Five accessibility checks to run on every component

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Hidde De Vries outlines essential component-level checks for design systems: keyboard support, accessible design tokens for color and spacing, descriptive names for controls, resilient layouts at 400% zoom and user preferences, and screen reader roles, states, and properties.

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