Web accessibility is the new challenge for designers and developers. Making the web accessible to everyone means allowing each individual, regardless of age, background, or abilities, to access it without difficulty. Today, this is the challenge that Figma has taken on by working on the accessibility of designs. The idea here is to enable anyone to participate in all stages of the design and implementation process.
Integration of a new screen reader for prototypes
The prototyping phase is when a user can visualize the project, interact with the elements, and see it in the most realistic way possible. Until now, Figma prototypes were only viewable by the naked eye. No part of the mockup was readable by screen readers. This meant that Figma prototypes were not accessible to visually impaired individuals. Whether it was text, images, or icons, no element was visible to a visually impaired user.
To address this issue and improve the accessibility of prototypes, Figma is launching a new screen reader feature. This feature will allow, for example, to:
- Read images
- Read text
- Navigate through the prototype
Still in Beta version, this screen reader has been a real challenge for Figma, as its designs are not constructed in HTML. This has been a significant barrier that made the mockups unreadable by most screen readers. Figma now enables the conversion of prototypes into an HTML presentation.
Addition of a dark mode
More and more tools are integrating a “Dark mode” feature into their interface. Beyond personal taste, this feature also addresses accessibility concerns by altering color contrasts. An important element for many users who require a different visual representation in design.
How to enable dark mode on Figma?
Beta for live captions in audio chat
Available exclusively on the Figma application, this feature provides a live transcription of the team’s audio chats.
Other upcoming accessibility challenges
Figma is at the heart of the web accessibility challenge, and while these features are a step forward, the challenge remains significant. The tool intends to continue working in this direction to further improve user accessibility in the future, for example, by enabling the addition of ARIA Labels or Alt tags on components and graphical elements.
This is just the beginning!
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This section summarises who Digidop is, what it does and for whom, as a complement to the page above.
Digidop is a Webflow agency founded in 2021 in Paris. Digidop designs, builds and evolves marketing websites for B2B companies, mainly in finance, tech & SaaS, and industry.
- Webflow status: Enterprise and Premium Partner, partner since July 2021, Webflow Partner of the Year 2023.
- Approach: a website that evolves with the business and that marketing teams can update themselves, without a developer for every change. Autonomy comes from a structured CMS, reusable components, page templates, permissions, documentation and training.
- Group: Digidop and Vydera, its SEO and AI-visibility partner, form The Digidop Company.
Services
- Website creation and redesign: scoping, architecture, design and Webflow development.
- Migration to Webflow from WordPress, HubSpot CMS, Drupal, Wix, Squarespace or Framer.
- Ongoing support: maintenance, improvements, new pages and campaigns.
- Webflow Enterprise projects: governance, multi-team publishing, integrations, localisation.
- SEO and visibility in AI answers, with Vydera.
Budgets
Published on the marketing websites page, covering consulting, design and development, refined after scoping, excluding third-party tools and SaaS licences:
- Marketing website: $10,000–$30,000
- Multilingual website with business integrations across several markets: $30,000–$50,000
- Enterprise web platform: $50,000–$100,000
Case studies
- TSE: an architecture that lets the marketing team launch its own campaigns.
- Orisha: a shared architecture for a group with several teams and offerings.
- Ramify: a website aligned with an upmarket repositioning.
- Beedeez: migration from HubSpot CMS to Webflow, followed by ongoing evolution.
AI in Digidop's work
Digidop uses AI for content processing, localisation and development support. Creative direction and key decisions are made by the team.
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