[NABS-L] Fwd: please Post: Accessibility / Usability Engineer Undergrad / Grad Internship Opportunity

[David Andrews]

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>Accessibility / Usability Engineer Undergrad / Grad Intern
>For more information and to apply visit: 
><https://mitre.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/accessibility-usability-engineer-undergrad-grad-intern-5685>https://mitre.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/accessibility-usability-engineer-undergrad-grad-intern-5685
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>Highlights:
>We are interested in highly motivated candidates 
>with skills in human computer interaction, 
>collaboration, social software, and decision 
>making to solve critical technological problems 
>for our Government sponsors and enhance the user 
>experience in Government systems and 
>experimental prototypes. We are especially 
>interested in candidates with nonvisual 
>accessibility and assistive technology 
>experience. * Qualified applicants from the 
>blind and low vision community are encouraged to apply.*
>
>
>Key Functions:
>•            Assist MITRE and government 
>sponsors in solving accessibility and usability 
>challenges, including enterprise remediation 
>efforts, integrating commercial accessibility 
>solutions into a government environment.
>•            Perform evaluation and testing: 
>accessibility testing, usability testing, 
>heuristic evaluation, and other HCI methods; performing market surveys.
>•            Work independently and in a team to 
>conduct accessibility/usability evaluations and 
>develop accessible alternatives to problems.
>•            Use software engineering best 
>practices to develop prototypes for customers, 
>integrate commercial accessibility solutions or 
>develop new solutions, and for customize COTS or open source software.
>• User centered design: understanding people's 
>current work practices and user needs, gathering 
>requirements, leading the development of 
>prototypes, iterating design with users
>•            Participate in working groups to 
>discuss accessibility issues and solutions
>•            Make recommendations for acquiring 
>or implementing decision making, collaborative and assistive tools
>• Knowledge of the academic state of the art for 
>decision making, collaborative systems and assistive technology
>•            Working knowledge of rapid prototyping tools for UI mockups
>•            Ability to document work, produce 
>and brief presentations, and write technical 
>reports and papers for publication, as needed
>
>Required Skillsets:
>•            Currently pursuing a BS or MS in 
>accessibility, human factors, human computer 
>interaction, computer science, or a related technical field.
>•            Academic records of excellence including a 3.0 or higher GPA.
>•            Basic understanding of WCAG, 
>accessible development practices, applying 
>accessibility to agile development, and 
>nonvisual accessibility and assistive technology.
>•            User centered design, usability 
>testing experience, and/or Software design, development experience
>• Intermediate experience in software 
>engineering or testing, and a desire to increase 
>accessibility knowledge; or a background in 
>assistive technology, accessibility testing or coding.
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>Preferred Skillsets:
>• Completed 2+ years towards undergraduate 
>degree towards a BS in accessibility, human 
>factors, human computer interaction, computer 
>science, or a related technical field.
>• Intermediate experience with nonvisual 
>accessibility and assistive technology.
>
>Anil Lewis, M.P.A.
>Executive Director
>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2374 | <mailto:alewis at nfb.org>alewis at nfb.org
>Twitter: @AnilLife
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>The National Federation of the Blind is a 
>community of members and friends who believe in 
>the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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