508 Compliance Specialist

🕒 August 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $51k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🚔 Compliance

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LMI

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1961

📦 Logistics

🏥 Healthcare

🎖️ Defense

Logistics • Healthcare • Defense

LMI is a forward-thinking company that focuses on reimagining the path from insight to outcome through innovative solutions in various sectors, including applied AI and digital health. They provide advanced analytics, engineering support, and performance optimization across defense, health, and civilian markets, with a strong commitment to enhancing mission effectiveness for government clients. With a focus on collaboration and research, LMI aims to drive positive change through its diverse capabilities and partnerships.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain the project's Section 508 compliance strategy, standards, procedures, and quality-control processes • Translate VA accessibility requirements, standards, guidance, and acceptance criteria into actionable project requirements • Serve as the primary Section 508 compliance point of contact for the VA training program • Coordinate with VA accessibility stakeholders regarding requirements, testing, findings, remediation, and acceptance • Participate early in curriculum design and production to identify and prevent accessibility issues • Develop accessibility checklists, testing protocols, review templates, and compliance documentation • Conduct automated and manual accessibility testing of deliverables across Microsoft products, PDFs, videos, audio, screen recordings, and e-learning modules • Review multimedia and interactive learning products for captions, transcripts, audio accessibility, visual information, keyboard accessibility, focus order, navigation, labeling, and alternative text • Identify accessibility defects, document findings, coordinate remediation, and validate corrections • Maintain accessibility test records, remediation logs, compliance evidence, and final validation documentation • Track recurring issues and conduct accessibility trend analysis to improve processes, templates, and team training • Provide accessibility guidance and support quality reviews, sprint reviews, curriculum demonstrations, and deliverable acceptance activities • Remain current on Section 508 standards, federal accessibility guidance, VA requirements, and accessibility testing practices • Perform other accessibility assurance activities needed to ensure project deliverables meet VA requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, accessibility, instructional technology, digital media, communications, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience • 3+ years of professional experience supporting Section 508 compliance, digital accessibility, accessibility testing, or comparable accessibility assurance activities • Demonstrated knowledge of Section 508 requirements and federal digital accessibility standards • Experience testing and remediating accessibility issues across multiple content formats • Experience using automated accessibility testing tools • Experience conducting manual accessibility testing • Experience evaluating Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents for accessibility • Experience evaluating multimedia and video content, including captions and transcripts • Experience evaluating e-learning or web-based learning content • Experience identifying defects, documenting findings, coordinating remediation, and validating corrections • Understanding of accessible document structure, including headings, reading order, alternative text, tables, hyperlinks, and navigation • Understanding of multimedia accessibility requirements, including captions, transcripts, audio, visual information, and accessible instructional content • Experience collaborating with instructional designers, curriculum developers, technical writers, multimedia developers, and technical SMEs • Ability to translate accessibility standards into practical production guidance • Ability to manage multiple deliverables and accessibility reviews simultaneously • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to maintain accessibility testing documentation and compliance evidence • Ability to work effectively in a remote, highly collaborative, deadline-driven environment • Ability to obtain and maintain applicable VA access, security, or background investigation requirements