Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
WCAG 2.1
ADA
Job Details
The Information Technology ADA Specialist performs the role of an auditor and advisor for ADA effort across the Enterprise. The ADA specialist is a member of a cross functional team dedicated to ensuring adherence to an ADA compliance for print, video, and digital accessibility.
Required Responsibilities
- Must possess strong working knowledge of WCAG 2.1 Level (required)
- Understand ADA and international accessibility laws
- Understand and have demonstrated experience in applying accessibility and usability principles, including Universal Design, that impact users with disabilities in the discovery and design/wireframe stages
- Tactical knowledge of W3C standards-compliant HTML and CSS
- Experience piloting tools and suggesting techniques for improvement
- Experience creating accessible digital solutions for individuals with disabilities
- Strong knowledge of accessibility legislation including ADA, Section 504, and Section 508
- Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams, demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadership
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail
- Help develop standards and procedures to ensure quality standards are met and maintained like accessibility and/or proper typing
Additional Required Responsibilities:
- Managing interdisciplinary digital projects and managing expectations
- Experience interpreting and applying user-experience and accessibility best practices Website remediation using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Experience testing websites manually with various assistive technologies and with commercial web accessibility tools
- Experience piloting tools and suggesting techniques for improvement
- Experience creating accessible digital solutions for individuals with disabilities
- Strong knowledge of accessibility legislation including ADA, Section 504, and Section 508
- Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams, demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadership.
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail
- Help develop standards and procedures to ensure quality standards are met and maintained like accessibility and/or proper typing
Project Management Capabilities:
- Defines and manages both the scope & change management aspects of projects.
- Develops and manages project plans, forecasts & budgets.
- Presents data clearly, concisely, and accurately.
- Ensures the documentation of changes that impact project plan and budget.
- Communicates project status to project stakeholders for approval.
- Identifies, analyzes, manages project related risks, and responds appropriately to meet requirements.
- Initiates and disseminates timely information at the appropriate level of detail for the target audience.
- Escalates issues and vulnerabilities to appropriate senior managers and stakeholders
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