Web Accessibility Specialist

Client: State of New York

Job Title: Web Accessibility Specialist

Duration: 30 Months

Start Date: ASAP

Location: 1220 Washington Ave, State Campus, Building 5 , Albany, NY , 12226 (Hybrid)

Position Type: Contract

Interview Type: Webcam Interview

Ceipal ID: SNY_WEB664_VH

Requirement ID: HBITS-06-13664

Information Technology Services (ITS)

Description

The DMV requires an IT Specialist with Web Accessibility expertise and auditing to assist with System Transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform extensive accessibility analysis and create documentation for new or existing transactions.
• Working independently or with accessibility testers to assess web pages and documents (i.e., PDF) for conformance to established web accessibility standards (in particular WCAG 2.0 AA).
• Developing detailed reports explaining accessibility defects identified through an audit and suggest remediation methods/techniques.
• Reviewing results of assessment with developers, project team members, and management.
• Answering questions regarding testing methods and interpretation of the results.
• Creating comprehensive accessibility documentation for use by developers.
• Guidance and participation in developing an accessibility audit methodology.
• Participate in accessibility feedback to transaction and form designs.
  
  

Required Skills

• 72 months experience performing Web Accessibility Audits using assistive or automated technologies, such as JAWS, WAVE from WebAIM, NVDA, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Accessibility Checker
• 60 months experience coding with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• 60 months experience in UI Accessibility testing
• 72 months experience in developing technical documentation
• 60 months experience performing Accessibility Audits against Digital Documents (e.g., PDF, Word, Web Pages)
• 72 months experience using and following Section 508 and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines and specifications–W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 A and AA), Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA), User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG), and Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG).
  
  

V Group Inc. is an IT Services company which supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts. We have multiple awards/ contracts with the following states: AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WA. If you are considering applying for a position with V Group, or in partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me for any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant.

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