Accessibility in Storybook

1. Introduction

Accessibility in Storybook is crucial for ensuring that components are usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. This lesson covers key accessibility concepts, features, and best practices in Storybook.js.

2. Importance of Accessibility

Making your components accessible ensures a wider audience can use them, complying with legal standards and enhancing user experience.

3. Accessibility Features in Storybook

Storybook provides several tools and features to help developers build accessible components:

• Accessibility Addon: Integrates accessibility checks into your Storybook.
• Focus Management: Helps manage focus states in components.
• Keyboard Navigation: Ensures components can be navigated via keyboard.

3.1 Installing the Accessibility Addon

npm install --save-dev @storybook/addon-a11y

3.2 Configuring the Accessibility Addon

To use the addon, include it in your Storybook configuration:

// .storybook/main.js
module.exports = {
    addons: [
        '@storybook/addon-a11y',
    ],
};

4. Best Practices

Here are some best practices to follow for accessibility in Storybook:

1. Use semantic HTML elements wherever possible.
2. Ensure color contrast meets WCAG guidelines.
3. Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
4. Use ARIA roles and properties to enhance accessibility.
5. Test components with screen readers.

5. FAQ