Subject: Candidate for part-time contract position for Section 
508
Remediations Position



Good Morning,



We have a job opportunity for our Section 508 community 
(Part-Time)  as
follows:

Contractor staff needed to perform proficient Section 508 
evaluation,
testing and remediation of files types such as Microsoft Word, 
Excel, Power
Point, and Adobe PDF to ensure access to persons with 
disabilities who
utilize screen readers or other assistive technologies.  Test 
documents and
websites and perform all actions to ensure accessibility as 
identified in
S&T requirements.  Remediation activities must comply with 
Section 508 and
meet the standards identified by the OAST to determine if PDF, 
Microsoft
documents and websites are compliant.  Review documents' layout, 
design,
structure and formatting, especially Tables and Charts, and based 
on its
simplicity or complexity will recommend a conversion to Adobe 
Acrobat if the
level of complexity will fail with use of Assistant Technology.  
Evaluate the
elements of the document to assure correct HTML markup.  Track 
any issue in
call tracking system to report accurate report program health in 
a
summarized report from DHS to OMB.  Must have knowledge of HTML 
and Section
508 law especially as it relates to CFR 1994 Sub-part B., the 
Technical
Standards and Functional Performance Criteria.

Job Duties

Duties will include:

*	Perform Section 508 Document Evaluation, Remediation, and
Certification (includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, 
Microsoft Power
Point, Microsoft Office, and Adobe PDF File Types).
*	Determine if the PDF file has been properly tagged.  Verify 
that all
content is tagged, and that tagged elements are properly 
sequenced and
applied, edit as needed.
*	Ascertain that reading order is correct and that tag list 
follows
document reading order.
*	Embed fonts to ensure proper font display for all users.
*	Apply style tags appropriately to all text.
*	Add correct pagination to thumbnails.
*	Check and activate all Uniform Resource Identifiers (URLs).
*	Add bookmarks for documents over 9 pages.
*	Make Table of Contents active.
*	Make all internal and external active links blue.
*	Correct properties, initial view settings, correct tab 
order, "fast
view" set, custom properties removed, language set.
*	Tables scoped (header and data cells appropriately tagged); 
all
tabular data edited/tagged as tables with scoped columns and 
rows; tables
created where absent.
*	Add Alternative Text.  Add informative and concise 
alternative text
and descriptions for all non-text elements.
*	Artifact all table border tags.
*	Removal/artifact all background graphics.
*	Complete Adobe Pro 11 accessibility report showing no errors 
or
warnings.
*	Spot check with screen reader, Job Access with Speech (JAWS) 
or
equivalent.
*	Complete Quality Check
*	Documents must comply with Section 508 and meet the 
standards.
*	Remediation of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) and 
Multimedia
Files to comply with Section 508.
*	Review DHS preferred videos and provide synchronized  
captions that
are time-synchronized with the dialog and relevant sounds.  In 
some cases
this includes language other than English.  In addition provided 
transcript
with time coding.

Place of Performance

Washington, DC

Security Clearance Requirement

At a minimum, candidate must have an active Secret clearance.

Minimum Position Requirements

*	10 Years' Experience
*	MA/MS- Experience and other degrees can be substituted.

To appy:



http://www.lochharbour.com/openings/







Best Regards,



Lynette


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