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JOB
Digital Accessibility Specialist
Apply before 6PM (AEDT) on: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Australian Capital Territory
Agency / Department
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Experience Level
Senior
Employment Type
Contract
Expected Rate (inc. Super)
$115 per hour***
Overview and Responsibilities
We are looking for a Digital Accessibility Specialist that can:
- Create an accessibility strategy for Digital Solutions Division (DSD)
- Help in the creation of supporting material for inclusive best practices and checklists to test designs • Inform tools and processes that lead to accessible products that meet user needs
- Can advocate for inclusive practices and help teams design and deliver accessible services that work for all users.
Essential Criteria
- Experience in creating and maintain design system components and patterns to ensure they are accessible and experience with creating accessibility checklists for components and patterns
- An understanding of other design disciplines, interaction design, visual design and information architecture and how accessibility works in parallel
- Detailed knowledge of the WCAG criteria and accessibility best practices, in the context of application design
- Effective collaborative skills to work with different business partners, UX designers, visual designers and developers
- Experience as a Digital Accessibility Specialist or similar, with skills in html coding and assessment
Desired Criteria
- Experience in conducting user research and usability testing activities with people that have a disability
- Experience in automated testing and the inclusion of WCAG 2.0 AA compliance testing
Security Clearance
Ability to obtain baseline clearance
Contract Extensions
Two x 12 month extension options
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