Chris Mike

Document Accessibility Specialist

Contractor

Jan 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 5 mos

As a Document Accessibility Specialist, I work with government agencies, universities, legal and finance firms, and organizations distributing public documents to ensure full PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint accessibility in compliance with WCAG 2.1/2.2, PDF/UA standards, and Section 508 requirements. I remediate high-volume documents by correcting tags, reading order, alt text, and other accessibility barriers, producing conformance-ready files that meet both legal and technical standards. Each engagement results in actionable, prioritized remediation, ensuring stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams understand the fixes, the impact, and how to maintain accessibility for future documents. I have delivered recurring document accessibility projects for institutions with ongoing compliance needs, ensuring that every public-facing document is usable for all audiences, including users with disabilities. All work is grounded in IAAP WAS and CPACC standards, ensuring professional, legally defensible accessibility remediation that meets the highest recognized industry benchmarks.

Accessibility Compliance Specialist

LinkedIn • Freiberufler

Aug 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 10 mos

On LinkedIn, I work as an Accessibility Compliance Specialist, I partner with SaaS vendors, government contractors, educational institutions, and EU-based companies to author VPAT and ACR reports that ensure full compliance with Section 508, WCAG 2.1/2.2, and EN 301 549 under the European Accessibility Act (EAA). I guide organizations through procurement audits, preparing legally defensible documentation that meets the stringent requirements of federal and enterprise procurement processes. My work leverages the DHS Trusted Tester methodology and industry best practices, providing comprehensive, actionable assessments that clearly map accessibility issues to conformance standards. Every VPAT and ACR report I deliver includes detailed issue descriptions, severity ratings, affected user groups, code-level remediation recommendations, and summary conformance statements, giving technical teams and decision-makers a complete, defensible compliance picture. Across these engagements, I have supported organizations facing federal mandates, enterprise accessibility audits, and EAA compliance deadlines, enabling SaaS vendors to secure procurement contracts, EU companies to meet new regulatory standards, and educational institutions to maintain accessibility for all users. Each engagement is grounded in IAAP WAS and CPACC certification standards, ensuring the highest professional and legal credibility in accessibility compliance.

Web Accessibility Consultant

Consulting

Feb 2021 - Present • 5 yrs 4 mos

As an independent Web Accessibility Consultant, I partner with businesses, startups, e-commerce brands, and digital agencies to identify, document, and resolve accessibility barriers that expose organizations to legal risk under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and WCAG 2.1/2.2 international standards. My work begins where automated tools stop. While scanners catch only 30–40% of real accessibility issues, I conduct thorough manual audits using NVDA, JAWS, keyboard-only navigation testing, and color contrast analysis, surfacing the barriers that actually block users with disabilities from accessing your product. Every engagement delivers a prioritized, actionable audit report mapped directly to WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level AA success criteria. Reports include issue severity ratings, code-level fix recommendations, and conformance summaries aligned to ADA Title III and Section 508, giving both technical and non-technical stakeholders a clear picture of their compliance status. I have served clients across e-commerce, SaaS, healthcare, education, and financial services, helping businesses that received ADA demand letters achieve rapid remediation, guiding startups through pre-launch compliance reviews, and supporting agencies delivering accessible products to their clients. Every audit is grounded in my IAAP WAS and CPACC certifications and executed using the DHS Trusted Tester methodology, ensuring every finding meets the highest professional and federal standards in the accessibility field.