Accessibility Designer [71857]

Onward Search health-care client, is looking for a Sr. Accessibility Designer with experience working in fast-paced, startup like environment.

This is a contract to hire position located in Boston, MA but open to EST remote candidates.

What You’ll Do

Advise Product, Design and Engineering teams (iOS, Android and Web) to best accessibility practices and accessibility related decisions ?

Collaborate with people with disabilities to learn how to remove barriers within our products ?Conduct usability studies involving people with disabilities to establish benchmarks and identify KPIs to improve products over time ?

Ensure that every feature delivered through the Design organization encapsulates all the information needed to build an accessible experienceby acting as a coach for UX UI Designers, Design Systems, UX Research, Engineering and Product

• Research best practices & patterns, perform competitive evaluations, build concrete solutions to problems
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to identify strategies and implement accessible solutions
• Establish and implement enterprise guidelines, best practices, and standards related to designing and maintaining our digital applications
• Assist in development of educational elements, focused on design needs for Content, UX / UI and Product
• Contribute to process refinement and provide a11y perspectives in design thinking

Background / Experience :

• 5+ years UX or UX Research experience
• Experience working within a large design team preferred.
• A strong understanding of the value of the "right" amount of process.
• Strong attention to detail, strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills in a fast paced environment
• Ability to be self-driven
• Knowledge and experience with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 accessibility standards and guidelines
• Knowledge of disability law including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508, and Affordable Care Act Section 1557
• Accessibility compliance experience
• Web / native design and / or development experience
• Experience with assistive technology such as ZoomText, JAWS, VoiceOver or NVDA screen reader

Education :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.