Inclusive Design Toolkit
Practical tools and activities for recognizing exclusion and designing with a wider range of people.
By Microsoft Design
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Free accessibility resources for designers.
Find contrast checkers, inclusive-design guidance, focus annotations, and accessibility testing references from credited sources.
9 resources · Curated September 2026
Start with content, keyboard behaviour, contrast, and error recovery. A checker or Figma annotation cannot certify an interface: review the implemented product, test manually, and include disabled people in appropriate research.
The A11Y Project Checklist
A practical checklist for content, keyboard use, images, forms, contrast, and mobile interfaces.
By The A11Y Project
WCAG 2.2 Quick Reference
The official filterable reference for accessibility requirements, techniques, and common failures.
By W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
WebAIM Contrast Checker
Check foreground and background colors against contrast criteria before handing off your design.
By WebAIM · Utah State University
A11y — Focus Order
Annotate tab and focus order so keyboard behavior is part of your design handoff.
By Microsoft Design resources
A11y — Color Contrast Checker
Check text contrast while you work in Figma, using a plugin linked from Fluent’s public resource library.
By Microsoft Design resources
WAVE — free accessibility checker
Inspect accessibility issues on a page with visual annotations and explanations. Use the free checker or browser extension; automated results still need human review.
By WebAIM · Utah State University
Accessibility Insights for Web
Combine automated checks with a tab-stop visualizer and guided manual tests. Useful for checking keyboard behavior and documenting issues in a coded prototype.
By Microsoft
Accessibility Documentation — Penpot
Use a native Penpot annotation kit to document interaction and accessibility decisions alongside screens. Give implementation partners more than visual specifications.
By Stéphanie Walter
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