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Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Ferrara
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Job Reference:
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28.04.2025
Expiry Date:
12.06.2025
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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 a go-to SME 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
* Serve as 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
* Manage multiple projects with different clients as needed
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
* 5+ years of experience as an Accessibility specialist
* Deep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and lead discussions with developers
* Experience in and understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
* Experience working with consulting agencies and strong customer-facing skills
* Self-motivated, proactive, and focused on delivering results
* Ability to multitask effectively and manage concurrent activities
* Comfortable working in a matrix organization collaboratively
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