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Matt, Veda, and Chris discuss how Matt and Veda have incorporated accessibility and inclusion into one of the world’s most well-known design systems, Spectrum. Matt shares his experience getting accessibility principles into Spectrum on the ground floor, and Veda discusses how inclusion fits into design systems.

Guests: Matt May is the Head of Inclusive Design at Adobe. His work includes integrating inclusive design practices across every aspect of the Adobe user experience, training and mentoring the Adobe Design team, and advocating principles of accessibility and inclusive design to the public at large. You can find Matt on Twitter as @mattmay and on LinkedIn.

Veda Rosier is the Principal Product Manager, Design Systems at Adobe. She ​​is an experienced product manager with a strong bias towards action, and a self-directed expert in defining business needs and feasible solutions to support strategic goals. Veda is committed to utilizing best practices to build excellent products while remaining flexible and sensitive to the maturity and resources of the organization. You can find Veda on Twitter as @VedaRosier and LinkedIn.

Host: Chris Strahl is co-founder and CEO of Knapsack, host of @TheDSPod, DnD DM, and occasional river guide. You can find Chris on Twitter as @chrisstrahl and on LinkedIn.

Sponsor: Knapsack is a design system platform rooted in code for shipping consistent apps in half the time. Design once, build once, use everywhere. Learn more at knapsack.cloud.

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