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ToolCraft conventionFoundational

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Accessibility checks inside the design tool, before anything is built.

Definition

A plugin suite for contrast checking, colour vision simulation, focus order annotation and alt text planning within design files.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

Good for

  • Catching contrast issues at design time
  • Annotating focus order for handoff
  • Colour vision simulation

Watch out for

Design-time checks cannot verify the implemented result. They reduce rework rather than replacing testing.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Often used with

These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.