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Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Prato
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Location: Prato
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
6846744414665048064337140
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Posted:
28.04.2025
Expiry Date:
12.06.2025
Job Description:
Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are readily accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about the guidelines defined by WCAG 2.0/2.1, Section 508 and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices, this might be the perfect role for you!
Responsibilities:
* Act as one of the go-to SMEs on accessibility, WCAG guidelines, and code-level remediation solutions for junior accessibility team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure internal compliance with best practices
* Prepare, run, and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG audits
* Be an educational resource to product teams and run office hours
* Identify quality issues proactively and set up training programs specific to teams or individuals to address them
* Train new team members on accessibility compliance testing on desktop and mobile devices
* Potentially run multiple projects with different customers
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
* 5+ years of experience as a professional Accessibility specialist
* Deep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and lead discussions with developers
* Experience in and deep understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
* Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
* Self-starter, self-motivated, with a focus on getting things done
* Ability to effectively multitask and manage concurrent activities
* Comfortable working in a matrix environment across the organization in a collaborative manner
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