About the job Document Accessiblity Specialist (Towson, MD)
Document Accessiblity Specialist needed for our government client in Towson, MD. The Document Accessiblity Specialist will convert and publish a three-year backlog of judges' decisions into accessible PDF documents for publication on the web content management system Drupal. Three month contract position. The non-negotiable pay rate is $30.00 per hour.
Essential Duties :
- 304 cases from 2022, 266 cases from 2023 and 280 cases from 2024 will be converted to publishing its cases and decisions for publicaccess on the website.
- Creating accessible PDFs in the morning and moving them into adesignated folder for Quality Assurance. Baltimore County WebServices team members will conduct quality assurance on thedocuments to ensure compliance and approve the documents. Inthe afternoons, the consultant will upload the previous daysapproved files to Drupal.
- Fixing accessiblity issues in existing PDFs including tagging, adding alt text, ensuring proper reading order and making forms accessible.
- Providing guidance to content Creators on how to make documents accessible for the outset.
- Educating teams on accessiblity best practices and the use of accessiblity tools.
- Keeping up-to-date on evolving accessiblity laws, standards (like WCAG, PDF / UA, Section 508) and best practices.
- Clearly documenting accessibility issues and remediation steps.
Qualifications :
Expertisein Adobe Acrobat Pro, CommonLook, and other remediation software is required.Experienceusing screen readers (JAWS, NVDA) and understanding how theyinteract with PDFs is required.Knowledgeof WCAG 2.1 / 2.2, PDF / UA, Section 508, and other relevant standards is required.Abilityto identify, analyze, and resolve accessibility is required.Must have excellentwritten and verbal communication skills for explaining issues andsolutions.Must have experience with Microsoft Office documents (Word,PowerPoint, Excel) and other relevant formats.Knowledgeof using Drupal toupload PDFs is required.Must be able to work from 8 : 00 am-4 : 30 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch on site.Must be able to pass a FBI background check and drug test.Swift Staffing offers weekly pay, sick pay hours, health insurance, a
one time longevity bonus, referral bonuses, holiday pay and a Roth IRA
plan. Certain restrictions apply.