Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer)

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Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Bologna

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about WCAG 2.0/2.1, Section 508, and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices, this might be the perfect role for you!

Responsibilities:

• Act as a go-to SME on accessibility, WCAG guidelines, and code-level remediation solutions for junior team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure compliance
• Prepare, run, and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG audits
• Serve as an educational resource to product teams and conduct office hours
• Identify quality issues proactively and set up training programs for teams or individuals
• Train new team members on accessibility testing on desktop and mobile devices
• Manage multiple projects with different clients

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience as an Accessibility specialist
• Deep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and lead developer discussions
• Experience with assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
• Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, and focused on results
• Ability to multitask and manage concurrent activities
• Comfortable working collaboratively across organizational structures