Accessibility Specialist

Stride, Inc.•US - VA - Remote, VA

4d•$77,694 - $83,000•Remote

About The Position

The Accessibility Manager leads company-wide efforts on making our products accessible per various external stakeholder guidelines, notably those adopted by state and federal agencies, and those embodied in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This role will lead efforts to define business and functional requirements to build the company’s systems and products, focusing on accessibility that can be delivered across multiple platforms. Develop a company-wide accessibility vision and go-forward execution strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or Education or Experience of 3-5 years in educational technology/publishing with an emphasis on web accessibility OR Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CAPCC) or other advanced experience in web accessibility work in publishing and web design.

Responsibilities

Understands and articulates the business vision, problem definition, and opportunity by documenting business requirements, use cases and functional and non-functional requirements.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary management team in prioritizing requirements and developing a phased-development approach with the project team(s) to meet both short- and long-term accessibility needs.
Integrates new workflows within the product development lifecycle to meet accessibility requirements for online curriculum, interactive media, and mobile-enabled products.
Interfaces with any third-party accessibility experts or expert organizations with whom K12 is partnering.
Provides recommendations to incorporate accessibility into various tools and processes within the organization.
Builds a thorough understanding of market status and trends in accessibility, including policies and best practices.
Maintains fluency in state-specific accessibility requirements and their impact on K12’s curriculum and processes.
Provides central coordination for all accessibility-related business and infrastructure requirements for Product Development initiatives.
Creates plans to promote adoption of accessibility features and measure their impact on adoption and compliance.
Provides experience in business-case development, functional product development, and technical implementation of accessibility products.
Works across Product Development and the technical teams to establish thorough requirements for systems/products.
Ensures requirements are documented, traceable, and testable through to implementation.
Interface directly with internal (Product Development) and external (throughout the Company) stakeholders to ensure that requirements are accurately articulated.
Serves as the decision-maker for issues raised under K12’s Web Accessibility Policy.
Communicate with colleagues and the departments to ensure the product remains true to stated goals of functional requirements throughout product development.
Ensures compliance with WCAG requirements through resources, awareness, training, and updated materials.
Provides recommendations and completes assessments as requested by internal business units.