Professional Resume Template for
Accessibility Specialist
Simon K. Fletcher
Denver, CO
(303) 555-0142
simon.fletcher@proton.mail
linkedin.com/in/simon-fletcher | github.com/simonfletcher | simonfletcher.dev
Professional Summary
Methodical Accessibility Specialist with 6 years of experience embedding WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards across enterprise SaaS products and platforms. Direct expertise in managing accessibility audits, leading cross-functional training, and integrating automated testing tools like Axe-core and Lighthouse into CI/CD pipelines. Successfully audited and remediated 3 high-traffic web applications, reducing accessibility compliance issues by 45% and expanding target user reach by 12%. Collaborative partner to product, engineering, and design teams, leveraging screen readers and custom HTML/CSS testing to build inclusive user interfaces.
Work Experience
Accessibility Specialist — Veridian Tech Solutions
Denver, CO | January 2024 – Present
- Audited 12 enterprise SaaS application modules using JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver screen readers, identifying and cataloging 450+ WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA violations in Jira.
- Collaborated with product designers to implement an inclusive design library, reducing design-phase accessibility defects by 35% over a 12-month period.
- Integrated Axe-core and Lighthouse automated testing tools into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, capturing 40% of baseline accessibility issues before production releases.
- Conducted bi-weekly interactive workshops on semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA specs for 40+ software engineers, reducing post-release remediation efforts by 28%.
Accessibility QA Analyst — Aura Digital Group
Seattle, WA | June 2020 – December 2023
- Designed and executed accessibility test plans for 4 high-traffic e-commerce platforms, expanding the screen-reader-compatible user base by an estimated 15%.
- Remediated 200+ keyboard navigation issues, focus trap bugs, and missing alt-text instances on customer-facing pages, reducing compliant user complaint tickets by 60%.
- Drafted Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPAT) based on Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 standards, directly supporting sales teams to secure 3 government contracts valued at $1.4M.
- Automated regression testing suite using Cypress-axe for daily cron jobs, cutting manual accessibility validation time from 8 hours down to 45 minutes.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
University of Colorado Denver · Denver, CO · 2020
Skills
Digital accessibility, WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 AA standards, Section 508 compliance, Screen reader testing, Keyboard-only navigation testing, ARIA design patterns, Automated accessibility testing, Inclusive design principles, Front-end development (HTML/CSS), VPAT creation, User testing facilitation, JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Axe-core, Lighthouse, Cypress-axe, Jenkins, Jira
Projects
SaaS Compliance Overhaul
Role: Lead Accessibility Auditor
Tools: Axe-core, NVDA, Jira, Confluence
Audited and remediated a customer billing portal with 120,000 active users, resolving 150 WCAG issues and achieving Section 508 compliance in 3 months.
Design System Accessibility Integration
Role: Accessibility Advisor
Tools: Figma, Storybook, React, Lighthouse
Spearheaded accessibility review of 50 reusable React components, reducing downstream development accessibility bugs by 55% over 6 months.
Certifications
- Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) (2023)
- Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) (2021)
- Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) (2023)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Provided pro-bono digital accessibility audits for local non-profit websites (2022-present)
- Availability: 2 weeks notice
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Accessibility Specialist
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$82,000
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$118,000
Avg:
$98,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for digital Accessibility Specialists in the technology industry is experiencing rapid acceleration, driven by evolving federal regulations such as the DOJ's 2024 Title II final rule and the European Accessibility Act. As organizations prioritize inclusive design to expand their customer base and mitigate compliance risks, roles are projected to grow by 15% over the next decade. While automated AI testing tools speed up preliminary checks, human subject matter expertise remains critical for manual screen reader audits and strategic engineering consulting.
15% growth over 10 years
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