Choosing to shift accessibility left saves time and money in design. But how can that be done consistently and effectively in your organization?
Starting with initial request for proposals, all product design life cycle documentation can be tested and reviewed for potential accessibility issues. Not only that, those documents can be expanded and enhanced to define additional requirements to further ensure and enhance accessibility. Part of that process is creating an extensive, reusable annotation system created to support content authors, UX and visual designers as well as front-end developers. The methods and analysis presented should help advance your shift left efforts even if you cannot apply them all.
Presented July 31, 2023, A11y Twin Cities Meetup