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Digital Accessibility Specialist

We are seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to support document and web accessibility remediation efforts across a large volume of digital content. This role will focus initially on PDF accessibility compliance, with longer-term involvement in broader website accessibility initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience using Adobe accessibility tools, be able to interpret accessibility error and warning codes, and effectively remediate issues in alignment with WCAG and Section 508 standards.

Key Responsibilities

PDF Accessibility & Remediation

• Remediate and update a large inventory of PDFs to meet accessibility standards.
• Use Adobe accessibility tools to identify issues, interpret error and warning codes, and apply appropriate fixes.
• Correct document-level accessibility issues including:
• Tag structure and reading order
• Alternative text for images
• Text recognition for image-based or scanned PDFs
• Accessible tables, headings, and lists
• Distinguish between errors that require remediation versus those that require validation or alternate handling.

Content Review & Governance

• Review existing PDFs to determine:
• Which documents must remain published
• Which can be archived or removed
• Identify content ownership and source processes for incoming documents.
• Support ongoing review and intake of newly submitted PDFs.

Accessibility & Compliance Support

• Ensure required regulatory or accreditation-related documents remain accessible and compliant.
• Remediate complex, image-based documents that require manual accessibility correction.

Multimedia Accessibility

• Support accessibility compliance for video content, including:
• Closed captioning requirements
• Coordination of remediation for non-compliant media

Website Accessibility (Longer-Term)

• Contribute to broader website accessibility efforts beyond document remediation.
• Collaborate with web and content teams to support ongoing accessibility improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience remediating PDF accessibility issues
• Strong hands-on proficiency with Adobe Acrobat accessibility tools
• Ability to understand and resolve Adobe accessibility error and warning codes
• Working knowledge of:
• WCAG 2.x
• Section 508
• Experience remediating scanned or image-based PDFs
• Familiarity with document tagging, reading order, and assistive technology compatibility

They have about 50 documents they need help with immediately and more than likely more after that.