Sidekick - An AI-powered accessibility assistant in Stark

Hey everyone! Cat Noone, CEO (and co-founder) of Stark. I'm so excited for the existence of Stark. It was a massive lift from Stark bringing AI-powered tooling to accessibility. While doing it the right way! It’s beautiful, and saves designers and devs a ton of time—speeding up your org's time to compliance while keeping you at the helm of decisions. Until recently, software accessibility wasn’t a primary focus for many orgs. Now, as the discussion and implementation of practices and tooling rises, it’s important to understand how critical it is to adopt new technologies—ensuring digital accessibility doesn't fall behind. The reality is that accessibility has fallen behind for decades. We're playing catch up, and the modern 21st century tech stack needs Continuous Accessibility baked into its core fabric, with tooling that can keep up with the pace of modern SaaS workflows. Stoked to see Sidekick supercharging that.

Love this update. This is a great use of AI to help designers in their daily work. Accessibility is so important, and sometimes you just need a reminder that something could be better and more accessible. I just tested it, and it worked pretty well for the alt-text suggestions. That's a great addition too!

underrarted launch of the day :) very good idea.

Can't wait to try it out! Curious - does it suggest colors from your design system library? Or are the colors just general suggestions based on the color with the issue?

Congrats team Stark! Way to use AI to make lives better!

Congratulations on the launch.

Nice! This looks like it will save a lot of time :)

Great concept, nice to see a non-hypey, genuinely useful AI thing!

Congratulations on the upcoming release of your new product! It's a testament to your unwavering commitment and ability to deliver innovation. May this launch mark the beginning of a prosperous chapter in your journey.

wow. in love with this 😍 so well executed!