Remote Digital Accessibility Specialist – WCAG & 508 Focus

EBSCO Information Services, Inc.

Madison (WI)

Remote

USD 63,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Dis/

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays and PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services, Inc. is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to partner with cross-functional teams and ensure EBSCOhost and related products meet WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 accessibility standards.

Grow your technical skills while making a meaningful impact on accessible search and research experiences. You’ll test, identify, test, and remediate accessibility issues across web platforms, collaborating with engineering and design to bake accessibility into products from

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 as they relate 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 and update accessibility documentation, including ACRs (VPATs), Roadmaps, Statements, etc.