Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 06 Month(s)
Skills
JAWS
Narrator
NVDA
Adobe Acrobat
Common Look
accessibility accommodation request
Section 508
WCAG
Microsoft Office
Screen Readers
Job Details
Title: Accessibility Tester
Location: Denver, CO (Remote)
Duration: 06 months
Client: State of Colorado
Job Description:
Position Description:
The Specialist will use a variety of manual and automated techniques to ensure that documents comply, at a minimum, with all applicable accessibility criteria.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Using Adobe Acrobat, Common Look, and similar tools to remediate PDF documents to ensure compliance with accessibility standards; ensure that complex documents meet or exceed all applicable standards.
- Other document remediation assignments could include web pages, Microsoft Office documents
- Using assistive technologies, such as screen readers (such as JAWS, Narrator, or NVDA), to manually ensure that document experiences are equitable and functional.
- Support and fulfill accessibility accommodation requests from external stakeholders.
- Track and report on progress and activities related to document remediation.
- Monitor and review updated or new accessibility and document standards as appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum qualifications:
- Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook) and Adobe as well as the ability to quickly learn and apply other software skills.
- Software: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience authoring and remediating documents for accessibility which includes experience auditing documents for accessibility compliance.
- 4-6 years of experience using Adobe Acrobat/Pro and Microsoft Office
- Software: Common Look PDF or other document remediation tools; Screen Readers (JAWS, NVDA, Narrator, etc.) and other assistive technology used for manual accessibility testing
- Strong communication, organization, time management, prioritization, and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify and analyze issues and develop appropriate solutions and plans of action
- Knowledge of accessibility standards such as Section 508, WCAG, PDF/UA
- Strong attention to technical detail
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