Document Remediation (Accessibility) Specialist Administrator III

Introduction The Maryland State Department of Education is dedicated to supporting a world-class educational system that prepares all students for college and career success in the 21st century. With excellent stewardship from our divisions, we oversee State and federal programs that support the needs of a diverse population – students, teachers, principals, and other educators throughout Maryland.

Introduction The Maryland State Department of Education is dedicated to supporting a world-class educational system that prepares all students for college and career success in the 21st century. With excellent stewardship from our divisions, we oversee State and federal programs that support the needs of a diverse population – students, teachers, principals, and other educators throughout Maryland.

GRADE
18LO
CATION OF POSITION Nancy S. Grasmick Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(Hybrid eligible; on-call availability required for production deployments and critical incidents; Global Protect VPN required for all MSDE system access)
Main Purpose of Job This contractual position supports Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Information Technology Branch (ITB) - Accessibility Section in ensuring that all digital content meets accessibility standards during the redesign and redevelopment of the MSDE Website. This role supports the review, remediation, testing, and validation of digital content to ensure compliance with applicable accessibility requirements, maintain content integrity, and provide a seamless user experience throughout the migration process.

The specialist collaborates with content owners, web developers, and project stakeholders to identify and remediate accessibility issues, preserve document functionality and formatting, and facilitate the successful transition of digital assets to the new web environment, ensure that all digital content meets federal, state standards and regulations for accessibility.

Duties Include Document Remediation

• Evaluate and remediate digital documents to ensure compliance with Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG),including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF files.
• Review, format, and modify electronic documents by correcting accessibility issues related to document structure, headings, tables, images, hyperlinks, forms, reading order, color contrast, and other accessibility elements.
• Conduct accessibility testing using automated and manual testing methods, including assistive technologies, to identify accessibility barriers and verify that remediated documents meet compliance standards.
• Provide technical assistance and develop remediation plans for complex or high-volume documents, advising content owners on accessibility requirements and document remediation best practices.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of remediated documents to validate accessibility compliance, maintain document integrity and functionality, and document remediation activities and outcomes.

• Review and remediate prerecorded multimedia content by evaluating and updating captions, transcripts, and other accessibility features to ensure compliance with Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG).
• Develop and maintain accessible alternatives for time-based media by creating and editing accurate caption files, descriptive text transcripts, and other equivalent content for prerecorded video and audio materials.

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Six years of administrative staff or professional work.

• Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
• Candidates may…