Associate Accessibility Consultant

Position Description:

Deque is searching for an Accessibility Consultant that will provide digital accessibility testing and consulting to our amazing customers. You would be working directly with an array of customer organizations who have committed to improving their digital content and improving the web. This position reports to Accessibility Services. A strong candidate for this role is proactive, a life-long learner, and has a track record of delivering exceptional service.

Responsibilities:

• Perform assessments on digital assets for WCAG, EN 301 549 and Section 508 compliance following the Deque Way methodology.
  • Identify and clearly document accessibility issues.
  • Identify and clearly document remediation recommendations.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Deque Software Tools to perform accessibility audits.
• Answer developer questions about accessibility requirements.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in professional digital accessibility testing.
• Experience evaluating web pages for WCAG 2.1 A/AA conformance.
• Intermediate skill level and accessibility testing experience with at least one of the following screen readers:
  • NVDA
  • JAWS
  • VoiceOver
• Knowledge in coding accessible web pages using HTML and CSS.
• Can write accessibility recommendations for remediation.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.

• 1+ years of experience in professional digital accessibility testing.
• Experience evaluating web pages against one or more of the following standards:
  • Section 508 conformance.
  • EN 301 549 (EU) conformance.
• Preferable knowledge in  testing any of the following types of digital assets for accessibility: PDF or Microsoft Office documents (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript and WAI-ARIA.
• Familiarity with agile web development processes, technologies and tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Job Location

Hyderabad, India

About Deque

Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company, and our mission is Digital Equality.  We believe everyone, regardless of their ability, should have equal access to the information, services, applications, and everything else on the web.

We work with enterprise-level businesses and organizations to ensure that their sites and mobile apps are accessible. Installed in over 250,000 browsers and with over 4,000 audit projects completed, Deque is the industry standard. Join our growing family as we work to make the web a better place for everyone.

Thank you for your interest in joining our exciting company!