Description
We are seeking a Technical Accessibility Specialist to join our team. As a Technical Accessibility Specialist, you will interface with UX, designers, product managers, business leaders, internal clients, developers, and students to deliver accessible experiences to our public, employee, and student-facing products.
The salary range for this position is $73,800.00 - $110,700.00 per year.
Responsibilities
- Run audits and accessibility tests on the university's platforms and products for conformance with the current version of WCAG.
- Create a remediation plan for university platforms and products.
- Provide expert accessibility guidance to designers, product managers, developers, and business partners to influence product development.
- Maintain knowledge of accessibility industry trends, innovations, and solutions, as well as accessibility-related standards, laws, and management strategies.
- Develop guidelines for architects, designers, and developers to aid in compliance with the current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
- Train/coach colleagues one-on-one and in small group environments on ADA awareness, implementing solutions and fostering innovation through accessibility.
- Consult with colleagues to solve challenging accessibility barriers.
- Develop and document team processes and procedures regarding accessibility.
- Assist with the research, development, and maintenance of the accessibility evaluation methodology.
- Assist with the training and mentoring of new team members.
- Network with accessibility industry professionals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- 3 years of experience in the accessibility field
- Broad knowledge of WCAG, Section 508, and ADA
- Ability to read and interpret HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and explain accessibility best practices
- Ability to confidently navigate multiple environments in one screen reader and understand how a screen reader interacts with user agent elements.
- Understands how various types of disabilities experience digital environments and how to design accessible digital spaces.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of parental leave