Remote Digital Accessibility Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays and PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services is seeking an entry-level Digital Accessibility Specialist to help ensure our EBSCOhost products meet accessibility standards. You will test, identify, and remediate issues with engineering and design teams to build accessibility into products from the ground up.

This role offers growth in accessibility with exposure to WCAG, EN 301 549, and Section 508, while contributing to inclusive research experiences for users across platforms and devices.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with WCAG and assistive technologies.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS/JS as it relates to accessible web development.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct manual and automated accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 AA, EN 301 549, and Section 508.
• Identify, document, and help remediate accessibility defects with cross-functional teams.
• Support accessibility audits of new and existing features throughout the development lifecycle.
• Maintain and update accessibility documentation (ACRs, VPATs, roadmaps, statements).
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to advocate for accessible design practices.

Skills

WCAG guidelines familiarity

Assistive technologies familiarity

HTML/CSS/JS basics

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

Job description

EBSCO Information Services is seeking an entry-level Digital Accessibility Specialist to help ensure our EBSCOhost products meet accessibility standards. You will test, identify, and remediate issues with engineering and design teams to build accessibility into products from the ground up.

This role offers growth in accessibility with exposure to WCAG, EN 301 549, and Section 508, while contributing to inclusive research experiences for users across platforms and devices.