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Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for experienced Web Accessibility Consultants to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (TN DCS) located in Nashville, TN. This is a hybrid position working from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this position is $28.50 per hour.

Web Accessibility Consultant Job Overview:

The Tennessee Department of Children's Services (DCS) is seeking Web Accessibility Consultants to support the Department's efforts to create, remediate, test, and maintain accessible electronic documents and forms intended for publication or distribution. This position 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. Candidates 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.

Web Accessibility Consultant Key Duties & 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 of refinement of accessible Word and form templates. Identify recurring accessibility issues and recommend practices which reduce the need for future remediation. Skills & Experience Requirements for Web Accessibility Consultant position: 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 which 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.

Benefits Include:

Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages Major Medical Insurance Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability Interested Here is how to apply: Click on "Apply Now" and complete the process. This job closes on 9/7/26 (or when the positions are filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date. Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. #QMR