Accessibility Specialist

• Has professional experience contributing to shipped projects
• Works proactively and self-sufficiently, while collaborating effectively with others
• Can clearly communicate the rationale behind their recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Is comfortable being a visible and active member of the team, regularly sharing progress, insights, and knowledge with colleagues across the company

• Are committed to understanding and meeting the needs of customers with diverse access requirements, including those related to vision, hearing, mobility, and cognition
• Carry out accessibility audits of websites, applications, and components, adhering to a structured audit framework
• Document audit findings clearly, using consistent structure and language, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
• Collaborate with product teams to help prioritise, explain issues, answer questions, and advise on practical solutions during remediation
• Provide guidance to designers and developers during the product lifecycle to help prevent accessibility issues before they arise
• Attend design reviews and huddles to offer accessibility feedback early in the process
• Work one-on-one or in small groups with designers and developers to advise on specific design patterns or code implementations
• Collaborate with other members of the accessibility team, providing support where appropriate
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with product teams and other key stakeholders
• Demonstrate continuous improvement in accessibility knowledge, staying up to date with evolving standards, tools, and best practices
• Actively participate in Sage's accessibility community

• A high level of attention to detail in all aspects of their work
• Strong knowledge of the technologies that make up a digital web-based product, like HTML and ARIA, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with 'native' application accessibility, for example iOS and Android
• Familiarity with common design patterns and UI components, and the ability to identify accessibility risks in design or development stages
• Experience designing or advising on accessible, user-centered interfaces and experiences
• A track record in performing accessibility audits using both automated tools (for example axe DevTools) and manual testing techniques
• Solid understanding of how assistive technologies work, and how people with disabilities interact with digital products
• Experience using screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, and other assistive technologies
• Familiarity with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), specifically version 2.1 to level AA (knowledge of WCAG 2.2 is a plus)
• Comfortable providing constructive, empowering feedback in one-to-one conversations or group settings
• Able to work across multiple projects simultaneously, managing workload and priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear, actionable audit reports

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