Overview

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

Our accessibility compliance team is looking for an intern to participate in the digital accessibility practice at the American Heart Association. Your responsibility will be to help ensure the delivery of robust, high-quality, and fully accessible digital projects. You will help us execute and refine our accessibility strategies and test procedures. Accessibility is key to upholding our core values of inclusion and for ensuring innovative and improved digital experiences.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values.

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Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 20-25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/19/25 – 8/22/25
• Location: Remote
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Learn advocacy-specific communications skills.
• Opportunity to explore a career-path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Accessibility Audits and Testing

• Perform accessibility audits of websites, applications, and documents against WCAG 2.1 guidelines​.
• Use accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe, WAVE) and assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers like JAWS or NVDA) to identify issues​​.
• Test and document usability for individuals with specific disabilities such as vision impairment, motor disabilities, and cognitive impairments​​.

Documentation and Training Support

• Create documentation of best practices for designing accessible user interfaces and tools​​.
• Assist in developing internal training materials to educate teams on accessibility compliance and inclusive design​.
• Support communication efforts by preparing reports on accessibility testing results and progress updates for stakeholders.

Research and Innovation

• Research emerging accessibility regulations and trends to inform future initiatives​​.
• Contribute ideas for innovative solutions to complex accessibility challenges​.

These tasks can be tailored to the intern’s skills and interests.

Qualifications

• Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree that includes computer technology, digital content development or web development.
• Knowledge of a broad range of technologies
• PDF accessibility and other digital document standards.
• Web accessibility on various platforms including Windows and MacOS.
• Mobile accessibility on various platforms, including Android and iOS (preferred.
• Video and closed captioning (preferred.
• Working proficiency and development skills in a minimum of one platform:
• Web development – semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WAI-ARIA.
• Native app development (iOS and/or Android.
• Knowledge of digital assistive technologies (screen readers, voice, and keyboarding.
• *Familiarity with tools for automated and guided accessibility testing (siteimprove or axe devtools.
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro preferred.
• Excellence in teamwork, collaboration, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Required Equipment: Reliable Wi-Fi connection
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/week, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.

Compensation & Benefits

The job application window is expected to close: March 14, 2025

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Healthcare Benefits – You will have the opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs. We also provide access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost as a confidential program designed to assist employees and family members with personal issues that affect their relationships at home or at work.

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So, are you ready to intern for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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Posted Date(2/6/2025 5:22 PM)_

Requisition ID 2025-15247

Job Category Administrative Support

Position Type Part Time

The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The size and scope of our organization, along with our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters, allows us to make a real impact on our shared focus of cardiovascular and overall health.