Carlos J White

Accessibility Specialist (Freelance)

Self Employed • Freelance

Jun 2024 - Present • 2 yrs

Remediated PDFs to WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, and PDF/UA standards for small businesses, agencies, and government contractors facing accessibility audits, ADA demand letters, and procurement compliance requirements. Built an AI-assisted production workflow combining Adobe Acrobat Pro Action Wizard for auto-tagging, custom Python tooling (pikepdf, PyMuPDF) for alt text generation and structure correction, and external validation through PAC 2024. Every deliverable receives a human compliance review pass before shipping. Specialized document types: tax forms, agency reports, healthcare disclosures, educational materials (K-12 and higher ed), insurance policy PDFs, HOA documents, court filings, and procurement contracts requiring VPAT 2.5 documentation. Forms work includes fillable field tagging, tab order, and screen-reader-friendly labels. Standard 24-hour turnaround. Rush 12-hour delivery available. Multi-document and retainer packages by quote. Process per order: (1) scope check against package, (2) Acrobat auto-tag pass, (3) AI-generated alt text reviewed and corrected manually, (4) structure tree validated for logical reading order, (5) tables tagged with TH header cells where present, (6) /Lang and /Title metadata set, (7) MarkInfo flag set, (8) PAC 2024 validator run with report attached to delivery, (9) human final-review pass. Deliverables: the remediated PDF, the PAC validator report, a one-page summary of WCAG criteria addressed, and a remediation log noting limitations (e.g., complex math equations requiring MathML markup). Disclosure: AI-assisted, human-verified on every order. No deliveries are auto-sent — every file is reviewed and corrected by me before it reaches the client.