Accessibility Specialist - Princeton, United States - Srishtibiz

Srishtibiz

Verified Company

Princeton, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Role:
Senior Accessibility (A11y) Specialist (Onsite)

Location:
Princeton, NJ.

Role Type:
Long TermContract

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, _
components library_ and PDF documents.
Create accessibility baseline for a newly established components library to be used company wide. This assists other development teams to implement components such as carousels, dialogs, navigations, and form elements to have accessibility built into the backend.
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
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 bugtracking systems (Jira)

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