You hire out as Accessibility QA Day for keyboard, captions, contrast. They pay a project fee after a short paid diagnostic, not an open-ended hourly pile.
This is a narrow freelance service: Accessibility QA Day for keyboard, captions, contrast. Clients pay a project fee or retainer after a paid diagnostic. Stay off generalist mills once you have two samples. A normal week is scoped work, a named artifact (deck, file, recording), and invoices. Pitch specific buyers. Raise prices when the calendar fills two weeks out.
Upwork, direct email, and a portfolio site on a computer you own: $0. First paid gig is often 1–4 weeks with samples; 2–8 weeks from a cold start (Upwork Freelance Forward / SCORE).
Each required material has a matching shop listing — photo, price, and a way to add it to the cart.
Laptop
Used laptop
A reliable used laptop for writing, editing, and running a one-person shop. Ships checked and wiped, with a charger — not a gaming tower and not a Chromebook that cannot run your tools.
The native tools of the craft
Native craft software seat
Native craft software seat. A starter seat for the tool the job already uses — Notion, Figma, Ableton, or the equivalent — with a blank workspace. Digital access the same day.
Invoice + contract
Invoice and contract pack
A paired invoice template and a one-page contract you can send the same day. Documents, not legal advice.
Public examples matched to this path by what they actually publish — not endorsements, and not a claim they run this exact shop. Handles change. Verify before you write to anyone.
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
Disabled creator whose videos model captions-first, accessible how-tos.
Rikki Poynter
Deaf YouTuber who has spent years teaching creators to caption properly.
Freelancers Union
Advocacy and benefits community for independent workers in the U.S.
Platforms on this card: YouTube, Website.
Priya Nair left salaried work and now coaches this craft. Book a slot for a tailored plan, a starter kit list, and follow-up support.
Slide Illustration
Freelance help for custom spots for keynotes
Slide Illustration
Freelance help for custom spots for keynotes
You hire out as Slide Illustration for custom spots for keynotes. They pay a project fee after a short paid diagnostic, not an open-ended hourly pile.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Chatbot that Knows Limits
Fix software for support teams who want deflection without lying
Chatbot that Knows Limits
Fix software for support teams who want deflection without lying
You diagnose and repair a repeatable software problem for support teams who want deflection without lying. They pay about $80–$160/hour, or a flat audit plus a monthly care plan.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
Podcast Show-Notes
Paid writing for busy hosts who skip the search-friendly writeup
Podcast Show-Notes
Paid writing for busy hosts who skip the search-friendly writeup
You write finished pieces for busy hosts who skip the search-friendly writeup. Clients pay about $30–$80/hour or a project fee after you have three samples.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital None
