Remote Accessibility Specialist - WCAG & Inclusive Design

EBSCO Information Services, Inc.; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 63,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays and PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to partner with cross-functional teams and ensure our products meet WCAG, Section 508, EN 301 549 standards. You’ll identify, test, and remediate accessibility issues across our web platforms, collaborating with engineers and designers to bake accessibility into products from the ground up.

This role is ideal for someone early in their accessibility career, offering growth opportunities, hands-on testing, and exposure to

Qualifications

• Familiarity with WCAG guidelines and assistive technologies.
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript related to accessible web development.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• 0-2 years of accessibility experience welcomed (internships, coursework, or projects).

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with customers.
• Conduct manual and automated accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549 and Section 508.
• Document accessibility defects and work with cross-functional teams to identify remediation approaches.
• Support accessibility audits of new and existing features throughout the development lifecycle.
• Maintain accessibility documentation including ACRs, VPATs, Roadmaps, and Statements.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to advocate for accessible design.
• Stay current on evolving accessibility standards and assistive technologies.

Skills

WCAG familiarity

Accessibility testing

HTML/CSS/JS basics

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

Job description

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to partner with cross-functional teams and ensure our products meet WCAG, Section 508, EN 301 549 standards. You’ll identify, test, and remediate accessibility issues across our web platforms, collaborating with engineers and designers to bake accessibility into products from the ground up.

This role is ideal for someone early in their accessibility career, offering growth opportunities, hands-on testing, and exposure to