# A conversation with Figma's accessibility team

DevFeed: [A conversation with Figma's accessibility team](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-conversation-with-figma-s-accessibility-team-9479.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/a-conversation-with-our-accessibility-team/>)

Author: Sula Yang

Published: 2022-11-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compatibility.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>)

## AI overview

Figma's accessibility team describes lessons from the community and from an open beta for screen reader support in Figma prototypes. The article explains how testing with Mac VoiceOver and JAWS informed development decisions, including accessibility-tree positioning, focus and hover behavior, scrolling, and toolbar visibility.

## Source excerpt

Figma's accessibility team shares what they've learned from the community and their vision for what's ahead.