Senior IT Accessibility Specialist (Application Developer I)

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Somerset, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $78K - $111K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ January 8th, 2026

WCAG JAWS

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior IT Accessibility Specialist (Application Developer I). This role involves reviewing IT procurement contracts and projects to ensure accessibility standards and legal compliance are met, providing training and outreach on IT accessibility, and supporting the university community in improving accessibility of digital assets and services.

Highlights

Reviews IT contracts and projects for accessibility compliance with laws and university policies.

Develops and delivers training on product and service accessibility for the university community.

Works with IT staff across schools and departments on assistive technology selection and use.

Performs accessibility testing, audits IT assets, and recommends remediation solutions.

Provides first and second level end user accessibility support, including managing accessibility barrier reporting.

Requires knowledge of WCAG 2.1, disability law (Section 504/508), PDF accessibility, and accessibility auditing tools.

Preferred skills include Trusted Tester certification, web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP), content management systems (Drupal, WordPress), and assistive technologies (JAWS, VoiceOver).