508 Compliance Consultant

Job Description

SCOPE OF WORK

USP must ensure that electronic and information technology it makes publicly available is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (http://www.section508.gov/) and the Section 508 Refresh require accessibility for individuals with disabilities for documentation and applications produced by and for the U.S. Government (USG).

USP seeks a consultant to ensure that its public-facing information and communications technology (ICT) materials produced under federal contracts – including documents (e.g., PDFs, Microsoft Word files, PowerPoint decks), websites, electronic applications and software, online tools, multimedia content (e.g., video and audio products), and other collateral – are compliant with these requirements.

Potential tasks that the consultant will be responsible for carrying out include:

· Use approved checklists for various types of content and interfaces to ensure that USP is thoroughly adhering to Section 508 requirements.

· Determine an estimated completion time for each task, based on its complexity and the demands (deadlines, client and stakeholder expectations, etc.) around the product.

· Using tools (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro, ANDI,[1] CCA,[2] the Web Accessibility Initiative’s WCAG,[3] and/or others), check compliance of USP ICT products to ensure that they are accessible to persons with disabilities.

· Working with USP content producers and/or managers, correct noncompliant components of materials according to government requirements and standards for each type of content. For example, documents must be compliant in areas including missing or unsuitable alternate text; complex and unreadable tables; inappropriate color contrast; incomplete or faulty tagging and reading order; and other components as defined by the USG.

· Along with the corrected/ compliant materials, deliver both a completed checklist (see bullet 1) and an accessibility or compliance report to verify the success of the process.

Qualifications

• Completion of the Department of Homeland Security’s Trusted Tester Certification or similar formal recognition of knowledge and adherence to best practices in current Section 508 compliance remediation.
• Ability to remediate any type of ICT content to ensure its accessibility for people with disabilities.
• Proven track record of work on ICT products developed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government.

Preferred Qualifications

• Remediation of material developed by or for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Ability to recognize and flag apparent content errors noted while performing compliance processes.
• Knowledge of copyright and open access laws.
• Familiarity with the conventions around personally identifiable information (PII) in government-produced materials.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please send CV, 3-References, and Hourly Rate to ATTN: Brandon Long, Senior Procurement Specialist, at GPH_Procurement@USP.org by the closing date of April 29, 2022.

When submitting your application, write “508 Compliance Consultant” in the email Subject Line.

About the Organization

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent, scientific nonprofit organization focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines. We are working to strengthen the global supply chain so that the medicines people rely on for health are available when needed and work as expected. USP’s Global Health programs works with donors and partners in low- and middle-income countries to advance access to quality-assured essential medicines and strengthen supply chains to address critical global health threats such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS, and maternal and child health conditions.