Skip to main content
Solved

Accessibility testing on Figma prototypes


Owen_Hughes

My team are looking to test more people with accessibility needs.

One case may be needing to test a prototype with someone who uses a screen reader, would a screen reader read a prototype?

If not, how have others tested accessibility using figma?

Best answer by Celine_D

Hi there! You can have more information in our Help Center article here: Accessible prototypes in Figma.

Please remind that currently, accessibility mode does not work for mobile or mobile web prototypes but hopefully this will change in the near future. In the meantime, I recommend keeping an eye on our Release Notes where we post all major updates. Thank you!

View original
This topic has been closed for comments

9 replies

Aga1
  • 1 reply
  • June 9, 2021

I have just tried to test a prototype of a web solution on figma with a visually impaired person. I tried to read the prototype through, but it did not really work. I back up the question of Owen: Is there any way to have a screen reader in figma prototypes when we test our prototypes with visually impaired participants of user testing?


Saradha_Sankar

I am trying to run select to speak accessibility option on my prototype but none of the content is getting read. It just says ‘No text in that location’.
I want to know how to enable screen readability.


bree.mckenna

Any word on this? We have a dev team QA that is vision impaired and we need to pass designs to him. We have tried PDFs but that isn’t working. When is figma going to make the prototype mode able to work with a screen reader?


Luis_Mattioli

I think the most logical thing to do is exporting from FIGMA to html. This tool is powerful, but looks like it’s not powerful enough


Pipi_Marquez

Yo creé un prototipo para screen readers que funciona en el celu y escritorio es básico pero aprendí un par de buenas prácticas.
Igualmente no está preparada la era mienta completamente para hacer pruebas o soportar interacciones complejas


Pipi_Marquez

Desde opciones decís el modo para el lector de pantalla?


Pipi_Marquez

Ya existe pero vos tenes que preparar bien tu documento para que lo pueda hacer


@Figma is there any update about this?

With the European Accessibility Act (EAA) in June 2025 we as designers need ways to validate our concept prototypes.

Just waiting till production is not an option.


Celine_D
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 3424 replies
  • Answer
  • May 8, 2024

Hi there! You can have more information in our Help Center article here: Accessible prototypes in Figma.

Please remind that currently, accessibility mode does not work for mobile or mobile web prototypes but hopefully this will change in the near future. In the meantime, I recommend keeping an eye on our Release Notes where we post all major updates. Thank you!


Cookie policy

We use cookies to enhance and personalize your experience. If you accept you agree to our full cookie policy. Learn more about our cookies.

 
Cookie settings