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Web Accessibility Consultant

Innosoul incNashville, TN🇺🇸United StatesPosted 1 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your expertise in web accessibility and user-centered design to ensure inclusive digital experiences for a large government agency, with opportunities to train staff and influence website modernization. This remote, part-time role is ideal for a detail-oriented consultant with strong CPACC/WAS, WCAG, and UX skills who thrives on making digital content accessible to all. Apply now to make a significant impact on public service.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Nashville, TN, United States
Posted
19 hours ago
Microsoft Word

Job Description

Job ID: TN-66235
Hybrid/Local Web Accessibility Consultant with WebAIM/WAVE/ANDI/NVDA/Color Contrast Analyzer, WCAG, PDF/UA, MS Word/Adobe Acrobat Pro Accessibility/PAC, testing, Matterhorn protocol experience
Location: Nashville, TN (DCS)
Duration: 12 Months
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.
Position Purpose:
The Tennessee Department of Children s Services (DCS) is seeking a Web Accessibility Consultant to support the Department s efforts to create, remediate, test, and maintain accessible electronic documents and forms intended for publication or distribution.
The consultant will work closely with the DCS Policy team to ensure electronic documents are developed and remediated in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, 2.2, Level AA, applicable PDF/UA requirements, DCS document standards, and established digital accessibility practices.
The consultant must be able to improve the accessibility and semantic structure of official DCS documents while preserving the documents substantive content, meaning, terminology, legal requirements, and policy intent.

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