Job ID: CO-64567 (94590704)
Remote/Local Accessibility Analyst (12+) with JAWS/NVDA/Narrator/screen readers, WCAG/508, PDF/UA/CommonLook/Adobe Acrobat Pro/document remediation tool, authoring, MS Access experience
Location: Golden, CO (COOP Jefferson County)
Duration: 12 Months
Candidates must live and work within Colorado.
Skills:
Skills Others Assistive Technology Experience using screen reader tools (JAWS, NVDA, Narrator, etc.) and other assistive technology used for manual accessibility testing. Novice (1-3 Years) No
Skills Others Document Remediation Software Experience remediating PDFs using CommonLook or other document remediation tool. Novice (1-3 Years) No
Skills Others Adobe Acrobat Novice (1-3 Years) Yes
Skills Others Communication skills both verbal and written Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes
Skills Others Teamwork Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes
Skills Tools MicrosoftOffice Novice (1-3 Years) Yes
Description:
Brings proven, specialized experience from related businesses or organizations as well as system integration and technology experience. Expertise could include various technologies and roles, including SME in product and software or functional areas.
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, CommonLook, and similar tools to remediate PDF documents in order 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: CommonLook 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