Umesh Kumar

Accessibility Document Remediation PDF/Word/PPT

Freelance • Freelance

Nov 2025 - Present • 6 mos

● Remediated PDF documents to meet WCAG 2.1, PDF/UA, Fillable Form and Section 508 accessibility standards ● Used tools such as Adobe Acrobat XI Pro/DC, PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker), axesPDF QuickFix and CommonLook PDF to evaluate and remediate content. ● Ensured correct reading order, alt text, headings, and table structures for screen reader compatibility ● Created and maintained accessibility reports and documentation for compliance tracking. ● Extensive experience in desktop publishing using Microsoft Word to create, format, and finalize high-quality documents including reports, manuals, policy documents, brochures, and forms. ● Designed and applied custom templates and styles to ensure consistent formatting across multi-page documents, including headings, body text, bullet lists, tables, and captions. ● Structured documents with section breaks, columns, headers/footers, page numbering, and cover pages for professional output and print readiness. ● Integrated and formatted complex elements such as math equation, charts, tables, images, and smart objects while maintaining document integrity across platforms and versions. ● Optimized Word documents for conversion to accessible PDFs, ensuring clean structure, logical reading order, and compatibility with assistive technologies. ● ABBYY FineReader is an optical character recognition (OCR) software convert scanned documents, PDFs, and images into editable and searchable formats, such as Word, Excel, or searchable PDF. ● Maintained version control, proofed documents for layout consistency, and resolved formatting issues related to tracked changes, imported content, and legacy documents. ● Ensured final deliverables met industry standards for print and digital distribution, including typography, white space, and alignment consistency. ● Knowledge is Word Accessible, Design, Photoshop, CorelDraw.