[Job-Listings] Employment Opportunity: Accessibility Consultant, Perkins Access: Perkins School for the Blind; Hybrid; Watertown, MA

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Senior Accessibility Consultant, Perkins Access 

Perkins School for the Blind . Watertown, MA (Hybrid)

 <https://www.linkedin.com/company/perkins-school-for-the-blind/life> 

 

Perkins School for the Blind
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/perkins-school-for-the-blind/life> 


Senior Accessibility Consultant, Perkins Access


 

Watertown, MA . Hybrid  Full-timeMatches your job preferences, job type is
Full-time.  Mid-Senior level

*	501-1,000 employees . Primary and Secondary Education

 

*	Skills: User Interface Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG), +8 more <https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3958565762/#HYM> 
*	Response time is typically 1-2 weeksLearn more

 


Meet the hiring team


 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-burke-d%E2%80%99agostino-8ba2ab2> Karen

 

 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-burke-d%E2%80%99agostino-8ba2ab2> Karen
Burke D'Agostino 

Director Talent Acquisition at Perkins School for the Blind

Job poster


About the job


Perkins Access: 

Perkins Access, a boutique accessibility consulting agency within the
historic Perkins School for the Blind, is experiencing tremendous growth and
is seeking a Senior Accessibility Consultant to join our mission-driven team
whose goal is to make the world more accessible to people with disabilities.

 

What You Can Expect in this Role

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients by helping
them deliver accessible customer, employee and brand experiences while also
contributing to our continued growth as a consulting business. You will lead
engagements with clients in a variety of different industries and guide
their digital inclusion strategies and help them build and scale their own
accessibility programs. You have both design and technical expertise as well
as an expert knowledge of current accessibility standards. You are a
proactive, life-long learner who has a proven track record of delivering
exceptional digital accessibility services to clients.

 

We'd love to talk with you if you are interested in having an impact by:

*	Assisting clients with developing strategies, roadmaps, policies,
procedures to advance and scale their enterprise-level accessibility
programs.
*	Providing technical solutions and remediation guidance to clients to
help remove accessibility barriers from digital experiences.
*	Reviewing design systems, style guides, wireframes and early digital
prototypes to identify potential accessibility barriers while advising
clients on inclusive design best practices.
*	Conducting manual accessibility audits of digital properties,
inspecting web code or native apps and identifying accessibility issues
using a variety of assistive technologies
*	Conducting user testing, typically of designated use cases, with
people with disabilities
*	Writing reports to deliver expert accessibility insights and testing
results to clients.
*	Creating and presenting training materials

 

Knowledge and Skills 

*	Proven track record of directly advising clients about inclusive
design and digital accessibility standards and best practices.
*	Expert knowledge of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
2.1, The Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 508, evolving
accessibility standards and VPAT.
*	Skilled with HTML, CSS, and WAI-ARIA (JavaScript a plus).
*	Adept at conducting manual accessibility testing of websites, mobile
apps and digital products using assistive technologies such as screen
readers (e.g. JAWS,
*	NVDA, VoiceOver) and magnification software.
*	Experience with automated accessibility testing tools and how to
interpret /prioritize results.
*	Proven ability to develop and offer technical solutions, training
and guidance to web developers, designers, and software engineers.
*	Experience with mobile app development and mobile accessibility
testing.
*	Knowledge of standards that apply to accessible multimedia.
*	Ability to create accessible electronic documents (MS Office,
GSuite, PDF).
*	Prior experience with project management platforms (such as Asana
and Basecamp), collaboration platforms (Slack) and bug-tracking systems
(Jira).

 

Education and/or Experience 

*	Bachelor's Degree in a related field such as computer science,
digital design, or user experience.
*	Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital accessibility or a
combination of 5 years of experience in digital accessibility, software
development, digital design for user experience.
*	IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies
(CPACC), a plus
*	Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Certification, a plus

 

We have benefits that put you first, including an employer contributing
retirement plan, tuition reimbursement from day one, professional
development for our employees, personal days, paid time off and paid sick
leave. Our campus is quaint, charming and historical, a perfect mix of
legacy and modern buildings. It is located in the heart of Watertown,
adjacent to the Charles River and a 5 minute drive from food & entertainment
at Arsenal Yards.

 

Visit our website and apply today:
https://perkins.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PRKNS/details/Senior-Digital-Acc
essibility-Consultant_JR684

 

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