Federal Work Study Potential: Digital Accessibility Undergraduate Intern for Document Remediation

University of Virginia | Office of Equal Opportunity & Civil Rights

About the Role

Help make the University of Virginia’s digital content accessible to everyone. Digital Accessibility Interns perform high-volume remediation of PDF document files for UVA staff. As a Digital Accessibility Intern, you will learn to use industry-standard tools to identify and fix accessibility barriers in PDF documents by gaining the skills that are increasingly sought after in government, education, and technology sectors. Interns will work in small teams of other undergraduate students led by a Graduate Digital Accessibility Lead Intern, who will assign tasks, provides day-to-day direction, and check the quality of remediated documents. UVA's Digital Accessibility Coordinator will supervise this program. Students with attention to detail who are passionate about equity in information access are encouraged to apply. What You’ll Do Production Work (approximately 85% of effort)

Interns will be expected to

Manage high-priority and escalated accessibility remediation requests. Remediate PDFs and digital documents to meet WCAG 2.2 AA and PDF/UA standards. Ensure proper reading order, tagging, headings, alt text, color contrast, and metadata. Review and remediate complex content, including tables, charts, and multi-column layouts. Write or acquire descriptive alternative text for images and figures. Follow team processes and standards of practice. Utilize tools such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, Equidox, SensusAccess, and PAC. Meet established deadlines for assignments and tasks, submitting completed tasks to the Graduate Digital Accessibility Lead Intern for review. Update work log in the tracking system. General Team Responsibilities (approximately 15% of effort) Attend both in-person and virtual onboarding and training. Participate in weekly virtual team check-ins and engage in program improvement discussions. Speak up proactively when questions or concerns arise. This positi