Digital Accessibility Specialist
*This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days/week onsite
Description:
- The Digital Accessibility Specialist will support the clients’ accessibility initiative by evaluating testing remediating and creating digital content to ensure compliance with digital accessibility regulations and requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and remediate digital documents including forms PDFs and other formats to meet guidelines and standards.
- Conduct both manual and automated tests to verify compliance.
- Apply established testing methodologies including keyboard-only navigation screen reader testing and use of other assistive technologies.
- Utilize automated accessibility testing tools manual testing methodologies keyboard screen reader etc. and assistive technologies e.g. JAWS.
- Track and clearly document all testing and remediation processes and results.
- Performs related work as required.
Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion.
- Knowledge of usability principles and user-centered design
- Understanding of the current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG and the Revised Section 508 Standards
- Ability to test using accessibility evaluation tools and frameworks e.g. accessibility inspectors for mobile and non-mobile platforms
- Experience with assistive technologies e.g. JAWS VoiceOver Dragon Naturally Speaking ZoomText color contrast analyzer
- Experience using automated accessibility testing tools
- Ability to self-direct creation of test plans to include documentation of test strategies and cases test results and remediation recommendations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Adept at liaising with multiple stakeholders
- Effective verbal and written communications
Preferred Experience and Training:
- Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification
- Accessible Technology Certified Professional
- Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies
- Web Accessibility Specialist specialization in HTML JavaScript WCAG
- Certified Professional in Web Accessibility
- PDF Accessibility Essentials Adobe Experience League
- Certified Document Remediation Specialist 508 Institute
- Accessible Document Specialist
Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Digital accessibility testing, remediation, and digital content creation, Required 2 Years
- Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion, Required
- Knowledge of usability principles and user-centered design, Required
- Understanding of the current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the Revised Section 508 Standards, Required
- Ability to test using accessibility evaluation tools and frameworks (e.g., accessibility inspectors) for mobile and non-mobile platforms, Required
- Experience with assistive technologies (e.g., JAWS, VoiceOver, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText), color contrast analyzer, Required
- Experience using automated accessibility testing tools, Required
- Ability to self-direct creation of test plans to include documentation of test strategies and cases, test results, and remediation recommendations, Required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Required
- Adept at liaising with multiple stakeholders, Required
- Effective verbal and written communications, Required
- Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification, Highly desired
- Accessible Technology Certified Professional, Highly desired
- Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, Highly desired
- Web Accessibility Specialist (specialization in HTML, JavaScript, WCAG), Highly desired
- Certified Professional in Web Accessibility, Highly desired
- PDF Accessibility Essentials (Adobe Experience League), Highly desired
- Certified Document Remediation Specialist (508 Institute), Highly desired
- Accessible Document Specialist, Highly desired
- 2-year college degree or equivalent technical study, Highly desired
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