Senior Accessibility Specialist

Sterling Engineering
Chicago, IL, US
$30-$50 an hour
Full-time

Title : Sr. Accessibility Specialist

Location : Chicago, IL

Hire Type : CONTRACT-TO-HIRE

As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.

Job Duties :

  • Drive adoption of WCAG AA standards and any applicable government standards through Hyatt’s development and design process
  • Solutioning with Designers and Developers how to minimally adjust their work (visual design / code) to ensure a compliant accessible experience.
  • Coordinate with 3rd parties to ensure secondary compliance and usability.
  • Conducts design level, code level and screen reader based digital accessibility audits and provides guidance to designers and developers.
  • Provide tactical guidance to novice teams on remediations and screen reader testing
  • Create and maintain accessibility health measures.

Qualifications :

  • Strong emotional intelligence and deep empathy
  • Passionate about disability advocacy
  • 7+ years in accessibility and advocacy
  • Experience with assistive technologies (e.g., NVDA, JAWS, Voiceover, Talkback, & Dragon) and testing tools (e.g., axe, PAC3, & CCA)
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills
  • 3+ years in program management, project management

EDUCATION :

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • IAAP certification (CPACC, WAS, etc)
  • DHS v5 Trusted Tester certification
  • PMP certification

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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