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Duration
20 min
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Note: This session is included in the conference ticket, but specific program has not been finalised.
Most design systems include a brief accessibility section or a few links to WCAG guidelines, but accessibility often remains an afterthought. At Tatra Banka, we took a different path: we embedded accessibility directly into every component of our design system. In this talk, Peter will share how their team transformed accessibility from a checklist item into a built-in system feature. You’ll see their approach to defining structure, roles, and states for each component, as well as setting up clear design and development rules for focus, colour contrast, screen reader behaviour and much more. Additionally, you’ll see how they integrated these specifications into the handoff process between design and development.
This is not a theory or a set of guidelines, it’s a real case study from the banking world, where accessibility isn’t optional. You’ll walk away with a step-by-step understanding of how to start embedding accessibility into your own design system, regardless of scale or maturity.
Peter Leško
Senior UX Designer
Tatra banka
Peter began his professional career as a designer at the Finnish company Digitalist. He later worked at GlobalLogic Slovakia as a Lead Designer, where he spent 7 years creating design solutions for international clients. Since 2021, he has been employed at Tatra banka as part of the Unified Design System team for Raiffeisen Bank International. He believes that simplicity is the key to good design. Peter dedicates his free time to popularizing UX and educating others, either as the co-founder of the UX / Košice civic association, a member of the Slovak User Experience Association, or a long-time mentor of Digital Application Design students at the School of Applied Arts in Košice. For several years, he organized and led the World Usability Day conference within SUXA.
