The Accessibility Specialist oversees TxDOTs ICT (Information and Communication Technology) accessibility program and serves as its subject-matter expert (SME) regarding ICT accessibility matters. Responsible for all aspects of developing and maintaining the program, including supervising the program and working through its governance structures, guiding and consulting agency stakeholders on accessibility matters, developing and implementing detailed accessibility criteria for the specific ICT at TxDOT, evaluating and remediating TxDOT ICT for compliance with accessibility laws, and delivering ICT accessibility training specific to TxDOTs ICT needs. Serves as a Lead Worker. Reports to the Applications Branch Manager. Employees at this level self-supervise and assume direct accountability for the work product.Essential Duties:Directs all agency ICT accessibility initiatives and strategies, including developing, maintaining, and improving the following policies, ICT compliance review and approval procedures, technical guidelines for meeting statutory requirements regarding ICT accessibility, implementation and remediation plans, and processes for receiving and responding to reports of inaccessible ICT.Advises and updates ICT accessibility governance groups on accessibility initiatives and challenges and inventorying and evaluating TXDOT ICT for statutory compliance.Advises on accessibility requirements and best practices for evaluating, creating, testing, remediating, and procuring accessible ICT.Advises Executive Administration and other stakeholders on ICT accessibility costs, benefits, and risks.Works with IT management and staff on how to develop, configure, and update their ICT to be accessible.Identifies, selects, and uses software and other tools to test, diagnose, and remediate agency ICT so that it complies with all applicable ICT laws, standards, and regulations.Consult and train agency stakeholders, including IT developers and testers, procurement staff, and TxDOT staff who create or modify ICT, on the use of these tools.Remediates strategic agency ICT, evaluating and testing the Accessibility of ICT procurements, guiding Accessibility corrective action plans, and identifying and implementing solutions to urgent accessibility issues.Develops and maintains specific, detailed technical criteria and standards necessary to ensure that all agency software applications, software platforms, and data files that are produced, modified, or procured comply with all applicable ICT laws, standards, and regulations.Works with software developers, project managers, and testers to understand and implement the functional criteria into their development requirements and testing processes. Also works with content creators to meet the requirements when creating ICT with desktop applications and with training and communication staff to ensure that all audio-video content meets the identified criteria.Identifies the agencyandrsquo;s ICT accessibility training needs and develops training plans to meet those needs. This includes identifying, selecting, developing, and administering ICT accessibility training that increases Accessibility compliance for existing and new IT platforms, computer applications, digital documents, and other ICT.Serves as a lead worker to TxDOT employees by serving as a resource for complex questions and providing technical training; providing input on employeesandrsquo; career conversations; approving employeesandrsquo; leave requests to ensure operations coverage; and presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.