Accessible Document Specialist

About Digital Accessibility by WeCo

Digital Accessibility by WeCo is a unique company that specialized in WCAG, Section 508 and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, through the knowledge and insights of a team of experts and testers who live with disabilities.

Founded in 2011 by an early government accessibility specialist who was born with two cognitive disabilities, WeCo is an equal opportunity employer with a dual mission of helping organizations create accessible digital venues and providing career opportunities to talented professionals with disabilities.

At WeCo, work/life balance is much more than a statement.  We believe that offering a flexible work schedule and generous paid time off to both our part- and full-time employees, is key to helping our people bring their best to the table every day.

Please note: Some roles within our company require living with a disability as part of the job role.  This will be reflected in the job requirements.

To learn more about WeCo, visit our web site at: www.theweco.com or follow us on Facebook at: WeCo (The Wehrman Collaborative) or on Twitter at: @WeCo5.

Our Mission

Based on the principles of building up, moving forward, and focusing on our strengths, WeCo’s mission is to foster accessibility, awareness, and independence for all people, regardless of their disabilities.

Our Core Values

• We’re undaunted and fearless: demonstrating tenacity against all obstacles.
• We work with precision, providing excellent work that exceeds our client’s expectations
• Our compass is Integrity and humility: doing the right thing for the right reason, in a spirit of service to others.
• We’re driven to grow: we have a strong desire to make ourselves, our products and our company better with forward movement.
• We fail forward: we aren’t afraid to reach higher to be more than we are today and learn from the lessons our mistakes offer.
• We are each other’s pride and joy: each team member brings equal value and worth to the table, enjoying our work, and each other, every day.

Position Purpose

The Accessible Document Specialist is a part-time contractor role with our Accessibility Team designed to interface with our corporate clientele.  The successful candidate will provide our corporate clients with a personalized approach to their accessible document services, in line with our commitment to human-based accessibility. 

The unique experience you will gain from working with WeCo, includes an up-close view of the wide array of digital challenges faced by people who live with disabilities AND the chance to contribute to accessibility solutions that impact the largest minority group of people in the US and across the globe.

Reasonable Accommodation for our Contractors

Regardless of the difference in schedule and engagement, WeCo contractors are considered members of our team.  For this reason, all WeCo contractors receive access to our robust reasonable accommodation process during their interview process and their entire tenure with us.

Position Length, Location, and Hours

This position is in WeCo’s accessible, virtual office.  It is classified as a part-time contract role.  Hours vary depending upon client requests.

Key Responsibilities

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Remediating inaccessible documents.
2. Reviewing documents to assess the level of remediation reached.
3. Providing reports on the level of accessibility of given documents.
4. Managing the flow of client services from initial meeting through report presentations.
5. Meeting with clients to discuss the findings of their documents, and to review potential remediation approaches.
6. Delivering virtual document instruction through a WeCo approved curriculum.

Desired Results

• Exceed client’s expectations with attentive customized service.
• Provide consistent, quality reports and support in a corporate setting.
• Create flawless remediated documents and reports.
• Consistently meets deadlines.
• Maintain required certifications and industry-current knowledge.
• Fully grasp the ramifications of accessible and inaccessible documents on users with disabilities.
• Work as a trusted, relied-upon member of our team.
  
  

Skills Traits and Competencies

1. Living with one or more disability is preferred for this role.
2. Current International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) certification.
3. Additional certification as a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) is a plus.
4. Minimum 3 years’ experience in accessible document remediation.
   (Work examples required.)
5. Verbal recommendation from at least one past contract experience.
6. Relentlessly meticulous
7. Self-starter with flawless adherence to deadlines.
8. Excellent at building relationships and managing client expectations.
9. Advanced knowledge of Adobe, Microsoft and InDesign products.
10. Strong written and expressive (the ability to speak is not necessarily required) skills.
11. Ability to function well within a virtual office environment.
12. Comfortable working with, and for, professionals who live with disabilities.
13. Believe in WeCo’s mission and align with our Core Values.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work at a computer and communicate through the Microsoft Teams messaging system.

Work Environment

WeCo offers a robust, and accessible, virtual office allowing our staff to work from anywhere inside the United States.  We also offer shared office spaces in Stillwater and St. Paul Minnesota.  Shared office spaces may also be offered to candidates in different locations throughout the US.  (Dependent upon availability and business need.)

NOTE: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The noise level in our Stillwater and St. Paul Minnesota office work environment is usually quiet.