Designa11y Annotator

About this plugin

DesignA11y Annotator — Make Accessibility VisibleAccessibility rules are invisible — until now.DesignA11y Annotator turns accessibility requirements into clear, visual guidance designers, developers, and QA teams can actually see and use.No guessing. No manual markup. Just clean blue-line annotations that document structure, hierarchy, and interaction before code is written.What’s New: Forms Annotator — Now AvailableAutomatically detects and annotates form fields, required vs. optional inputs, and validation rules with WCAG-aligned guidance.Focus Order Annotator — NewVisualize and document keyboard navigation order to ensure logical, accessible interaction flows.Built-in WCAG GuidanceAnnotations now include WCAG references with color-coded severity (CRITICAL, HIGH) to catch issues earlier in the design phase.Why DesignA11y AnnotatorAccessibility breaks when it’s implied instead of documented.DesignA11y Annotator creates clear, visual labels for headers, footers, buttons, links, images, forms, and focus order — so everyone understands what must be accessible before development begins.What It Does:Structure & SemanticsHeaders, footers, and content regions with validated heading hierarchyInteractive ElementsButtons, links, and images clearly labeled for developer handoffFormsDetects and annotates labels, required fields, optional fields, validation, and error statesFocus OrderDocuments keyboard navigation sequence across full pagesWCAG-Aligned GuidanceCriterion references, severity indicators, and developer notes included in every annotationBlue-Line Design SystemClean, recognizable annotations that don’t clutter your canvasBuilt For:UX/UI Designers documenting accessibility intentAccessibility Specialists teaching and scaling best practicesDevelopers & QA Teams building it right the first timeTurn accessibility into a visual language your whole team understands.