Jan Maarten and Daniel Henderson-Ede / Accessibility Annotations Around the World #id24 2025
Annotating designs is a common practice for designers and developers to make experiences accessible for people with disabilities. But these libraries and plugins aren't one size fits all tools. In this session, two of the creators of the CVS Annotation Kits take you on a tour of how teams around the world adapt common annotation kits to suit their unique needs. With real world examples, they share challenges these teams face, the patterns they adapt, and the creative ways they tailor their kits to align with their goals, workflows, and systems.
About the speakers
Jan Maarten (he/him) is a designer and accessibility specialist living on unceded Duwamish lands. He has worn many hats, from full stack design and branding to strategy and IT operations. He is currently a Senior Accessibility Designer at GitHub, helping product teams shift left and improving design infrastructure.
Daniel Henderson-Ede (he/him) is a leading voice in accessible design at scale. He has built and evolved design systems at Pinterest and CVS Health, and his annotation toolkits are used by design teams around the world. Daniel is Principal Consultant at Mantis & Co. He helps organizations bring design and engineering together to embed accessibility into every layer of the product. He has spoken at Axecon, CSUN AT, AccessU, and Figma, sharing practical strategies that make accessibility efficient, impactful, and people centered.
https://inclusivedesign24.org/
About the speakers
Jan Maarten (he/him) is a designer and accessibility specialist living on unceded Duwamish lands. He has worn many hats, from full stack design and branding to strategy and IT operations. He is currently a Senior Accessibility Designer at GitHub, helping product teams shift left and improving design infrastructure.
Daniel Henderson-Ede (he/him) is a leading voice in accessible design at scale. He has built and evolved design systems at Pinterest and CVS Health, and his annotation toolkits are used by design teams around the world. Daniel is Principal Consultant at Mantis & Co. He helps organizations bring design and engineering together to embed accessibility into every layer of the product. He has spoken at Axecon, CSUN AT, AccessU, and Figma, sharing practical strategies that make accessibility efficient, impactful, and people centered.
https://inclusivedesign24.org/