Accessibility Tester
To perform specialized testing and auditing of all digital products, applications, and content to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II requirements for public entities, specifically WCAG 2.1 Level AA; and to evaluate vendor compliance through the review and validation of Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs).
Job Duties
- Performs comprehensive manual and automated accessibility testing on web applications, online learning platforms, student portals, and digital documents against WCAG 2.1 Level AA to ensure compliance.
- Assistive Technology Audits: Conducts in-depth auditing using specialized assistive technologies, including but not limited to JAWS, NVDA, TalkBack, and VoiceOver, to accurately identify and document barriers.
- VPAT/ACR Analysis: Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) by reviewing, interpreting, and validating vendor-provided vendor compliance documents (VPATs) to determine product compliance risk
- Creates and executes detailed test cases, test plans, and high-quality defect reports that clearly explain the accessibility issue, the relevant WCAG success criteria, and the user impact.
- Communicate test results to a wide range of audiences for learning opportunities in WCAG compliance
- Review and provide feedback on course documents submitted by faculty and staff for accessibility.
- Maintain documentation and tracking of faculty and staff requests and completed tasks.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Practical knowledge of WCAG 2.1 Level AA
- Employment involving specialized experience in Quality Assurance (QA) or digital accessibility testing, including direct responsibility for accessibility compliance, use of assistive technologies, and the review of vendor compliance documentation (VPATs)
- Ability to effectively utilize and interpret findings from multiple assistive technologies and automated testing tools.
- Division
- Administration & Finance
- Department
- Information Technology
- Locations
- Knight Campus (Warwick)
- Hourly salary
- $25 - $30
- Job Type
- Part-Time Staff
- Funding Source
- Unrestricted
- Exempt?
- No
- Yearly Schedule
- Calendar
- Union
- N/A
- Pay Grade
- N/A
- Application Open Date
- November 12, 2025
- Application Close Date
- November 26, 2025
Clery Act
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About Community College of Rhode Island
Since opening its doors for the first time on September 24, 1964, the Community College of Rhode Island has created a strong foundation as the state’s only associate degree-granting institution serving all Rhode Islanders with an affordable, high-quality education.
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