Social network you want to login/join with: Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Ferrara col-narrow-left Client: Location: Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Reference: 6846744414665048064337133 Job Views: 2 Posted: 28.04.2025 Expiry Date: 12.06.2025 col-wide 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 J-18808-Ljbffr