Remote Digital Accessibility Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and DIS

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays and PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to ensure our products meet WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 standards. You will identify, test, and remediate accessibility issues across web platforms while partnering with engineering and design teams to bake accessibility in from the ground up.

Ideal for someone early in their accessibility career, you will grow technical skills and contribute to an inclusive user experience across EBSCOhost products.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of accessibility experience or related coursework or internships.
• Familiarity with WCAG guidelines and assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver).
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript as they relate to accessible web development.
• Ability to 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 (VPATs), Roadmaps, Statements, etc.
• 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 basics

WCAG familiarity

Assistive technologies

HTML/CSS/JS basics

Communication

Job description

EBSCO Information Services is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to ensure our products meet WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 standards. You will identify, test, and remediate accessibility issues across web platforms while partnering with engineering and design teams to bake accessibility in from the ground up.

Ideal for someone early in their accessibility career, you will grow technical skills and contribute to an inclusive user experience across EBSCOhost products.