Led the accessibility and responsive redesign of 40+ components in Salesforce's Lightning Design System, bringing the entire library to WCAG 2.1 AA compliance and reducing customer accessibility bug reports by 70%.
Salesforce's Lightning Design System (SLDS) powered UIs for 150k+ developers building on the platform. A 2017 accessibility audit found 60% of interactive components failed WCAG 2.1 AA standards, creating legal exposure and limiting adoption in government and healthcare verticals.
Audit, redesign, and document 40+ SLDS components for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, responsive breakpoints, and dark mode support — while preserving backward compatibility for existing implementations.
Led a cross-functional team of 3 designers and 4 engineers. Created an accessibility scoring rubric used to prioritize components by severity. Redesigned each component with updated color tokens, keyboard navigation specs, and ARIA patterns. Collaborated with 5 enterprise customers as design partners to validate changes before release.
All 40 components achieved WCAG 2.1 AA. Customer accessibility bug reports fell 70% within 2 quarters. SLDS adoption grew 22% as the library became qualifying for US federal procurement requirements. The token-based color system shipped as part of SLDS 2.20.
SLDS Adoption Growth
+22%
Components Redesigned
40+
WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance
40% → 100%
Accessibility Bug Reports
-70%