Accessible Documents Specialist – WCAG Compliance

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

PTO and paid holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks a Document Accessibility Specialist to ensure accessible, compliant documents across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and related formats. The role fuels institutional accessibility goals by auditing and remediating content and partnering with teams to embed accessible practices.

This is a full-time, temporary assignment with potential for permanence based on performance and need.

Qualifications

• Experience remediating electronic documents for accessibility across Word, PDF, and other formats.
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA concepts and document-specific standards.
• Ability to develop accessible templates, checklists, and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Audit and remediate electronic documents for accessibility issues (headings, reading order, alt text, tables).
• Create accessible source documents and final deliverables in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.
• Tag and QA PDFs and other exports to ensure WCAG/ADA alignment.
• Collaborate with authors, designers, and compliance teams to improve accessibility early.
• Develop and maintain accessible templates and training materials.

Skills

WCAG principles

508/ADA compliance

Assistive technology basics

Document structure semantics

Accessibility testing

Reading order & tagging

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Bachelor's degree in technical writing

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks a Document Accessibility Specialist to ensure accessible, compliant documents across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and related formats. The role fuels institutional accessibility goals by auditing and remediating content and partnering with teams to embed accessible practices.

This is a full-time, temporary assignment with potential for permanence based on performance and need.