Senior Accessibility UX Consultant/Specialist

Post Date

Aug 01, 2024

Location

Pleasanton,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

94588
US
Dec 03, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

SFR-723574

Pay Rate

$61 - $76 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

1. Lead the new accessibility annotation program with the goal of getting all designers to provide accessibility annotations for all design deliverables.
2. Conduct accessibility design reviews.
3. Partner with designers, developers, and product owners to ensure designs and pre-development technical decisions will produce accessible results.
4. Facilitate accessibility instruction through annotations and serve as a mentor/coach to designers.
5. Support developers with understanding accessibility annotations.
6. Partner closely with the Design System team to ensure the highest level of accessibility.
7. Assist with Design System documentation on accessibility.
8. Hold accessibility design office hours.
9. Strategize with the Digital Accessibility Director to improve processes and operations.

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Required Skills & Experience

1. 7+ years as a full-time accessibility specialist.
2. Experience creating annotations and teaching designers how to annotate for accessibility.
3. Highest proficiency in interpreting and advising on WCAG 2.2 AA.
4. Understanding the overlap between user experience and accessibility, and ability to clearly communicate difference between best practice and a WCAG 2.2 AA requirement.
5. High understanding of how ARIA works.
6. Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
7. Working knowledge of the Scrum Agile SDLC.
8. Understand the heuristic strategies that people with disabilities use to interact with the Web.
9. Expertise with JAWS, VoiceOver, and keyboard navigation.
10. Expertise with Figma.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Desired Experience (not required):
Experience with axe DevTools, Confluence, and Jira.
Creative or design background.
Desired Certification (not required):
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.