Top 10 Best Accessibility Tools For Designers
The world of inclusive technology is here today — apps, websites, and gadgets that can be used by people with various abilities and disabilities. When designing a website, make sure you include accessibility features to ensure that your design is accessible to everyone. Accessibility tools are here to help.
Here are some cool accessibility tools for designers can use instead of having to create everything from scratch. These tools are essential for any designer. They can be used to create color combinations that conform to WCAG standards or to add different reading modes to your website. You can see the complete list to learn more about each tool.
1. Stark
Stark is a powerful accessibility tool that allows web and mobile designers to add accessibility features to their UI designs. This makes it easy for anyone to use the tool. It can be used to design a product from scratch, or update an existing design system.
This tool integrates seamlessly with Figma Sketch, Adobe XD and Google Chrome. It also offers readers support throughout the product’s lifecycle. The tool has many accessibility features, including a colorblind generator, contract checker, rapid contrast checking, and many others.
- Supports: Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch
- Stark Price: Free
- Premium app/subscriptions? Yes
2. ColorSafe
ColorSafe has many features that can be integrated into your website to make it accessible for people with different visual abilities. You can create visually appealing and accessible color palettes, as well as text- and background contrast ratios, based on WCAG guidelines.
This tool is very easy to use. ColorSafe does the rest. You simply need to enter background color, and then determine the style of your text. You can then apply the chosen text-to-background contrast ratio to your design and check the results.
- Supports: Browser
- ColorSafe Price: Free
- Premium app/subscriptions? No
3. Contrast
Contrast, as its name suggests, is an accessibility tool that automates the process of testing color contrast ratios. Two professional designers created Contrast to meet the needs of aesthetics and usability.
The tool is user-friendly and provides precise color information (contrast score), according to the WCGA standards. It also updates the entire app quickly. It is currently only available for macOS at the time of writing.
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