LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES ACCESSIBILTY SPECIALIST

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Learning Technologies Accessibility Specialist to promote Universal Design for Learning principles and ensure digital accessibility in course materials.

Requirements

• Functions as the secondary administrator of the Canvas-embedded tool for auditing online courses for accessibility issues.
• Monitors course audits.
• Keeps the Director informed of progress and issues in the effort to assure accessible course material campus wide.
• Assists academic unit leaders in keeping track of compliance rates and issues in their unit.
• Meets with individual faculty to resolve course accessibility issues as needed.
• Keeps current with accessibility laws and standards.
• Assists in maintaining a knowledge base on accessibility tools and methods for creating and remediating accessible course materials
• Works on individual courses and course materials for accessibility remediation as needed.
• Helps lead graduate student assistants in remediating course materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Equal employment/equal educational opportunity