Web Accessibility Consultant

Telnet, Inc.; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Telnet, Inc. seeks an accessibility specialist to ensure documents comply with WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and PDF/UA standards. You will identify issues in policy and form documents and implement remediation strategies.

Responsibilities include remediating PDFs and Word documents, creating accessible forms with proper labeling and tab order, and performing automated and manual testing using established tools to deliver accessible, publication-ready materials.

Qualifications

• Experience applying WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA to electronic documents.
• Proficient in PDF/UA standards and tagging for accessible PDFs.
• Advanced Word accessibility skills: Styles, Headings, Lists, Tables, and properties.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro accessibility remediation.
• Ability to create accessible fillable PDF forms with proper labeling and tab order.
• Skilled in manual and automated accessibility testing with recognized tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and remediate policy documents, forms, and related documents for accessibility.
• Create accessible Word source documents and convert to accessible PDFs when required.
• Remediate existing PDFs to meet WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and PDF/UA.
• Create or remediate accessible electronic forms with proper field labels and tab order.
• Conduct automated and manual accessibility testing of documents.
• Perform quality-control reviews before publication.
• Assist with development of accessible Word and form templates.

Skills

WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA

PDF/UA accessibility

Accessible PDF tagging

Word accessibility

Adobe Acrobat Pro remediation

Fillable PDF forms accessibility

Reading order & structure

Hyperlink and alt text

Decorative content identification

Complex table remediation

Automated accessibility checks

Manual accessibility testing

PAC/PDF/UA testing experience

Matterhorn Protocol familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

WebAIM Contrast Checker

WAVE

ANDI

Color Contrast Analyzer

NVDA

PAC

Matterhorn Protocol

Job description

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• 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 PAC (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.