Remote Digital Accessibility Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & DI

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays & PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to partner with engineering and design teams to implement accessible features across EBSCOhost and related products. You will perform manual and automated testing against WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549, and Section 508, and help remediate issues.

Early in your accessibility career, you will grow technical skills while contributing to an inclusive research experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Accessibility experience

WCAG familiarity

Collaboration across teams

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

Job description

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to partner with engineering and design teams to implement accessible features across EBSCOhost and related products. You will perform manual and automated testing against WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549, and Section 508, and help remediate issues.

Early in your accessibility career, you will grow technical skills while contributing to an inclusive research experience.