Web Accessibility Consultant

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC seeks a Web Accessibility Consultant in Nashville with expertise in WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and PDF/UA. You will remediate Word and PDF documents, build accessible forms, and perform automated and manual testing to ensure compliance across documents and forms.

The role supports a hybrid work arrangement and requires attention to detail. Responsibilities include reviewing policy documents, creating accessible Word sources, converting to accessible PDFs, and improving

Qualifications

• Experience ensuring WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and PDF/UA compliance.
• Ability to remediate Word and PDF documents for accessibility.
• Proficiency with automated and manual accessibility testing.

Responsibilities

• Review and remediate policy documents, forms, and related materials for accessibility.
• Create accessible Word sources and convert to accessible PDFs when needed.
• Remediate PDFs to meet WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and PDF/UA requirements.
• Develop accessible forms with proper labels, tab order, and navigation.
• Conduct automated and manual accessibility testing and document structure review.
• Perform quality-control reviews before publication.
• Support the development of accessible Word and form templates.
• Identify recurring issues and propose remediation best practices.

Skills

Accessibility testing

Document accessibility

PDF accessibility

Word accessibility

Tools

WebAIM Contrast Checker

WAVE

ANDI

Color Contrast Analyzer

NVDA

PDF Accessibility Checker

Matterhorn Protocol

Job description

Title: Web Accessibility Consultant

Location: Nashville, TN (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Interview type: In-person

Job Description:

• WCAG 2.1, 2.2, Level AA requirements applicable to electronic documents.
• PDF/UA requirements, accessible PDF structure, and PDF tagging.
• Advanced Microsoft Word accessibility, including Styles, Headings, Lists, Tables, Hyperlinks, Images, Document Properties, and accessible PDF conversion.
• Adobe Acrobat Pro accessibility remediation, including Tags, Reading Order, Tables, Links, Figures, Document Properties, and Form Fields.
• Creating and remediating accessible fillable PDF Forms, including Field Labels, Tab Order, Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Instructions, Keyboard Navigation, and Screen-Reader Usability.
• Establishing logical document structure, heading hierarchy, reading order, and navigation.
• Creating meaningful hyperlink text and appropriate alternative text.
• Properly identifying decorative images and other content that should not be announced by assistive technology.
• Remediating complex tables and recognizing when information would be more accessible if restructured as headings, lists, or paragraphs.
• Using automated accessibility checkers including WebAIM Contrast Checker, WAVE, ANDI, Color Contrast Analyzer, and NVDA.
• Performing manual accessibility testing.
• Experience using Client (PDF Accessibility Checker), the Matterhorn Protocol, or comparable PDF/UA testing methods is strongly preferred.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and remediate DCS policy documents, protocol documents, fillable forms, and other related documents for accessibility.
• Create accessible Microsoft Word source documents and convert them to accessible PDFs when required.
• Remediate existing PDFs to meet applicable WCAG 2.1, 2.2, AA and PDF/UA requirements.
• Create or remediate accessible electronic forms, with special attention to Form Fields, Labels, Instructions, Grouping, Tab Order, and Keyboard Navigation.
• Conduct automated and manual accessibility testing, including review of document structure, reading order, forms, tables, links, images, and navigation.
• Perform quality-control reviews of remediated documents before publication.
• Assist with development or refinement of accessible Word and form templates.
• Identify recurring accessibility issues and recommend practices that reduce the need for future remediation.