WCAG Accessibility Specialist - 12 Months contract + extn12 Months Contract + possible extensionsMust be Australian Citizen.Baseline Clearance preferred.Client: Fed Gov(This is a replacement position for someone leaving, exclusive to us and potentially a quick start)Accessibility Specialist requires a strong understanding of design (including Inclusive Design), User Experience, Accessibility and WCAG best practice.
They work with business and ICT to design solid, inclusive and accessible user experiences.
They also undertake AccessibilityHighlights12 Months Contract + possible extensionsLocation: ACT (Hybrid working.)Must be Australian Citizen.Baseline Clearance preferred.Client: Fed Gov(This is a replacement position for someone leaving, exclusive to us and potentially a quick start)Accessibility Specialist requires a strong understanding of design (including Inclusive Design), User Experience, Accessibility and WCAG best practice.
They work with business and ICT to design strong, inclusive and accessible user experiences.
They also undertake AccessibilityKey DutiesProvide Inclusive Design,
Accessibility and WCAG advice for business and ICT solutions and documentation across the lifetime of the project to ensure digital products are developed in the right way.Work in collaboration with user experience and interface designers to ensure designs meet user and business needs, and comply with relevant patterns, which reflect Inclusive Design, Accessibility and WCAGUndertake accessibility assessments of prototypes, PIT/SIT and production versions of services and provide reports to teams across the agency capturing insights and providing recommendations, to support developers creating solutions or investigating and fixing issuesBuild awareness and deliver capability uplift of Inclusive Design, Accessibility and WCAG, in projects and across the agencyMaintain and update accessibility practices and documentationUnderstanding of HTML/CSS Build rapport, collaboratePrimary Knowledge / Skills / Systems / Tools required for role include:Screen Reader software, e.g. NVDA, JAWSText to Screen Software, e.g. DRAGONAccessibility Testing Tools, e.g. WAVEAxe DevToolsColour Contrast ToolsJIRA / GitLabEssential CriteriaDemonstrated 3+ years minimum experience as an Accessibility SpecialistDemonstrated high level of expertise across various platforms to conduct accessibility assessments and reviews to WCAG standard.Appropriately skilled via experience or formal training to undertake work as an embedded Accessibility Specialist in an MDT utilising Agile Methodology.Experience in using Accessibility Testing and Evaluation
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