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Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Asti
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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 a go-to SME on accessibility, WCAG guidelines, and code-level remediation solutions for junior team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure 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
Train new team members on accessibility compliance testing on desktop and mobile devices
Manage multiple projects with different clients
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 with and understanding of accessibility, assistive technologies, and WCAG checkpoints
Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
Self-motivated, proactive, and focused on results
Ability to multitask and manage concurrent activities
Comfortable working in a matrix environment collaboratively
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