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Just the messenger:<br><br>
Check it out:<br>
The best Accessibility team in the biz (us!) just posted two new
opportunities to join our team (as “Associate Accessibility
Specialist” contractors). Check out the attached job description;
resumes can be submitted to
<a href="mailto:accessibility-hiring@yahooinc.com">
accessibility-hiring@yahooinc.com</a><br><br>
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Yahoo’s Accessibility Team is looking for two Associate Accessibility
Specialists for product evaluation for all platforms. Applicants should
share Yahoo’s passion for making products and services accessible to
people with disabilities. In this role you will be a member of Yahoo’s
award-winning Accessibility Team, internationally recognized leaders who
have changed the Accessible Technology world. You will work with
innovative, dedicated program managers, engineers and designers of apps
and websites used by millions of people worldwide. Reflecting Yahoo’s
singular focus on users, you will help assure that our products don’t
just meet minimum accessibility requirements, but deliver extraordinary
user experiences for everyone, including people with
disabilities.<br><br>
<b>Responsibilities</b> <br><br>
Your primary role will be to work directly with Yahoo’s global product
teams as one of Yahoo’s in-house accessibility experts on products,
across all platforms (i.e., desktop web and app, native mobile app,
mobile web, OTT and whatever’s next). Your responsibilities will
include: conducting product evaluations, identifying barriers to
accessibility, providing feedback and guidance during product
development, training engineers on best practices, proposing or inventing
technical solutions and validating that our products not only function as
expected with assistive technology (e.g. keyboard/mouse alternatives),
but that they set the standard for usability. You will be working on
products and services across all of Yahoo’s brands such as: Yahoo Mail,
Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Fantasy, Yahoo News, Yahoo Shops,
Yahoo.com and AOL.com. <br><br>
You will be responsible for working with Yahoo product groups to help
them identify and address basic accessibility requirements as delineated
in the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, v2.1 and
beyond.<br><br>
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Successful candidates will be familiar with using screen reader software
such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack, as well as AT such as single
switches, alternate input devices and magnifiers. In addition, they will
have some experience with automated testing tools (e.g. WAVE, axe
DevTools) and will have performed manual accessibility testing. They will
have the ability to learn new products quickly, have strong
time-management skills, the ability to work effectively to a deadline and
a passion for working in a fast-paced high-tech environment. This is an
active, hands-on role that will be attractive to people who enjoy working
directly with a variety of cross-functional teams on multiple products
simultaneously. A successful candidate will have excellent oral and
written communication skills and be able to clearly articulate technical
concepts and issues to designers, software engineers, and product
managers. Attention to detail is a must. Some travel may be required as
the global health situation improves (at most a few days once or twice
per quarter.)<br><br>
The locations for these roles is flexible, including working remotely,
but preference will be given to candidates located near one of our
state-of-the-art Accessibility Labs (San Jose, California; and New York
City). These new hires will be brought on as Contractors. <br><br>
Your work day will include a variety of tasks such as product
evaluations; discussions, presentations and demonstrations of accessible
design principles and best practices to engineers, designers, product
managers; and supporting the activities of Yahoo’s pioneering
Accessibility Labs.<br><br>
Preferred Qualifications <br>
● Bachelor's or Master’s degree <br>
● Preferred majors: User Experience, Design, Human Factors, HCI,
Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Psychology, Anthropology <br>
● At least one year of experience evaluating the accessibility of
websites and mobile apps <br>
● Connections with users with disabilities, as a member of the
community, as a friend, family member or ally. Dedication to the issues
of disability, diversity and inclusion. <br>
● Knowledge of and experience with assistive technology (e.g., screen
readers, single switches, closed captioning) <br>
● Familiarity with built-in accessibility features on OSX, Windows, iOS
and Android and set-top boxes (Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast,
etc.) <br>
● Familiarity with industry best practices and standards and guidelines
for accessibility (e.g. WCAG 2.1) <br>
● Proven ability to maintain positive relationships with teams and form
individual relationships with peers <br>
● Insatiable curiosity about the why behind the what, a keen eye for
spotting “aha!” moments in processes and in the data, passion for all
digital experiences <br>
● Ability to work independently and flexibly to adapt to rapid changes
while keeping a positive attitude and an open mind <br>
● Strong work ethic and spirited collaborator<br>
Some experience planning, conducting, analyzing, and presenting the
results of UX research with various methodologies and experience
conducting studies with people with disabilities <br>
● Familiarity with JIRA and Google Suite (Docs, Drive, Meets) <br>
● Strong presentation and writing skills <br><br>
To submit your resume, send it to:
<a href="mailto:accessibility-hiring@yahooinc.com">
accessibility-hiring@yahooinc.com</a> <br><br>
To learn more about our work visit
<a href="http://www.yahoo.com/accessibility">
www.yahoo.com/accessibility</a> <br><br>
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race,
gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender
identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category.
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Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it
will not subject you to any adverse treatment.</blockquote></body>
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