Digital Accessibility Coordinator - Olympia

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.”

Job Title:

Digital Accessibility Coordinator (MA5)

Location:

Olympia, WA – This position is flexible/hybrid and can be done remotely; however, you will need to be in person in Olympia if needed to attend an in‑person meeting. Closes:
Sunday, November 8th, 2026 Salary: $78,504 – $105,612 Annually

The Digital Accessibility Coordinator serves as the agency’s enterprise expert on digital accessibility and reports directly to the Civil Rights Senior Administrator. This position provides advanced analysis, policy development, and strategic consultation on complex accessibility issues that affect agency‑wide programs, digital services, technology systems, and public access. Through expert guidance and leadership, the Coordinator strengthens equitable service delivery for employees, providers, clients, and members of the public.

As the Digital Accessibility Coordinator, you will lead the development of enterprise digital accessibility policy and governance, advise executive leadership on organizational risk and compliance, and establish statewide standards that shape how the agency delivers accessible digital services. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the agency meets state and federal accessibility requirements while promoting inclusive, equitable access to information and services across all programs.

• Serve as the agency’s recognized enterprise expert on digital accessibility.
• Provide expert analysis and strategic recommendations to executive leadership regarding highly complex accessibility issues affecting agency-wide operations, policy, technology, and customer access.
• Establish and continuously improve the agency’s enterprise digital accessibility governance framework, including strategic priorities, standards, policies, and implementation direction.
• Lead enterprise accessibility governance by coordinating agency-wide initiatives, facilitating executive and cross-functional decision‑making, and aligning accessibility with organizational objectives.
• Develop long‑term accessibility strategies, roadmaps, performance measures, and reporting processes that advance organizational maturity.
• Research and interpret emerging accessibility laws, standards, technologies, and practices, and recommend enterprise implementation strategies.
• Prepare executive briefings, risk assessments, and recommendations regarding accessibility priorities, compliance risks, resource needs, and organizational impacts.
• Promote accessibility as a core business practice by integrating user‑centered design and accessibility principles into agency operations and digital service delivery.
• Develop and oversee the agency’s long‑term accessibility education strategy to strengthen workforce capability and organizational capacity.
• Conduct expert analysis of emerging federal and state accessibility laws, regulations, standards, and guidance to determine organizational impacts and recommend enterprise compliance strategies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise digital accessibility policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks affecting agency‑wide operations.
• Develop enterprise accessibility standards that integrate accessibility, usability, and user experience principles into business processes, procurement, and technology governance.
• Recommend policy, operational, and business process improvements that reduce organizational risk, remove accessibility barriers, and improve equitable access for employees, providers, clients, and members of the public.
• Conduct enterprise accessibility…