Accessibility Testing in Design Systems with Storybook

Creating digital products that everyone can use is a core requirement of modern web development. This written course guides you through integrating accessibility testing directly into your component-driven workflow. You will transition from reactive accessibility fixes to a proactive, systematic testing strategy. By leveraging Storybook and industry-standard accessibility guidelines, you will learn to catch design and code violations early in the development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with global standards. What you will learn: Understand foundational accessibility principles, WCAG guidelines, and semantic HTML; Configure Storybook with accessibility addons to run automated audit checks on your components; Identify common design system flaws, including contrast issues, missing ARIA labels, and broken keyboard navigation; Apply testing workflows to verify screen reader compatibility and focus management; Integrate automated accessibility testing concepts into your component development pipeline. The course starts with essential accessibility concepts and terminology before moving into practical configuration steps for Storybook. You will read through step-by-step implementation guides, analyze code snippets, and complete written exercises to reinforce your learning. This course is designed for beginner developers, UI/UX designers, and QA engineers who want to build inclusive web components, and no prior accessibility testing experience is required. Start reading today and learn how to build accessible design systems from the ground up.