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Adds a checklist section (item number 11 to the Markdown file.


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  • Documentation
    • Added an accessibility checklist covering contrast, keyboard navigation, focus rings, icon-only button labels, touch targets, and screen-reader state.
    • Reformatted design-token CSS examples and the component reference table; their listed values and descriptions are unchanged.
    • Replaced the former section 11 motion-design heading and token list with the accessibility checklist, and renumbered motion design as section 12.
    • Adjusted spacing in several sections.

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The design-system document is reformatted. It adds an accessibility checklist and renumbers the motion-design section. The former motion timing and reduced-motion declarations are removed.

Changes: Design system documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Design-system content and accessibility checklist
docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md
The token declarations and component reference table are reformatted. Existing content is spaced or repositioned. A checklist covers contrast, keyboard navigation, focus rings, icon labels, touch targets, and screen-reader state. The motion-design heading is renumbered, and its former timing and reduced-motion declarations are removed.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~4 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related issues

  • TheVicky1/Pact_OS#279: The checklist includes a contrast requirement for dark surfaces. The PR does not add the automated contrast tests requested by the issue.

Possibly related PRs

  • TheVicky1/Pact_OS#707: This PR documents screen-reader state requirements for toggles, which overlap with the toggle state behavior implemented by PR #707.
Merge Risk: Low · up to 1831c

The accessibility checklist is documentation only, so runtime risk is negligible. Before merge, fix the malformed Tailwind example and add the non-text contrast check so contributors are not given an inaccurate or incomplete audit guide.

Architecture risk: Low · up to 28890

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: docs

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Systems and components

  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md: Adds a blank line after the brand-mark heading.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md: Adds a blank line before the visual-direction list.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md: Reformats the CSS token examples, including multiline rgba() values and spacing; token names, values, and comments are unchanged.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md: Adds a blank line after the construction-rules heading.
Pre-merge checks: Passed 2 · Failed 2

Failed Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning Issue #731 requires (a) an interactive WCAG 2.1 AA checklist in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md, (b) good-versus-bad Tailwind CSS accessibility examples, and (c) validation with node scratch/check-links.mjs.
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Replace the malformed Focus Rings text with a valid bad Tailwind example (for example, a class attribute using focus:outline-none without a visible replacement) and add a matching good example that uses `focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visib…
Out of Scope Changes check Warning Issue #731 asks only for a new accessibility checklist section. The PR also changes content that does not implement that issue:
- Blank lines are added after many headings and before lists in sections…
Revert the blank-line insertions, the CSS block reformatting in sections 3.1–3.5, and the section 9 table reformatting. Keep the new section 11 checklist and the renumbering of the motion section to section 12.
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Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title "chore(docs): add WCAG standards checklist" matches the main change. The PR adds an accessibility checklist to docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md covering contrast, keyboard navigation, focus rings, icon…
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Explanation

The title "chore(docs): add WCAG standards checklist" matches the main change. The PR adds an accessibility checklist to docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md covering contrast, keyboard navigation, focus rings, icon-only button labels, touch targets, and screen-reader state. The linked issue #731 asks for the same WCAG 2.1 AA checklist. The title is short, specific, and uses a conventional commit prefix. The checklist is the primary change, and the title does not mention the renumbering of the motion-design section, which is a minor secondary detail.

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Explanation

Issue #731 requires (a) an interactive WCAG 2.1 AA checklist in docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md, (b) good-versus-bad Tailwind CSS accessibility examples, and (c) validation with node scratch/check-links.mjs.

Met: At head, section 11 of docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md contains the six required topics as Markdown checkboxes: Color Contrast, Keyboard Navigation, Focus Rings, Icon-Only Buttons, Touch Targets, and Screen Reader State. The Screen Reader State item names aria-checked, aria-pressed, and aria-expanded.

Not met: (b) The Focus Rings item contains one malformed bad example. The text reads Here is a bad example, ( lass="inline-block ... focus:ring-indigo-400. The opening c of class is missing and the code is not in a valid code span. No good example is present, so the good-versus-bad pair is absent. (c) The PR description reports only npm test or node scratch/run-tests.mjs. No evidence shows that node scratch/check-links.mjs was run. The linked issue's validation criterion is therefore not established.

Resolution

Replace the malformed Focus Rings text with a valid bad Tailwind example (for example, a class attribute using focus:outline-none without a visible replacement) and add a matching good example that uses focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gold-500. Run node scratch/check-links.mjs, record the result in the PR description, and confirm it passes.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

Issue #731 asks only for a new accessibility checklist section. The PR also changes content that does not implement that issue:

  • Blank lines are added after many headings and before lists in sections 1, 2, 3.1–3.5, 4.1, 5.1–5.3, 6.1, and 8.
  • The design-token CSS blocks in sections 3.1–3.5 are reformatted. Single-line rgba(...) declarations in section 3.2 are split across many lines, and comment alignment is changed. Listed values are unchanged, but the diff touches code that the issue does not mention.
  • The section 9 component table is reformatted. Column padding changes on every row, and no row content changes.

The renumbering of motion design from section 11 to section 12 is a consequence of inserting the checklist and is related. The formatting edits in the listed sections are not related to the checklist. The PR description also states that the change is a single focused scope with no unrelated formatting, which the diff contradicts.

Resolution

Revert the blank-line insertions, the CSS block reformatting in sections 3.1–3.5, and the section 9 table reformatting. Keep the new section 11 checklist and the renumbering of the motion section to section 12.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The accessibility checklist omits the required aria-checked state for switches and should distinguish it from aria-pressed for toggle buttons and aria-expanded for accordion triggers.

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What changed in this PR

Adds an accessibility checklist to PACT’s design-system documentation to help contributors audit UI changes, addressing issue #731.

Changes:

  • Adds six checklist items covering contrast, keyboard navigation, focus indicators, accessible labels, touch targets, and screen-reader state.
  • Renumbers the motion-design section from 11 to 12.
  • Reformats existing Markdown and CSS examples without changing their meaning.
File Description
docs/​DESIGN_SYSTEM.md Adds the accessibility checklist, renumbers the following section, and normalizes formatting.

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- Line 265: Update the Color Contrast checklist item to also require at least a
3:1 contrast ratio for necessary control boundaries, states, and meaningful
graphics, alongside the existing text contrast thresholds.
- Line 267: Update the Keyboard Navigation requirement in the design system to
specify keyboard access using keys appropriate to each widget, allowing
composite widgets such as radio groups to use a single Tab stop with arrow-key
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- Line 269: Update the Focus Rings checklist in the design-system documentation
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- Line 275: Update the Screen Reader State checklist item to specify the correct
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Minor · Check text contrast on every background. · DESIGN_SYSTEM.md:265

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Check text contrast on every background.

The primary Button uses a gold background. The checklist can pass without checking its text contrast.

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-- [ ] **Color Contrast**: Text on obsidian surfaces must achieve at least a **4.5:1** contrast ratio (or **3:1** for large 18pt+ headings).
+- [ ] **Color Contrast**: Text must achieve at least a **4.5:1** contrast ratio against its background (or **3:1** for large 18pt+ headings).
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Update the Color Contrast checklist in the design-system documentation to require the specified contrast ratios for text against its background, rather than limiting the requirement to obsidian surfaces.

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- Line 265: Update the Color Contrast checklist in the design-system
documentation to require the specified contrast ratios for text against its
background, rather than limiting the requirement to obsidian surfaces.

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Review comments at @docs/DESIGN_SYSTEM.md:
- Line 269: Fix the malformed HTML example in the Focus Rings guidance by
changing the attribute to class and closing its quote, while preserving the
example’s focus-style classes.

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Replace the malformed Focus Rings text with a valid bad Tailwind example (for
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focus-visible:ring-gold-500`. Run `node scratch/check-links.mjs`, record the
result in the PR description, and confirm it passes.

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Revert the blank-line insertions, the CSS block reformatting in sections
3.1–3.5, and the section 9 table reformatting. Keep the new section 11 checklist
and the renumbering of the motion section to section 12.

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