WCAG 2.2 AA Manual tester / VPAT / ACR

Company Description DalTex Consulting, LLC is a specialized consulting firm focused on delivering high-quality, client-centered services across a variety of technical and business domains. The company partners with organizations to improve digital experiences, streamline operations in meeting regulatory standards. DalTex Consulting values flexibility, reliability, and clear communication, working with professionals who bring strong subject matter expertise to each engagement. Team members often collaborate remotely providing services to clients across different industries and locations.
Role Description This is a remote part-time contract role (CPWA or WAS) for a WCAG 2.2 AA Manual Tester / VPAT / ACR specialist. The role requires experience performing detailed manual accessibility testing of web applications and digital content against WCAG 2.2 AA criteria, documenting findings/defects, validating remediations, coding fixes. The tester shall prepare and update Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) ensuring that documentation clearly explains compliance status and known issues. This is a one-on-one collaboration with the developer or POC. Using assistive technologies to verify accessibility and providing practical recommendations for improving the user experience. The consultant shall manage their schedule, meet agreed-upon deadlines, use their own resources/hardware, software and editing tools. Must maintain clear written and verbal communication with developer and owner of website. Any software not readily available to consultant may be supplied by the POC.
Qualifications
Prior experience in accessibility compliance, QA testing, or UX roles; certification in accessibility through IAAP as a Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) or Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA).
Experience running Website Audits with documentation
Creating and maintaining VPAT and ACR documentation
Hands-on experience testing with assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver; keyboard-only navigation; zoom, and color contrast tools. Testing desktop (Windows/Apple), tablets, and smart phones (Android/IPhone).
Ability to write concise defect reports and accessibility recommendations that are understandable to designers, developers, and product owners.
Familiarity with common web technologies (HTML, CSS, React, JavaScript) and how they impact accessibility and user interaction) as well as other languages.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail in identifying and documenting accessibility issues.
Ability to work independently in a remote consulting environment.
Comfort working as a contractor managing time effectively in meeting project timelines and deliverables.
Nice to have:
GitHub and Visual Studio experience.
Streamline collaborative development work flows by leveraging Git integration to manage branches, commits, and pull requests.
Optimize code quality and team velocity with GitHub pull request reviews and visual merge conflict resolution within IDE.
Architect and maintain repo structures, ensuring seamless integration between local Visual Studio environments and remote GitHub tracking branches.
Expert in applying and auditing ARIA roles, states, and properties—including accessible name computation, dynamic state management, APG‑compliant widget behavior, keyboard and screen reader interoperability, landmark structure, and identification/remediation of ARIA anti‑patterns—to ensure full WCAG 2.2 AA/Section 508 compliance across custom and native UI components. (Not all ARIA semantics apply to this assignment).
Railway App Hosting and AI tools like Claude Code CLI experience.
Special Note: This contract is structured as a milestone‑based engagement with fixed, deliverable‑driven pricing. All work will be priced at the project level; hourly billing will not be used.
Must have:
1. IAAP Cert: WAS or CPWA
2. 2-3 projects creating and updating VPAT/ACR
3. Website development and maintenance related to WCAG 2.2 AA compliance
Actual Deliverables needed:
1. Full audit of Website
2. Audit results/report detailing all POUR guidelines and tables with code snippets
3. Remediation and testing
4. VPAT creation producing the ACR

Work arrangement
Yes