Free Accessibility Specialist Resume Sample by Hiration [2022]

18+ years experienced Accessibility Specialist with demonstrated capability of promoting accessibility for all users & conforming to regulatory standards across WCAG 2.0 & Sec 508 to attain Accessibility Subject Matter Expert (SME) status. A JAWS-certified Professional possessing a proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to optimize products as per Accessibility norms & enhance processes across Testing, UX, Development, Design, etc. Proficient in mentoring Associates & identifying creative solutions for maximizing end-user satisfaction.

• Accessibility Support • Process Optimization • Functional & Compatibility Testing • Quality Assurance & Control
• Mentoring, Training & Development • Cross-functional Team Management • User Experience Enhancement 
• Documentation & Research • Internal & Regulatory Compliance

• Flex & Selenium Automation • Microsoft VB 6.0, .NET & ASP.NET • HTML5 • Zoomtext & AIS • JAWS & VoiceOver
• SQL Server • PGSQL & Oracle • Java Ferret • Java Monkey & VPAT

JAWS 14 Certified Professional | ‘14 | SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS ® 9 | ‘08

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independently leading entire Accessibility Function and playing a pivotal role as a member of the User Interface team 
Playing a key role in evolution of Accessibility from a compliance requisite to a standard for software development
Accessibility Awareness & Event Management 
Raising Accessibility awareness by initiating & executing the Global Accessibility Awareness Day for 5 years
Showcasing efforts to incorporate Accessibility features across SAS applications in the presence of 450+ employees 
Spreading and making the stakeholders realize the benefits of Accessibility Computing for people with disabilities 
Hosting the event & overseeing ideation, end-to-end event management & execution, coordination, logistics, etc. 
Quality Assurance & User Experience  
Prioritizing user experience & delight for the differently abled since commencing Accessibility career as an A11Y Tester
Providing A11Y recommendations & solutions in UI prototypes designed by UX before hand-over to Development
Initiating A11Y checklists and preparing documents pertaining to best practices for the developers and testers
Ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.0 Level AA guidelines in addition to Sec 508 provisions
Process Optimization & Research 
Effectively achieving A11Y compatibility by defining processes for 200+ members across UX, Development & Testing 
Reducing A11Y defects by including A11Y details in prototypes for testing functionalities using both mouse & keyboard 
Efficiently conducting research & successfully implementing Flex automation process for Accessibility Test Automation 
Deployed online resources and a Selenium-based automation tool for conducting research & automating systems 
HTML5 Accessibility
Issue Resolution & Documentation 
Documenting all test results & debugging issues as and when required to render precise diagnosis using Mac and iPad 
Researching Aria attributes & roles to render support for A11Y design aspects & resolving common component issues 
Testing A11Y stories for all components spanning all releases via Agile & suggesting inputs for implementation
Mentoring & Accessibility Support  
Mentoring accessibility developers in Pune & rendering accessibility support to enhance Flex and HTML5 components
Suggesting expected keyboard and screen reader interactions to produce accessible products for the differently abled 
Key Achievements 
Conducted training for 105+ people spanning Beijing & Cary (NC) R&D centers on ‘Accessibility Testing for HTML5’
Assessed 70 HTML5 common components on desktop/iPad & optimized 25 UI design prototypes for A11Y norms 
Assessed ~220 open UI-5 mobile/desktop components for A11Y support on desktop/iOs7 (JAWS, VoiceOver, etc.) 
Accessibility: Manual & Automated Testing 
Conducting Accessibility Testing of desktop (JAVA) & web apps (JAVA/Flex/ActiveX/HTML5) across various sectors 
Deploying JAWS, VoiceOver, ZoomText, Inspect 32, Java Ferret/Monkey across banking, insurance & manufacturing
Directing functional/regression/UAT for all facets including keyboard, color, Assistive Technology, etc.
Product Optimization & Team Management 
Convening & chairing preparatory meetings to provide information w.r.t accessibility procedures & testing norms
Guiding 8 technical writers for validating accessibility topics in user guides & formulating accessibility product norms
Documenting defects across 40 products to include details like environment, testing tools, accessibility standards, etc. 
Regulatory Compliance & Accessibility Standards  
Summoning debrief meetings for Product teams post testing for adhering to accessibility compliance standards
Designing VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) to prepare a table containing information w.r.t compliance
Ensured compliance of ICT products/services with Sec 508 of US Rehabilitation Act, 1973 as amended
Key Achievements 
Selected out of 30+ people to receive Valuable Contribution Award for delivering a stellar impact on Accessibility in ‘10
Conducted ~20 knowledge sharing sessions/workshops on WCAG 2.0 for 200+ people across multiple Solutions teams
Presented a paper on ‘Testing Flash and Flex for Accessibility’ at the 2nd Threads Conference for Quality in March ‘11
Rendered suggestions for product enhancement & deployed the Defect Tracking System to resolve 700+ defects 

Project: SLIM21/W21 (System for Library Information & Management) | ’04 – ’05  
Environment: Windows; SQL Server (Database); VB .NET and ASP.NET 
Led a team of 2 to steer development of SLIM21 – an integrated, multi-user library information software 
Rendered support to 50+ clients including universities, research centers, industries, corporates, schools & colleges

EDUCATION

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