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From: Mike Barlow
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 6:32AM
Subject: Accessibilty consultant salary
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I've been thinking recently of switching career gears (from primarily a
developer to an accessibility consultant) and wondering what the going
salaries are for a good accessibility consultant. One who can not only
analyze a site and make remediation recommendations but do coding and
training as well.
Thanks in advance.
*Mike Barlow*
Web Application Developer
Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
Lancaster, Pa 17601
Office: 732.835-7557
Cell: 732.682.8226
e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 7:22AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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This is the only survey I know off that mentions web accessibility
consultant salary.
http://webaim.org/projects/practitionersurvey/
On 5/10/16, Mike Barlow < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I've been thinking recently of switching career gears (from primarily a
> developer to an accessibility consultant) and wondering what the going
> salaries are for a good accessibility consultant. One who can not only
> analyze a site and make remediation recommendations but do coding and
> training as well.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> *Mike Barlow*
> Web Application Developer
> Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
>
> Lancaster, Pa 17601
> Office: 732.835-7557
> Cell: 732.682.8226
> e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > > > >
--
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
From: Wershing, Alice D.
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 7:24AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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Thanks! I was looking for something like this a few months ago. Good to know.
Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P.
Technology Specialist
Disability Services
Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road
Knoxville TN 37933-0990
(865) 694-6751
East TN Region Accessibility Specialist
Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP
Access for All Blog
http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/
Accessible Format Facebook Page
https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refidF&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D
From: Mike Barlow
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 7:31AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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Yea thanks
*Mike Barlow*
Web Application Developer
Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
Lancaster, Pa 17601
Office: 732.835-7557
Cell: 732.682.8226
e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Wershing, Alice D. < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> Thanks! I was looking for something like this a few months ago. Good to
> know.
>
> Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P.
> Technology Specialist
> Disability Services
> Pellissippi State Community College
> 10915 Hardin Valley Road
> Knoxville TN 37933-0990
> (865) 694-6751
>
> East TN Region Accessibility Specialist
> Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP
>
> Access for All Blog
> http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/
>
> Accessible Format Facebook Page
>
> https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refidF&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D
>
>
From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 7:42AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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WebAIM folks:
I'll be fascinated to see where this discussion goes.
I've been on email lists that explicitly forbid the discussion of
salaries, lest the list be put in the position of setting up some kind
of industry price-fixing or collusion, or even the appearance thereof.
It's not my intention to sound scary; I'm simply sharing my experience.
These were very mainstream lists consisting of folks who worked on the web.
For my part, what I'll say, as an independent consultant is that it very
much depends on your market/what kind of rates others outside of
accessibility are charging, plus cost of living, plus all of the things
that are required to sustain a business and a life. And sometimes, if
business is good, I might charge a little less to help a nonprofit.
Basically, specializing in accessibility, in my view, is going to
require you to market harder, rather than if you were an independent
developer who offered accessibility as an additional service (or if you
just did it as a matter of course, which is even better).
I sat on the procurement side of the desk, for a while, and what I
learned from that has certainly informed my thinking as I've returned to
consulting.
So, were I in your shoes, Mike, I'd solicit bids for projects from your
current job; that's how you really can get a sense of what companies
would charge. And of course, the longer a company has been around/has a
reputation, the more they can charge.
I'd also mention that the more the legal situation heats up in the U.S.
(or perhaps it would now be better to say becomes hard to predict), the
more anyone who's in this business needs to keep that in mind. What
"keeping that in mind" means for each consultant is up to him/her to
judge. But not thinking about that area early and often, when
establishing a new business, seems to me unwise.
I trust you're studying the market enough to know, Mike, that Deque,
TPG, and SSB BART Group are all hiring like crazy. That's something that
would inform my thinking, if I were in your situation. Other companies
may be, too; I mention these three because they're the ones I see.
And no, I'm not going to reveal my rates here on the list, or by private
email, unless someone contacts me about real work, just in case you were
waiting for "the punch line." See my LinkedIn profile link below my
name. And I'm not responding here as a disguised marketing pitch.
Finally, here's a link to a WebAIM survey that may be helpful.
http://webaim.org/blog/practitioner-survey-results/
Good luck.
Jennifer
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia
From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 7:52AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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I'd be happy to provide web accessibility consulting for $18000 an hour. *grin*
Seriously, a friend of mine who works at a very large multi-national
company once said they contracted a specialist for an hourly rate like
that .. and not for accessibility purposes.
On 5/10/16, Jennifer Sutton < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> WebAIM folks:
>
> I'll be fascinated to see where this discussion goes.
>
>
> I've been on email lists that explicitly forbid the discussion of
> salaries, lest the list be put in the position of setting up some kind
> of industry price-fixing or collusion, or even the appearance thereof.
>
>
> It's not my intention to sound scary; I'm simply sharing my experience.
> These were very mainstream lists consisting of folks who worked on the web.
>
>
> For my part, what I'll say, as an independent consultant is that it very
> much depends on your market/what kind of rates others outside of
> accessibility are charging, plus cost of living, plus all of the things
> that are required to sustain a business and a life. And sometimes, if
> business is good, I might charge a little less to help a nonprofit.
>
>
> Basically, specializing in accessibility, in my view, is going to
> require you to market harder, rather than if you were an independent
> developer who offered accessibility as an additional service (or if you
> just did it as a matter of course, which is even better).
>
>
> I sat on the procurement side of the desk, for a while, and what I
> learned from that has certainly informed my thinking as I've returned to
> consulting.
>
>
> So, were I in your shoes, Mike, I'd solicit bids for projects from your
> current job; that's how you really can get a sense of what companies
> would charge. And of course, the longer a company has been around/has a
> reputation, the more they can charge.
>
>
> I'd also mention that the more the legal situation heats up in the U.S.
> (or perhaps it would now be better to say becomes hard to predict), the
> more anyone who's in this business needs to keep that in mind. What
> "keeping that in mind" means for each consultant is up to him/her to
> judge. But not thinking about that area early and often, when
> establishing a new business, seems to me unwise.
>
>
> I trust you're studying the market enough to know, Mike, that Deque,
> TPG, and SSB BART Group are all hiring like crazy. That's something that
> would inform my thinking, if I were in your situation. Other companies
> may be, too; I mention these three because they're the ones I see.
>
>
> And no, I'm not going to reveal my rates here on the list, or by private
> email, unless someone contacts me about real work, just in case you were
> waiting for "the punch line." See my LinkedIn profile link below my
> name. And I'm not responding here as a disguised marketing pitch.
>
>
> Finally, here's a link to a WebAIM survey that may be helpful.
>
> http://webaim.org/blog/practitioner-survey-results/
>
>
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jennifer
>
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia
>
>
>
>
>
> > > > >
--
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
From: Mike Barlow
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 8:47AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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Hell, I'll do it for half that rate Birkir!
But that does remind me of the old urban legend about the "$30,000 Check
Mark"
*Mike Barlow*
Web Application Developer
Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
Lancaster, Pa 17601
Office: 732.835-7557
Cell: 732.682.8226
e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I'd be happy to provide web accessibility consulting for $18000 an hour.
> *grin*
> Seriously, a friend of mine who works at a very large multi-national
> company once said they contracted a specialist for an hourly rate like
> that .. and not for accessibility purposes.
>
>
>
> On 5/10/16, Jennifer Sutton < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> > WebAIM folks:
> >
> > I'll be fascinated to see where this discussion goes.
> >
> >
> > I've been on email lists that explicitly forbid the discussion of
> > salaries, lest the list be put in the position of setting up some kind
> > of industry price-fixing or collusion, or even the appearance thereof.
> >
> >
> > It's not my intention to sound scary; I'm simply sharing my experience.
> > These were very mainstream lists consisting of folks who worked on the
> web.
> >
> >
> > For my part, what I'll say, as an independent consultant is that it very
> > much depends on your market/what kind of rates others outside of
> > accessibility are charging, plus cost of living, plus all of the things
> > that are required to sustain a business and a life. And sometimes, if
> > business is good, I might charge a little less to help a nonprofit.
> >
> >
> > Basically, specializing in accessibility, in my view, is going to
> > require you to market harder, rather than if you were an independent
> > developer who offered accessibility as an additional service (or if you
> > just did it as a matter of course, which is even better).
> >
> >
> > I sat on the procurement side of the desk, for a while, and what I
> > learned from that has certainly informed my thinking as I've returned to
> > consulting.
> >
> >
> > So, were I in your shoes, Mike, I'd solicit bids for projects from your
> > current job; that's how you really can get a sense of what companies
> > would charge. And of course, the longer a company has been around/has a
> > reputation, the more they can charge.
> >
> >
> > I'd also mention that the more the legal situation heats up in the U.S.
> > (or perhaps it would now be better to say becomes hard to predict), the
> > more anyone who's in this business needs to keep that in mind. What
> > "keeping that in mind" means for each consultant is up to him/her to
> > judge. But not thinking about that area early and often, when
> > establishing a new business, seems to me unwise.
> >
> >
> > I trust you're studying the market enough to know, Mike, that Deque,
> > TPG, and SSB BART Group are all hiring like crazy. That's something that
> > would inform my thinking, if I were in your situation. Other companies
> > may be, too; I mention these three because they're the ones I see.
> >
> >
> > And no, I'm not going to reveal my rates here on the list, or by private
> > email, unless someone contacts me about real work, just in case you were
> > waiting for "the punch line." See my LinkedIn profile link below my
> > name. And I'm not responding here as a disguised marketing pitch.
> >
> >
> > Finally, here's a link to a WebAIM survey that may be helpful.
> >
> > http://webaim.org/blog/practitioner-survey-results/
> >
> >
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > > > > > > > >
>
>
> --
> Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
> > > > >
From: Jordan Wilson
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 9:05AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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I'd suggest that this industry is a very good industry to be involved in right now.
Supply: Small - there are a limited number of professionals in the field
Demand: High - new regulations and awareness is creating a lot of need. Upcoming legal updates will only make that stronger.
Outlook: Bright - This newfangled web thing seems to be pretty popular.
Don't forget the added benefit of coming to work everyday knowing that you're doing something positive/useful/helpful and working with a great community.
On 5/10/16, 9:52 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Birkir R. Gunnarsson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>I'd be happy to provide web accessibility consulting for $18000 an hour. *grin*
>Seriously, a friend of mine who works at a very large multi-national
>company once said they contracted a specialist for an hourly rate like
>that .. and not for accessibility purposes.
>
>
>
>On 5/10/16, Jennifer Sutton < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>> WebAIM folks:
>>
>> I'll be fascinated to see where this discussion goes.
>>
>>
>> I've been on email lists that explicitly forbid the discussion of
>> salaries, lest the list be put in the position of setting up some kind
>> of industry price-fixing or collusion, or even the appearance thereof.
>>
>>
>> It's not my intention to sound scary; I'm simply sharing my experience.
>> These were very mainstream lists consisting of folks who worked on the web.
>>
>>
>> For my part, what I'll say, as an independent consultant is that it very
>> much depends on your market/what kind of rates others outside of
>> accessibility are charging, plus cost of living, plus all of the things
>> that are required to sustain a business and a life. And sometimes, if
>> business is good, I might charge a little less to help a nonprofit.
>>
>>
>> Basically, specializing in accessibility, in my view, is going to
>> require you to market harder, rather than if you were an independent
>> developer who offered accessibility as an additional service (or if you
>> just did it as a matter of course, which is even better).
>>
>>
>> I sat on the procurement side of the desk, for a while, and what I
>> learned from that has certainly informed my thinking as I've returned to
>> consulting.
>>
>>
>> So, were I in your shoes, Mike, I'd solicit bids for projects from your
>> current job; that's how you really can get a sense of what companies
>> would charge. And of course, the longer a company has been around/has a
>> reputation, the more they can charge.
>>
>>
>> I'd also mention that the more the legal situation heats up in the U.S.
>> (or perhaps it would now be better to say becomes hard to predict), the
>> more anyone who's in this business needs to keep that in mind. What
>> "keeping that in mind" means for each consultant is up to him/her to
>> judge. But not thinking about that area early and often, when
>> establishing a new business, seems to me unwise.
>>
>>
>> I trust you're studying the market enough to know, Mike, that Deque,
>> TPG, and SSB BART Group are all hiring like crazy. That's something that
>> would inform my thinking, if I were in your situation. Other companies
>> may be, too; I mention these three because they're the ones I see.
>>
>>
>> And no, I'm not going to reveal my rates here on the list, or by private
>> email, unless someone contacts me about real work, just in case you were
>> waiting for "the punch line." See my LinkedIn profile link below my
>> name. And I'm not responding here as a disguised marketing pitch.
>>
>>
>> Finally, here's a link to a WebAIM survey that may be helpful.
>>
>> http://webaim.org/blog/practitioner-survey-results/
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >> >> >> >>
>
>
>--
>Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
>>>>
From: Mike Barlow
Date: Tue, May 10 2016 9:10AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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Good points Jordan, however one of the biggest problems I've seen is that
many companies don't want to go through the effort of actually making their
sites accessible UNLESS they start getting "nasty" letters from lawyers
(one of my latest clients was that situation).
It's also "amusing" that there was a recent "Web Accessibility" lecture
given at a recent user group meeting I attended that was cohosted by a law
firm and that law firm's own web site failed an accessibility check that I
did on them miserably. But when I mentioned that to them they showed no
interest in getting their site "fixed".
So what's one to do??? How to convince companies that they need to do this
from the start rather than wait for "feedback" from lawyers filing suits?
*Mike Barlow*
Web Application Developer
Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
Lancaster, Pa 17601
Office: 732.835-7557
Cell: 732.682.8226
e-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Jordan Wilson <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I'd suggest that this industry is a very good industry to be involved in
> right now.
>
> Supply: Small - there are a limited number of professionals in the field
> Demand: High - new regulations and awareness is creating a lot of need.
> Upcoming legal updates will only make that stronger.
> Outlook: Bright - This newfangled web thing seems to be pretty popular.
>
> Don't forget the added benefit of coming to work everyday knowing that
> you're doing something positive/useful/helpful and working with a great
> community.
>
>
>
>
> On 5/10/16, 9:52 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Birkir R. Gunnarsson" <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> >I'd be happy to provide web accessibility consulting for $18000 an hour.
> *grin*
> >Seriously, a friend of mine who works at a very large multi-national
> >company once said they contracted a specialist for an hourly rate like
> >that .. and not for accessibility purposes.
> >
> >
> >
> >On 5/10/16, Jennifer Sutton < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> >> WebAIM folks:
> >>
> >> I'll be fascinated to see where this discussion goes.
> >>
> >>
> >> I've been on email lists that explicitly forbid the discussion of
> >> salaries, lest the list be put in the position of setting up some kind
> >> of industry price-fixing or collusion, or even the appearance thereof.
> >>
> >>
> >> It's not my intention to sound scary; I'm simply sharing my experience.
> >> These were very mainstream lists consisting of folks who worked on the
> web.
> >>
> >>
> >> For my part, what I'll say, as an independent consultant is that it very
> >> much depends on your market/what kind of rates others outside of
> >> accessibility are charging, plus cost of living, plus all of the things
> >> that are required to sustain a business and a life. And sometimes, if
> >> business is good, I might charge a little less to help a nonprofit.
> >>
> >>
> >> Basically, specializing in accessibility, in my view, is going to
> >> require you to market harder, rather than if you were an independent
> >> developer who offered accessibility as an additional service (or if you
> >> just did it as a matter of course, which is even better).
> >>
> >>
> >> I sat on the procurement side of the desk, for a while, and what I
> >> learned from that has certainly informed my thinking as I've returned to
> >> consulting.
> >>
> >>
> >> So, were I in your shoes, Mike, I'd solicit bids for projects from your
> >> current job; that's how you really can get a sense of what companies
> >> would charge. And of course, the longer a company has been around/has a
> >> reputation, the more they can charge.
> >>
> >>
> >> I'd also mention that the more the legal situation heats up in the U.S.
> >> (or perhaps it would now be better to say becomes hard to predict), the
> >> more anyone who's in this business needs to keep that in mind. What
> >> "keeping that in mind" means for each consultant is up to him/her to
> >> judge. But not thinking about that area early and often, when
> >> establishing a new business, seems to me unwise.
> >>
> >>
> >> I trust you're studying the market enough to know, Mike, that Deque,
> >> TPG, and SSB BART Group are all hiring like crazy. That's something that
> >> would inform my thinking, if I were in your situation. Other companies
> >> may be, too; I mention these three because they're the ones I see.
> >>
> >>
> >> And no, I'm not going to reveal my rates here on the list, or by private
> >> email, unless someone contacts me about real work, just in case you were
> >> waiting for "the punch line." See my LinkedIn profile link below my
> >> name. And I'm not responding here as a disguised marketing pitch.
> >>
> >>
> >> Finally, here's a link to a WebAIM survey that may be helpful.
> >>
> >> http://webaim.org/blog/practitioner-survey-results/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Good luck.
> >>
> >> Jennifer
> >>
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
> >> >> >> >> > > > >
From: Joe Chidzik
Date: Wed, May 11 2016 4:01AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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The W3C have just such a resource for developing a business case for accessibility. Whilst this covers the legal aspects (the stick), they also cover the socialeconomic benefits (the carrots) of accessibility as well.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/Overview.html
>
From: Mike Barlow
Date: Wed, May 11 2016 5:34AM
Subject: Re: Accessibilty consultant salary
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That's great Joe. Thanks
On May 11, 2016 6:01 AM, "Joe Chidzik" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> The W3C have just such a resource for developing a business case for
> accessibility. Whilst this covers the legal aspects (the stick), they also
> cover the socialeconomic benefits (the carrots) of accessibility as well.
>
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/Overview.html
>
> >