Accessibility Specialist - SF, CLT, Minne, Des Moines, Remote

Accessibility Specialist - SF, CLT, Minne, Des Moines, Remote

07 Nov 2024
North Carolina, Charlotte, 28202 Charlotte USA

Accessibility Specialist - SF, CLT, Minne, Des Moines, Remote

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job summary:

Accessibility Associate

Job Description/Responsibilities


  • Participate in design reviews and perform accessibility reviews of User Experience team's deliverables.
  • Identify potential accessibility issues and recommend best practices based on W3C's WCAG 2.0/ WCAG 2.1.
  • Be an advocate for persons with disabilities in everything you do
  • Document accessibility specifications for use by User Experience and Development teams.



  • Identify design direction that requires further accessibility research
  • Never a bottleneck and always on-time
  • Contribute guidance to align design solutions with user needs, feasibility, technically possibilities
  • Test prototypes as well as new patterns in development to ensure usability when considering (but not limited to) various disabilities and combinations of Assistive Technology, browser settings and interface hardware (keyboard, touch, etc.)
  • Work with design, content, development and QA to ensure that any accessibility defects identified during the test phase are remediated in accordance with documented recommendations
  • Assist application partners in evaluating and remediating accessibility defects to meet risk and compliance and enterprise accessibility policies
  • Provide guidance on VPAT requests and 3rd party vendor evaluation




location: Charlotte, North Carolina

job type: Contract

salary: $55 - 60 per hour

work hours: 8am to 4pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:


Job Description/Responsibilities


  • Participate in design reviews and perform accessibility reviews of User Experience team's deliverables.
  • Identify potential accessibility issues and recommend best practices based on W3C's WCAG 2.0/ WCAG 2.1.
  • Be an advocate for persons with disabilities in everything you do
  • Document accessibility specifications for use by User Experience and Development teams.



  • Identify design direction that requires further accessibility research
  • Never a bottleneck and always on-time
  • Contribute guidance to align design solutions with user needs, feasibility, technically possibilities
  • Test prototypes as well as new patterns in development to ensure usability when considering (but not limited to) various disabilities and combinations of Assistive Technology, browser settings and interface hardware (keyboard, touch, etc.)
  • Work with design, content, development and QA to ensure that any accessibility defects identified during the test phase are remediated in accordance with documented recommendations
  • Assist application partners in evaluating and remediating accessibility defects to meet risk and compliance and enterprise accessibility policies
  • Provide guidance on VPAT requests and 3rd party vendor evaluation


Desired Qualifications


  • 5+ years of web accessibility analysis, design and testing experience with large, highly interactive and dynamic web applications
  • Understand UCD and UX as well as coding and implementation of standards
  • Experience with accessible e-document creation, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF



  • Experience reviewing design output (wireframes, visual design comps, content) and writing accessibility specifications for User Experience and Development teams
  • strong understanding of accessible user interface design practices and principles a must - better still, if you can demonstrate experience relating to web usability/accessibility research
  • B.S. or Masters Degree in information technology, human computer interaction, B.A. in Journalism, or related field considered an advantage. Equivalent experience accepted
  • strong organizational skills and English-language skills (both written and verbal) are central to the position
  • A champion of positivity, and must look at things as the glass is half full
  • Creative problem solving
  • Knowledge on assistive technology tools to ensure our review covers all aspects of web accessibility
  • Related assistive technology knowledge and expert experience with JAWS, NVDA and/or VoiceOver screen readers.
  • Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and common basic debugging techniques




qualifications:


  • Experience level: Experienced
  • Minimum 5 years of experience
  • Education: Bachelors


skills:

  • Accessibility (5 years of experience is required)
  • Design
  • Remediation (3 years of experience is required)
  • WCAG 2.0 (2 years of experience is required)
  • JAWS (4 years of experience is required)
  • NVDA (2 years of experience is required)



Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Job Details

  • ID
    JC5579481
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    Contract
  • Salary
    $55 - 60 per hour
  • Hiring Company
    Randstad Corporate Services
  • Date
    2020-11-06
  • Deadline
    2021-01-05
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