Accessibility Engineer

A professional role focused on applying specific methodologies and methods to ensure that information and communication technology products and systems are accessible to people with disabilities throughout the entire development lifecycle. Accessibility engineering is positioned as a discipline parallel to systems engineering, software engineering, and usability engineering, each with its own body of knowledge, lifecycle methods, and professional practices. An accessibility engineer goes beyond awareness of accessibility issues to actively integrate accessibility considerations into analysis, design, development, and evaluation activities. The role requires knowledge of accessibility standards (such as WCAG and ISO 9241-171), assistive technologies, disability characteristics, and evaluation methodologies, combined with the ability to apply this knowledge systematically within software development processes.