Screen Reader Accessibility Specialist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Cambridge, Massachusetts 🕑 Part-Time 💰 $90K - $122K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ November 9th, 2026

WCAG UX Accessibility

Edtech.com's Summary

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is hiring a Screen Reader Accessibility Specialist. The role supports the digital accessibility of MIT Open Learning's online courses, programs, and products by testing them with screen readers and reporting the barriers learners with disabilities would face. The specialist also recommends fixes based on industry standards and helps train staff in accessible techniques.

Highlights

Audit courses, websites, and digital offerings against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) using the screen readers NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver.
Write detailed issue reports that cite accessibility barriers and pair them with remediation recommendations based on industry standards.
Demonstrate implementations of fixes, track progress on accessibility improvements, and train staff in accessible techniques.
Contribute to Open Learning's individualized accommodation process for learners with disabilities.
Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least three years of experience in web user experience and usability, including conducting web accessibility evaluations.
Experience as a user of assistive technologies, plus higher education experience with web accessibility, digital and alternate format materials, and STEM instruction.
Part-time, hybrid position paying $90,320 to $122,080 on a full-time basis, prorated for part-time hours.

Screen Reader Accessibility Specialist Full Description

Screen Reader Accessibility Specialist

Job Number: 26205

Functional Area: Information Technology

Department: Open Learning, ODL, MITx

School Area: Office of Provost

Pay Range Minimum: $90,320

Pay Range Maximum: $122,080

Employment Type: Part-time (Hybrid)

Employment Category: Exempt

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Pay Grade: 9

MIT provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably expects to pay for a full time position at the time of posting (if you are applying for a part time salaried job, you will need to prorate the posted pay range). The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation.

Posting Description

SCREEN READER ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST, Open Learning, contributes key deliverables in support of the digital accessibility of the MIT Open Learning (OL) portfolio of online courses, program, projects, and products. The Accessibility Specialist is responsible for screen reader accessibility evaluations, delivery of reports citing barriers coupled with remediation recommendations based on industry standards, and demonstrations of implementations. Essential functions include auditing courses, websites, and digital offerings for accessibility based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) with screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver); writing detailed issue reports; tracking progress on accessibility improvements; training staff in accessible techniques; and contributing to our individualized accommodation process for learners with disabilities.

The full description is available at https://openlearning.mit.edu/jobs

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a related field; minimum three years experience in web user experience and usability; experience conducting web accessibility evaluations; experience as a user of assistive technologies; and experience in a higher education setting with web accessibility, digital and alternate format materials, STEM instruction, and assistive technologies.