According to Deque, 67% of accessibility defects originate in the design, it will cost more if you fix them later in the project. So, what can designers do? Bridge the gap with developers by adding accessibility annotations to mockups!
https://www.deque.com/blog/is-closing-the-web-accessibility-design-development-gap-a-bridge-too-far/Shameless plug:
– I have a conference that I gave at axe-con on the topic: https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/a-designers-guide-to-documenting-accessibility-user-interactions/
And, I’ve created a very nice checklist + annotation kit for Sketch and Figma:
https://shop.stephaniewalter.design/b/accessibility-interactions-designer-checklist-annotation-kit?utm-source=swblog