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Andrew Davis

@andrewdavis1

Digital Accessibility Specialist combining WCAG/508 expertise with legislative research to deliver compliant learning platforms.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead accessibility compliance and remediation end-to-end—testing, documenting, and training—while partnering with QA and education teams to meet WCAG 2.1/2.2 and Section 508 standards.

I’m a detail-oriented digital accessibility professional focused on “accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA standards, Section 508, and ADA requirements.” I bridge technical testing with clear communication, research, and remediation so teams can ship usable educational and digital media.

Most recently, I developed databases tracking Federal and State accessibility laws and analyzed and communicated education-related regulations across departments to ensure compliance. I managed accessibility guidance for PowerPoints, eBooks, and Teacher Resource Systems by implementing Color Contrast, Text Size, Alt Text, PDF Tags, and Screen Reader adaptability.

I build practical remediation playbooks and verification workflows—developing Accessibility Guides for PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, and supporting American Sign Language and Screen Reader testing. I collaborate with QA teams to ensure consistency between print and digital resources, validating alt text, captions, and video transcripts using tools like ANDI, Duque Ax Tools, Wave, and JAWS.

Before accessibility work, I strengthened my research and policy foundation as a Legislative Researcher and Policy Associate for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and veteran-focused organizations, producing white papers under deadline. I’m IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), and I also run Popanimecomics, where I publish and host interviews and podcasts.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder, Operator, Host

Current

Popanimecomics

Jul 2014 - Present (12 years)

Founded and operated a pop culture website and blog covering anime, comic books, and professional wrestling, producing frequent written content and publishing an interview-based podcast. Created and hosted additional streaming content and delivered conference presentations.

Blogging Content Publishing Podcast Production Interview Hosting Twitch Public Speaking Podcast Guest Management

Digital Accessibility Specialist

Benchmark Education

Sep 2022 - Jun 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Developed databases tracking federal and state accessibility laws and provided guidance to ensure educational materials met WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA, Section 508, and ADA requirements. Performed accessibility remediation and testing for PowerPoints, eBooks, and related digital resources using screen-reader and evaluation tools.

WCAG 2.1 AA Section 508 Accessibility Testing remediation Color Contrast Testing ALT Text Adobe Acrobat Captions Deque AXE Microsoft Accessibility Checker JAWS

Accessibility University Assistant

Western Connecticut State University

Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 (3 months)

Assisted with accessibility-focused learning and remediated inaccessible Word, PDF, and PowerPoint documents for compliance. Tagged documents in Adobe Acrobat and performed manual and automated accessibility testing using common accessibility evaluation tools.

Section 508 Universal Design Pour Accessibility Remediation Adobe Acrobat Tags Accessibility Testing JAWS NVDA Training Materials

Legislative Researcher

U.S. Congress, House Appropriations Committee

Feb 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Conducted legislative research on general provisions in appropriations bills, analyzing legislative history and current budget and program impact for relevant departments and agencies. Prepared research reports under deadline using established government and research sources.

Legislative Research GAO Congress.gov Reporting Deadline Research

National Policy Associate

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017 (8 months)

Researched and wrote white papers informing VFW policy positions on military sexual assault legislation and service member protections. Coordinated with congressional staff and analyzed proposed changes to Title 38 of the U.S. Code to support legislative recommendations.

Military Sexual Assault Policy Research Service Member Protections Advocacy Congressional Staff Coordination Education and Healthcare Legislation Advocacy Policy Recommendations

Policy Associate

Student Veterans of America (SVA)

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017 (8 months)

Analyzed the GI Bill and veteran student debt and prepared white papers to support congressional policy development related to education for veterans. Built internal databases to support outreach and tracked press releases to monitor student veteran concerns and trends.

Policy Analysis GI Bill Research Veteran Student Debt Analysis Outreach Database Management Congressional Member Identification