator
- Checking touch sizes
- Installing Able and Ally
- Checking color contrast with Able
- Checking color contrast with Ally
- Inclusion
- Using Humaaans with Figma
- Create an onboarding frame
- Persona
- An overview of Lokalise
- Changing text to French
- An overview of inclusive design in Microsoft
- Cards for Humanity
- Next steps for accessible, inclusive design
Taught by
Tom Green
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