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Rachel Flagg

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U.S.  General Services Administration

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ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST #10269



Pay:  FR-24 $68,000 $104,400; FR-25 $78,400 $124,500

Location: Washington, DC



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Accessibility Specialist provides Board staff and contractors 
(e.g.,
writers, editors, content contributors) with a facility to 
request
information and assistance in complying with Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act.  Applying an explicit knowledge of the 
accessibility
requirements relevant to the Board, ensures that web applications 
and
content conform to current Section 508 accessibility 
requirements.  Consults
with staff charged with meeting Section 508 accessibility 
requirements for
content and applications posted on the Board's public website 
(PubWeb) and
intranet websites.



Requires at least two years of specialized experience in 
understanding,
organizing, and supporting the implementation of Section 508.  
Excellent oral
and written interpersonal communication skills, ability to train 
others on
508 topics, customer service orientation, and the ability to 
solve customer
problems in a timely manner a must.  Demonstrated experience with 
assistive
technology (e.g., screen readers, accessibility validation 
tools), HTML
coding, and software.  Proficiency in xhtml, including creation,
modification and verifying compliance of documents.  Proficiency 
in Adobe
Dreamweaver to modify/create xhtml documents.  Proficiency in 
Adobe Acrobat
to modify/update PDF documents, including tagging, modifying the 
reading
order, and verifying compliance.  Proficiency in Abbyy Finereader 
version 10
or higher a plus, but not required.



Analyzes new content for conformity to established accessibility
requirements, advises staff in the solution of accessibility 
problems, and
works with staff to devise approaches to presentation of text, 
tables,
charts, graphics, applications, and digital media to best meet 
accessibility
requirements.  Collaborates with authors on a variety of 
documents in
presenting accessible content and, as necessary, suggests 
organizational,
stylistic, formatting, coding, and/or programming changes.  
Coordinate
divisions' requests for Section 508 compliance reviews and 
accessibility
audits upon request.  Must also have understanding and 
familiarity of web
coding standards (W3C) and usability/user experience/user 
testing.




Stephanie Hawkes

Senior HR Service Associate | HRASO

Human Resources | Management Division

The Federal Reserve Board

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202.452.3737
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