1 x EL1 Digital Accessibility Specialist
Peoplebank
- Canberra, ACT
- Contract
- Full-time
- Developing prototypes of screens and components using web technologies (code snippets) to evaluate and demonstrate design concepts and evaluate accessibility support.
- Supporting the user researchers, developers, and designers in the design and development of world-class accessible digital products and systems in each phase of the product lifecycle.
- Reviewing prototypes in collaboration with designers to identify content and visual design-related accessibility issues early in the product lifecycle.
- Providing high-quality, accurate, and timely advice about user behavior, digital accessibility, and assistive technologies to stakeholders across the company.
- Evangelising accessibility-first digital product and system design and development throughout clients.
- Lead any accessibility-related design and development work and collaborate with analysts, product owners, developers, testers, and project and delivery managers in multiple projects simultaneously.
- This is a senior position and requires that you can demonstrate at least 5 years of experience working in a fast-paced and multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality and wide-ranging accessibility-related outputs.
- Basic skills with and knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or common front-end frameworks or libraries.
- Knowledge of ARIA and related WAI documentation, and of how ARIA can be used in complex user interface design and development
- An understanding of how people with disability use digital products and systems and the functional impact of impairments, injury, and health conditions on accessibility. Further, knowledge of and proficiency with common assistive technologies such as screen magnifiers, speech-to-text applications, screen readers, and operating system accessibility features and accessibility-related utilities
- A solid knowledge of interaction and content design principles, best practices, and industry trends and an understanding of web technologies such as web browsers, the basics of system architectures, and the workings of common assistive technologies
- A detailed understanding of WCAG guidelines, including how it is commonly interpreted and applied, and its shortcomings and limitations
Please note that only candidates meeting the specified criteria will be contacted. Your interest in the position is greatly appreciated.Diversity and inclusion are strongly supported at Peoplebank. People of all nationalities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, are encouraged to apply.email me jobs like thisIf you are a human, ignore this field Create alertBy submitting your details you agree to ourshare this jobsimilar jobsAcknowledgementsPeoplebank acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to elders past and present, whose land we stand upon today.We welcome all cultures, all religions, all colours, all beliefs, all ages, all sizes, all types, all people.