Pan Asia Resources
Job title
Sr. Digital Accessibility Coach
Must have experiences
Front-End dev, WCAG, ARI , Accessibility audit on webpages, Solid Communication Skills, Coach mindset
Good to have experiences
gile, Training experience, Mentor
Customer-facing product (Y/N)
Y
Technical (Y/N)
Y
Tech stack
HTML, CSS, Javascript, WCAG, ARIA, VoiceOver, JAWS, NVDA, Google Lighthouse
Personality
Mentor, Communicator, self-starter
Other keywords
IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Certification Location Seattle,WA - Hybrid
Requirements
Summary:
Client is looking for a Sr. Digital Accessibility Coach. This individual will bring their vast skills, expertise, and dedication to be the main driver of client's commitment to ensure that all the products and services are seamless, inclusive, and accessible to employees. and customers. The Digital Accessibility Coach brings in a vast knowledge of digital accessibility, design and coding best practices, and the software development life cycle (SDLC). The coach enables and helps product teams to master the craft of creating accessibility experiences through training, coaching, and collaboration and to quickly identify any accessibility barriers created by clients' SDLC processes and engineer scalable solutions to overcome them.
Roles& Responsibility:
Build and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with business, product, and technical partners. Evaluate, define, and when required, prototype appropriate approaches for any proposed accessibility solution. ssisting internal delivery teams with ongoing development processes and implementation of accessibility throughout the software development lifecycle Run automated scans and manual assessments on web pages to identify accessibility issues, suggested fixes, and prioritise. Help design and development teams understand accessibility requirements, available tools, solutions, and prioritisation. Provide developers with technical advice during code reviews and pair programming during sprints. Staying up to date on modern web development practices and new versions of WCAG requirements ttend team ceremonies (stand-ups, refinement meetings, sprint planning meetings, etc.): gain knowledge about the accessibility maturity level of the team, identify opportunities for improvement, answer questions, and provide insight. Review accessibility requirements with product owners and business systems analysts that provide accessibility acceptance criteria that developers can use to develop components that meet WCAG 2.1 conformance and provide scope for quality assurance testing. Skills:
relevant combination of education and experience in front-end development. Expert level understanding of HTML, CSS, working knowledge of JavaScript and reasonable familiarity with frontend frameworks like, Angular or React. bility to demonstrate strong knowledge of WCAG, ARIA, and how assistive technologies work. Strong organizational skills combined with a self-motivated, self-starter, and go-getter. Has experience working in an agile team and cross-teamwork environment. Strong communications skills and curiosity to understand where teams are at in their accessibility journey. You're comfortable talking UX with designers, developers, and product managers/owners.
Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Certification Location Seattle,WA - Hybrid
Requirements
Summary:
Client is looking for a Sr. Digital Accessibility Coach. This individual will bring their vast skills, expertise, and dedication to be the main driver of client's commitment to ensure that all the products and services are seamless, inclusive, and accessible to employees. and customers. The Digital Accessibility Coach brings in a vast knowledge of digital accessibility, design and coding best practices, and the software development life cycle (SDLC). The coach enables and helps product teams to master the craft of creating accessibility experiences through training, coaching, and collaboration and to quickly identify any accessibility barriers created by clients' SDLC processes and engineer scalable solutions to overcome them.
Roles& Responsibility:
Build and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with business, product, and technical partners. Evaluate, define, and when required, prototype appropriate approaches for any proposed accessibility solution. ssisting internal delivery teams with ongoing development processes and implementation of accessibility throughout the software development lifecycle Run automated scans and manual assessments on web pages to identify accessibility issues, suggested fixes, and prioritise. Help design and development teams understand accessibility requirements, available tools, solutions, and prioritisation. Provide developers with technical advice during code reviews and pair programming during sprints. Staying up to date on modern web development practices and new versions of WCAG requirements ttend team ceremonies (stand-ups, refinement meetings, sprint planning meetings, etc.): gain knowledge about the accessibility maturity level of the team, identify opportunities for improvement, answer questions, and provide insight. Review accessibility requirements with product owners and business systems analysts that provide accessibility acceptance criteria that developers can use to develop components that meet WCAG 2.1 conformance and provide scope for quality assurance testing. Skills:
relevant combination of education and experience in front-end development. Expert level understanding of HTML, CSS, working knowledge of JavaScript and reasonable familiarity with frontend frameworks like, Angular or React. bility to demonstrate strong knowledge of WCAG, ARIA, and how assistive technologies work. Strong organizational skills combined with a self-motivated, self-starter, and go-getter. Has experience working in an agile team and cross-teamwork environment. Strong communications skills and curiosity to understand where teams are at in their accessibility journey. You're comfortable talking UX with designers, developers, and product managers/owners.