WCAG Plugin

This plugin enhances the accessibility of digital designs by integrating accessibility guidelines directly into your design processes and systems. The WCAG Plugin offers three key features:

🔎 Guideline Search - Quickly find relevant guidelines as a conversation starter and to ensure your designs are providing an equitable experience for all users.

🗂️ Notation Cards - Annotate Figma design files with WCAG guideline cards to increase your knowledge of accessibility requirements and best practices.

🔧 Utility Tokens - Import accessibility utility tokens as Figma variables to ensure accessible design decisions across various design elements and components.

Free and open-source:

This plugin is free and open-source, driven by a community of passionate contributors dedicated to making digital design more accessible for everyone.

Roadmap:

We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic support and feedback from our community. Your input has been invaluable in shaping the future of this plugin. Here’s what’s coming next:

New in Version 4:

• Filter by Version: Easily find guidelines based on specific WCAG versions.
• Filter by Level:Quickly access guidelines categorized by conformance levels (A, AA, AAA).

Ideas Added to our Backlog:

• Plain Language Explanations (WCAG Quotes): Simplified, user-friendly interpretations of the WCAG guidelines to enhance understanding and accessibility for all.
• Interactive Tutorials: Step-by-step guides and interactive walkthroughs to help users apply accessibility guidelines directly in their designs.
• Customizable Notation Cards: Allow users to add custom notes and highlight specific guidelines directly within Figma.
• Community Showcase: A platform to highlight exemplary accessible designs created by the community, fostering inspiration and sharing best practices.
• Localized Guideline Support: Provide translations and culturally relevant examples of WCAG guidelines to support a global user base.

We need your ideas and feedback:

Stay involved by visiting our Feedback page to share your thoughts and ideas. Together, we can continue to improve and make digital design more inclusive.