Annotating Designs for Accessibility
taught by: Claire Webber
Session Summary
Annotating designs with accessibility information is a powerful way to focus on accessibility early in the design phase, as well as communicate your accessibility requirements to developers and testers. Claire will cover the benefits of documenting accessibility and what we should document at the design stage.
Description
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Accessibility annotations can help designers think through accessibility requirements and provide a way to clearly communicate decisions to developers and testers. This session will cover what can be documented at the design stage and the benefits. Examples will show how annotations can be added to design system components and patterns as well as in visual designs. At the end of this class, you will be able to:
• Describe the benefits of using accessibility annotations
• Know what to annotate designs and in design systems
• Apply accessibility annotations in design tools such as Figma
Instructor will present virtually
Practical Skills
- The benefits of using accessibility annotations
- How to annotate your designs in tools such as Figma
- What to annotate for accessibility at the design stage