Web Specialist - Senior

• Provides quality assurance and user experience design expertise and advice to internal stakeholders on design principles and the development and implementation of best practices in accessibility to ensure compliance with legal requirements and industry best practices. Extensive experience in the analysis, development, design, testing and implementation of websites, as well as accessibility testing (such as screen readers) and knowledge of accessibility principles and internationally recognized guidelines.
• Maintains ongoing liaison with cyber security staff and senior client ministry program management to facilitate working relationships on all accessibility planning, implementation and management matters by assessing accessibility needs and assisting asset custodians in the identification, design, and implementation of accessibility solutions.
• Leads and/or carries out large scale and sensitive projects and/or significant components of other projects with accessibility design elements, to mitigate identified risk to an acceptable level, ensuring compliance and integration with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards and Ontario’s Accessible by Design: 2022–2025 OPS Multi-Year Accessibility Plan goals; provide supervision/technical direction to teams, coordinate development of design specifications, prepare reports, estimates, and feasibility studies.
• Demonstrated communication, consultative and advisory skills to act as the lead accessibility resource and provide expertise to ongoing contacts.

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