Accessibility Specialist WCAG

Sistema Technologies Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Sistema Technologies is seeking an Accessibility Specialist for a 6-month hybrid assignment with our government client in Austin, TX. The role focuses on making documents accessible and compliant with WCAG, Section 508, and ADA guidelines, and involves coaching teams.

You will create templates, remediate content, and support enterprise accessibility initiatives while collaborating with developers, content authors, and legal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience with EIR Accessibility and assistive technologies.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat to create accessible documents.
• Experience with HTML and PDF tag structures for accessibility.
• Ability to train others to author accessible documents and forms.
• Experience with EIR policies and procedures in public/private sectors (preferred).
• Experience with automated remediation tools and system-level accessibility solutions (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Create and update templates and master documents in PDF, Word, and other formats to meet accessibility standards.
• Establish and document best practices for accessible content creation and remediation.
• Remediate and support accessibility remediation of existing documents.
• Recommend enterprise and system-level processes to aid remediation and ongoing compliance.
• Research accessibility documentation and best practices for authoring/development tools and platforms.
• Provide coaching, guidance, training and technical support to authors, content creators and developers on remediation to meet accessibility standards.

Skills

EIR Accessibility

MS Office & Acrobat

HTML & PDF Accessibility

Training others

EIR policies

Automated remediation tools

Job description

Sistema Technologies is a Texas-based IT staffing and IT delivery firm that has proudly served Texas state and local government agencies since 2002. As one of the top 10 Texas DIR ITSAC vendors, we specialize in providing highly qualified IT professionals and comprehensive, full-lifecycle technology delivery services. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, while making our consultants our highest priority by supporting their professional growth, career success, and overall well-being.

Sistema is looking for an Accessibility Specialist with our government client based in Austin, TX for a 6 Month position.

***This Hybrid position may require onsite work at our client’s site in Austin, TX.***

Creates and updates templates and master documents in PDF, Word, and other formats, ensuring the documents are compliant with accessibility standards; establishes and documents best practices for accessible content creation and remediation; remediates and supports the accessibility remediation of existing documents; recommends enterprise and system-level processes and solutions to aid in efficient remediation and ongoing compliance; Conducts research into accessibility documentation and best practices for authoring/development tools and platformsProvides coaching, guidance, training and technical support to document authors, content creators, and developers on remediation of EIR to meet accessibility compliance standards and improve accessibility across OCA.

Other Special Requirements:

• Knowledge and skilled in accessibility guidelines, standards, rules and laws relating to accessibility for electronic information resources for people with disabilities including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), Texas Government Code Section 2054.460, and Texas Administrative Code Chapters 206 and 213.
• Ability to perform accessibility testing using manual and tool assisted methods, including identifying the relevant applicable accessibility success criterium and/or best practices.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse teams including technical and non-technical staff, designers, developers, content authors, managers, purchasing staff, legal and executive leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Actual Years Experience Years Experience Needed Required/ Preferred Skills/Experience 5 Required Experience with EIR Accessibility and assistive technologies used by people with disabilities. 5 Required Exerience using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat to produce accessible documents and forms 3 Required Experience with HTML and PDF tag structures, attributes and properties relating to accessibility. 2 Required Ability to train others to author accessible documents and forms 3 Preferred Full-time experience in EIR including the development, implementation or interpretation of policies and procedures in a public and private agency. 1 Preferred Experience with automated remediation tools, document management integrations, and other system level accessibility solutions

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