Accessibility Tester

• Direct previous experience with developing/designing and testing websites to ensure conformance to WCAG 2.0 – Level A/AA, Section 508.

• Experience in WAI-ARIA implementation

• Thorough understanding of W3C standards-compliant HTML and CSS

• Experience using Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools

• Knowledge of assistive technologies used for web browsing such as JAWS or NVDA

• Knowledge of Deque tools (aXe, Assure/Comply or Worldspace) preferred

• Should have multi-tasking abilities, be able to meet deadlines without compromising quality

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• 3+ years of professional web experience

Job Roles/Responsibilities:

• Run baseline analysis, review wireframes and evaluate visual designs for WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.

• Verify copy deck has necessary elements to achieve compliance.

• Conduct website reviews, analysis, remediation and functional testing.

• Assess and optimize website designs through review and analysis of user needs to meet the website accessibility needs.

• Provide technical assistance and remediation guidance to designers, developers and QA.

• Recommend potential solutions by evaluating new and emerging assistive technologies designed to increase accessibility.

• Perform full cycles of sprint, regression, and integration testing

• Generate test summary reports after each testing cycle to show testing progress, actual testing results, and pass/fail status

• Provide regular status updates on completed tasks and planned testing tasks as outlined in the project schedule, issues, risks, and other action items

Strong Experience in Accessibility Testing,WCAG,Section 508