Accessibility Graphic Designer Job at Franklin Covey in Providence

Your contributions will go beyond compliance, helping to foster a culture where accessibility is a core value and a practical reality throughout the design system. Essential Job FunctionsEmbedding Accessibility in Design System ComponentsAudit and enhance components: Review existing UI components for accessibility, ensuring they meet or exceed standards like WCAG, and suggest improvements for color contrast, focus states, and keyboard navigation.Document guidelines: Create clear, actionable documentation within the design system that outlines how and why components are accessible, making it easier for others to implement best practices.Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with developers, UX writers, and product managers to ensure accessibility is considered from the outset and maintained throughout the product lifecycle.Advocate for Inclusive Design MethodologiesChampion user diversity: Promote the involvement of people with disabilities and diverse backgrounds in user research and testing, ensuring that the design system supports a wide range of needs and perspectives.Facilitate training and workshops: Lead or organize inhouse accessibility training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to upskill teammates and foster a shared understanding of inclusive design.Promote empathy: Encourage the adoption of the social model of accessibility, which focuses on removing barriers in the environment rather than viewing disability as an individual limitation.Integrate Accessibility Throughout the Design ProcessEarly and continuous testing: Integrate accessibility checks and user testing at every stage of the design process, not just as a final step, to catch issues early and iterate on solutions.Provide feedback: Offer constructive feedback during design reviews on accessibility considerations, helping to scale knowledge across the team.Maintain up-to-date resources: Regularly update the design system with new accessibility patterns, tools, and resources in response to evolving standards and user feedback. Please visit for details. To determine status eligibility, visit .For more information regarding benefits in other locations, please email [email protected] ProcessFor an overview of our Interview Process, please visit .FranklinCovey is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit for our full Equal Employment Opportunity policies and Nondiscrimination Provision.Direct Reasonable Accommodation requests to [email protected] our Privacy Policy, please visit () .