Web Development Specialist

The Digital Accessibility Associate is responsible for supporting the Digital Accessibility team's strategic goals, including accessibility testing of digital properties, inclusion and inclusive design advocacy, awareness of regulations and laws as they pertain to compliance needs, and accessibility testing protocols and reporting standards.

Pay: $27-$28/hr.

12+ Month, re-ocurring contract (with the potential of full time)

Key Responsibilities:

• Good understanding of Web Content and Mobile Accessibility Standards and Laws
• Hands-on experience in testing websites to ensure conformance to WCAG 2.0 Level A/AA, Section 508.
• Proficient in understanding and authoring test strategies and plans for WAI-ARIA
• Thorough understanding of W3C standards-compliant HTML and CSS
• Document findings in an accessible format for review by developers and other stakeholders
• Work with stakeholders to resolve identified accessibility issues.
• Retest products after fixes have been implemented to ensure that issues have been properly addressed.
• Knowledge of the latest accessibility technologies and trends.
• Educate team members on accessibility best practices.
• Advocate for the inclusion of accessibility considerations in all phases of product development
• Provide training and awareness sessions on accessibility topics to internal and external audiences.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external project stakeholders to achieve business objectives related to testing activities, defect investigations, issues, and concerns related to assigned testing and products.
• Work with Developers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to understand Accessibility requirements, and implementation details to come up with detailed Accessibility test strategies.
• Have Strong manual testing skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Required

Applicants for the Accessibility Tester role are required to have these qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital accessibility and inclusion
• Knowledge of assistive technologies used for web browsing such as JAWS or NVDA
• Proficient in carrying out comprehensive Accessibility testing of Web and Mobile applications including keyboard navigation, screen readers and color contrast tools.
• Working knowledge of online tools like Accessibility Scanner, Accessibility Inspector, Mobile Web Accessibility Checker.
• Knowledge of regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA)
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 or higher AA requirements
• Experience using accessibility evaluation tools and frameworks.
• Experience using assistive technologies (e.g., Voice Over, JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoom Text, Talk Back, Speak to Me, axe Dev Tools)

Preferred

Applicants with the following qualifications will be preferred:

• Professional training in using assistive technologies.
• Has experience using assistive technology working on products or similar products?
• Experience conducting usability tests that include participants with accessibility challenges.