[Job-Listings] Fwd: [blind-philly-comp] EmployMent Opportunity: Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Coordinator; Newtown, PA (Remote work is possible)

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>[blind-philly-comp] EmployMent Opportunity: 
>Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) 
>Accessibility Coordinator; Newtown, PA (Remote 
>work is possible) To: Philadelphia Computer 
>Users Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired 
><blind-philly-comp at groups.io> Electronic and 
>Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility 
>Coordinator definition list of 1 items nesting 
>level 1 Job Code LSAC0331 list end nesting level 
>1 definition list of 1 items nesting level 1 
>Type Regular Full-Time list end nesting level 1 
>definition list of 1 items nesting level 1 
>Category Products & Plaforms/Legal and Corporate 
>Affairs list end nesting level 1 definition list 
>of 1 items nesting level 1 Location : City 
>Newtown list end nesting level 1 definition list 
>of 1 items nesting level 1 Location : 
>State/Province (Full Name) Pennsylvania list end 
>nesting level 1 list end Overview The Law School 
>Admission Council is a nonprofit organization 
>devoted to furthering equality, access, and 
>fairness in law school admission by providing 
>the core products and services that candidates 
>and law schools depend on in the United States 
>and around the world. LSAC promotes quality, 
>access, and equity in law and education 
>worldwide by supporting individualsâ€™ 
>enrollment journeys and providing pre-eminent 
>assessment, data, and technology services. 
>Summary of Position: The Coordinator will be a 
>handâ€™s on leader of LSACâ€™s efforts to 
>provide expertise, technical direction, 
>assessment and implementation support as it 
>relates to bringing technologies, products and 
>services into compliance with state and federal 
>technology accessibility requirements, 
>guidelines and best practices. The Coordinator 
>will develop and implement an organization-wide 
>comprehensive accessibility plan and related 
>policies to include document, digital and 
>website accessibility in addition to assessing 
>assistive technology needs and recommending 
>appropriate systems to ensure access for 
>individuals with disabilities. The Coordinator 
>will lead an accessibility project team and will 
>be the key accessibility subject matter expert 
>(â€œSMEâ€) in accessibility, assistive 
>technologies, web programming and universal 
>design. The Coordinator will be the SME for all 
>product and service development teams and will 
>not only test, solve, and consult on 
>accessibility issues at all stages of the 
>lifecycle, but will work with the teams to 
>mature this capability, providing employee 
>training and organizational process improvement 
>support. The Coordinator will be the SME for 
>accessibility issues that arise and advise on 
>technical accessible issues with candidates in 
>the Accommodated Testing department and 
>Candidate Services Boundary. This is a full-time 
>position. Remote work arrangements will be 
>considered for this position. Responsibilities 
>list of 28 items 1. Functions as LSACâ€™s chief 
>corporate accessibility lead for all matters 
>involving electronic, digital information, 
>document accessibility for all LSAC products and 
>services provided to members, candidates and 
>customers 2. Provides guidance and training, and 
>is the accessibility liaison to LSAC departments 
>where EIT is developed, procured, or supported 
>3. Recommends best practices for EIT 
>accessibility for new and existing technologies, 
>including software, hardware, web-based 
>applications, and documents 4. Recommends and 
>advises on EIT accessibility criteria for 
>integration into development and testing 
>processes, procedures, resource requirements, 
>and schedules 5. Identifies and recommends tools 
>for developing and testing EIT accessibility 
>list of 4 items nesting level 1 â—¦ Develop IT 
>Accessibility Goals and Strategies Plan and 
>works to keep these plans aligned with LSAC 
>initiatives and efforts â—¦ IT Accessibility 
>Communications Plan to increase 
>organization-wide awareness and promote the 
>goals of LSAC IT Accessibility â—¦ Educational 
>programs that clarify IT Accessibility 
>requirements, priorities, and recommendations to 
>raise the level of accessibility â—¦ 
>LSAC-specific EIT plans for maintaining and 
>monitoring compliance with the Americans with 
>Disabilities Act, applicable Web Content 
>Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1, Level AA and 
>higher), relevant copyright regulations, and 
>other applicable regulations, as appropriate, to 
>ensure compliance in the application of and use 
>of technology for LSAC programs, services and 
>activities list end nesting level 1 6. Advises 
>and collaborates with the CIO/IT Directors and 
>the Sr. VP for Legal and Corporate Affairs 
>(â€œGeneral Counselâ€) on policy development, 
>administration, programming, and assessment with 
>regard to IT Accessibility 7. Regularly reports 
>EIT accessibility status, progress, and other 
>relevant information to the CIO, IT area 
>directors and the General Counsel 8. Works 
>closely and collaboratively with key vendors of 
>EIT 9. Conducts applicable and current WCAG 
>standards for website/app, mobile web, and 
>native mobile testing and analysis and consult 
>with teams working to make accessible member, 
>customer and candidate-facing applications 10. 
>Tests and analyzes existing web and mobile 
>applications for accessibility issues and work 
>with developers and designers to define and 
>implement solutions 11. Audits and remediates 
>websites and applications 12. Works with Product 
>Managers to help ensure requirements and stories 
>fully represent users with disabilities 13. 
>Works with designers and developers to ensure 
>designs and pre-development technical decisions 
>will produce accessible products 14. Works with 
>Solution Analysts to ensure they are following 
>accessibility test plans and identifying all 
>compliance issues 15. Works with the CIO and 
>General Counsel to define and implement a plan 
>to grow the organizationâ€™s accessibility 
>maturity over time 16. Ensures that new software 
>is evaluated, and necessary accommodations 
>and/or remediation efforts are negotiated prior 
>to purchase 17. Ensures that existing software 
>is evaluated in a timely manner based on risk, 
>and that proper accommodation and/or remediation 
>efforts are planned and carried through 18. 
>Consults with LSAC departments and vendors to 
>evaluate their products and recommend designs 
>and development strategies to improve the 
>accessibility of their product 19. Ensures an 
>appropriate audit trail is maintained for all 
>evaluations, and that accommodation/remediation 
>efforts are tracked and reporte 20. Builds and 
>supports accessibility knowledge base and 
>company-wide accessibility requirements 21. 
>Builds and supports a corporate accessibility 
>website with accessibility web resources for 
>internal and external audiences 22. Conducts 
>in-person and virtual trainings; produces 
>content and resources for trainings, to include 
>web and document accessibility 23. Serves as 
>coordinator for all requests for materials in 
>alternative format and collaborate internally 
>and externally with vendors to fulfill requests 
>for materials in alternative format 24. Conducts 
>assistive technology evaluations and makes 
>recommendations for assistive hardware and 
>software 25. Serves as LSACâ€™s accessibility 
>expert to promote accessibility and especially 
>for those individuals with disabilities 26. 
>Participates in development, implementation, and 
>maintenance of policies, objectives, short- and 
>long-range planning; collaborates with other 
>LSAC staff in strategic planning and development 
>and implementation of programmatic and other 
>organization initiatives 27. Outreach to 
>accessibility groups to build and sustain 
>relationships critical to LSAC as leader in this 
>area 28. Assumes additional responsibilities and 
>performs special projects as needed or as 
>assigned. list end Qualifications list of 36 
>items • Bacheelorâ€™s Degree in Computer 
>Science, Computer Engineering, User Experience, 
>Human Computer Interaction, or a related field, 
>from an accredited institution of higher 
>education, or equivalent experience required • 
>Masterâ€™s Degrree in Computer Science, Computer 
>Engineering, User Experience, Human Computer 
>Interaction, or a related field, from an 
>accredited institution of higher education 
>preferred • IAAP WAS Certification preferred • 
>Experience builuilding and managing a 
>company-wide accessibility initiative preferred 
>• Strong Subject Matter Expertise in WCAG 
>sttandards, starting with 2.0/2.1, and other 
>accessibility laws and standards as they evolve 
>to make LSACâ€™s webssite, information, 
>documents and services accessible to individuals 
>with disabilities • Demonstrable experience 
>hhelping organizations ensure that strong, 
>sustained accessibility is built into their 
>structure, process, culture, and products • 
>Experience in analyzing websites, mobille 
>applications, native apps and documents for 
>accessibility issues and providing methods to 
>correct accessibility defects • Knowledge of 
>computer-based and distance educcation 
>technology • Knowledge of accessibility 
>requiremeents including, but not limited to, 
>federal laws governing the Americans with 
>Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended • Knowledge 
>of assistive technology hardware and softwware 
>computing systems • Experience with 
>accessibility aaudit and quality assurance tools 
>and processes • Experiience using common 
>Accessibility testing tools as well as Screen 
>Readers such as JAWS, NVDA, Talkback & Voiceover 
>â€¢ Experience in development of HTML5, CSS, 
>JavaScript, and Responsive development • 
>Experience with web and nattive mobile 
>accessibility • Experience working with 
>indiividuals with disabilities in identification 
>of Assistive Technology that provide access to 
>environmental barriers • Passion for supporting 
>individuals with disabilities  and for making 
>websites, applications, information and 
>documents accessible to all users • Thorough, 
>methodical,, and creative with extreme attention 
>to detail • Expertt at time management as well 
>as working and finding answers to questions 
>independently • Extremely strong verbal  and 
>written communication skills, problem solving 
>skills, customer service and interpersonal 
>skills, must be able to communicate clearly, be 
>easily understood, and build rapport with others 
>easily • Demonstrated ability to thiink 
>critically and creatively, have a high standard 
>of integrity, and be motivated to incorporate 
>best practices into the organizational culture • 
>Exhibit a thorough knowwledge of policies, 
>procedures, and outside regulations pertaining 
>to the position • Possess a working 
>knowledge  of operational and fiscal analysis 
>techniques • Make prresentations in front of 
>various group sizes • Take inittiative and 
>independently plan, organize, coordinate and 
>perform work in various situations where 
>numerous and diverse demands are involved • 
>Anticipate, investigate, andd analyze problems 
>and address them proactively • Work wwith a 
>variety of constituencies and be willing to 
>contribute to a team effort • Collect, organize, 
>analyze and ppresent information in a meaningful 
>manner • Collaboratee and be effective working 
>with diverse populations • Unnderstanding of UX 
>and the design techniques and principals 
>involved in the production of conceptual 
>prototypes and wireframes • Ability to work with 
>diverse and distribuuted team in fast paced 
>environment with quick iterative cycles • 
>Thrives in a work environment that requires 
>strrong independent problem-solving skills, 
>self- direction, and innovative thinking coupled 
>with an aptitude and affinity for team 
>collaboration and open communication • Hiighly 
>analytical as well as highly creative, and 
>consistently demonstrates superb design, writing 
>and presentation skills • Possess leadership 
>acumen and ability to superrvise work and other 
>employees • Ability to organize andd lead 
>meaningful meetings, maintain meeting minutes, 
>action items and documentation • Foster 
>collaboration both  inside and outside the team, 
>evangelizes and promotes inclusive experiences 
>within the company, and ability to juggle 
>several high-level projects while delivering A- 
>level work on all of them • Strong passion to 
>support and unnderstand the challenges of 
>individuals with disabilities list end LSAC 
>actively seeks to foster greater levels of 
>diversity in our workforce and in our pipeline 
>of future leaders. We are committed to attract 
>and retain candidates who have a passion for 
>their work and encourage all qualified 
>individuals, including minorities, women, LGBTQ, 
>and individuals with disabilities, to apply. 
>LSAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply for 
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