Remote Digital Accessibility Specialist - Part-Time

Promet Source; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Promet Source is seeking a US-based Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our remote, part-time team. You will ensure digital experiences meet WCAG 2.1 AA compliance through testing, remediation, and collaboration with designers, developers, and project teams.

Strong candidates have hands-on accessibility testing and remediation experience, IAAP WAS certification, and a solid grounding in accessibility documentation.

Qualifications

• WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 knowledge are required.
• IAAP WAS certification is required.
• Accessibility documentation and guides creation experience is required.
• Experience with accessibility testing tools (Axe, WAVE, Lighthouse, NVDA/JAWS/VoiceOver) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accessibility testing on documents and web pages; conduct audits and document findings.
• Remediation in collaboration with design and development teams to meet WCAG 2.1 AA.
• Consultation with teams and clients on accessibility best practices throughout the lifecycle.
• Documents creation and improvement to support accessibility.
• PDF remediation review.
• Training & advocacy to educate teams on accessibility standards; travel up to 2x per month for trainings.

Skills

Accessibility testing

Remediation

Front-end familiarity

Remote work

Education

IAAP WAS certification

Tools

Axe

WAVE

Lighthouse

NVDA

JAWS

VoiceOver

Job description

Promet Source is seeking a US-based Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our remote, part-time team. You will ensure digital experiences meet WCAG 2.1 AA compliance through testing, remediation, and collaboration with designers, developers, and project teams.

Strong candidates have hands-on accessibility testing and remediation experience, IAAP WAS certification, and a solid grounding in accessibility documentation.