Job Description
Role:Senior Accessibility Specialist (Onsite)
Location: New York, NY 10001
Role Type: Full Time (Contract option is available as well)
Technical Skills Required
Huge Plus:
Important Note: This is NOT a QA/Testing role.
Location: New York, NY 10001
Role Type: Full Time (Contract option is available as well)
Technical Skills Required
- Proven track record of directly advising clients about inclusive design and digital accessibility standards and best practices.
- Expert knowledge of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, The Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 508, evolving accessibility standards and VPAT.
- Core understanding of web development technologies and how they impact the user experience.
- Experience developing user interfaces and PDF documents is a plus.
- Skilled with HTML, CSS, and WAI-ARIA (JavaScript a plus).
- Adept at conducting manual accessibility testing of websites, mobile apps and digital products using assistive technologies such as screen readers (e.g., JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver) and magnification software.
- Experience with automated accessibility testing tools and how to interpret/prioritize results.
- Proven ability to develop and offer technical solutions, training and guidance to web developers, designers, and software engineers.
- Knowledge of standards that apply to accessible multimedia.
- Ability to create accessible electronic documents (MS Office, GSuite, PDF).
- Prior experience with project management platforms (such as Asana and Basecamp), collaboration platforms (Slack) and bug-tracking systems (Jira).
Huge Plus:
- IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC).
- Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Certification.
Important Note: This is NOT a QA/Testing role.
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