ADA Accessibility Compliance Consultant (WCAG 2.1)

Job Title: ADA / Accessibility Compliance Consultant (WCAG 2.1)10 Years Exp

Location: Annapolis MD (Hybrid)

We are currently seeking candidates who meet the following qualification

Qualifications:

• Experience providing web content accessibility consulting and document remediation in compliance with WCAG standards and associated accessibility regulations.
• Provide accessibility assessments and consulting services to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards.
• Develop standardized accessibility criteria for Microsoft Word PDF video and other digital document formats.
• Identify and remediate accessibility issues including document structure headings lists tables header associations hyperlinks images charts graphics form field labeling bookmark creation language attributes artifact removal OCR correction for scanned documents color contrast and logical reading order.
• Evaluate and improve document conversion workflows to ensure accessibility compliance from source to final output.
• Produce written accessibility findings gap analyses and remediation recommendations aligned with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
• Remediate electronic documents of varying complexity including Microsoft Word Adobe PDF Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel files.
• Perform advanced PDF remediation including tagging table structure correction accessible forms creation fillable fields alt text language specification and proper semantic reading order.
• Remediate Word source documents (styles headings structure) to enable accessible PDF conversion workflows.
• Validate remediated documents using assistive technologies such as CommonLook and JAWS Screen Reader.
• Deliver compliance verification reports accompanying each remediated document capable of withstanding audit review including Department of Justice (DOJ) scrutiny.
• Ensure all remediation aligns with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act PDF/UA standards ADA Title II/III requirements and agency-specific branding/formatting standards.
• Meet strict turnaround requirements including response to remediation requests within two (2) business days and delivery of remediated documents within five (5) business days.
• Return source documents where applicable within ten (10) business days.
• Utilize or propose a mature secure and user-friendly intake process for document remediation requests (software-assisted intake preferred).
• Maintain strict document security and confidentiality while documents are in possession.
• Collaborate with stakeholders when remediation requires significant structural or visual changes and obtain approval for proposed resolutions.
• Address and correct accessibility defects identified during agency compliance testing at no additional cost.
• Provide strategic recommendations best practices and guidance to improve accessibility workflows and document lifecycle management.
• Experience working with assistive technologies including CommonLook CommonLook Office Adobe Acrobat Pro Microsoft Word JAWS and other industry-standard accessibility tools strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting public-sector or regulated environments preferred.
  
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