Designa11y Annotator

About this plugin

DesignA11y Annotator — Make Accessibility Visible

Accessibility 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 Available

Automatically detects and annotates form fields, required vs. optional inputs, and validation rules with WCAG-aligned guidance.

Focus Order Annotator — New

Visualize and document keyboard navigation order to ensure logical, accessible interaction flows.

Built-in WCAG Guidance

Annotations now include WCAG references with color-coded severity (CRITICAL, HIGH) to catch issues earlier in the design phase.

Why DesignA11y Annotator

Accessibility 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:

1. Structure & Semantics

Headers, footers, and content regions with validated heading hierarchy

1. Interactive Elements

Buttons, links, and images clearly labeled for developer handoff

1. Forms

Detects and annotates labels, required fields, optional fields, validation, and error states

1. Focus Order

Documents keyboard navigation sequence across full pages

1. WCAG-Aligned Guidance

Criterion references, severity indicators, and developer notes included in every annotation

1. Blue-Line Design System

Clean, recognizable annotations that don’t clutter your canvas

Built For:

1. UX/UI Designers documenting accessibility intent
2. Accessibility Specialists teaching and scaling best practices
3. Developers & QA Teams building it right the first time

Turn accessibility into a visual language your whole team understands.