[Job-Listings] Position Opening: Deputy ADA Coordinator, Dir. Digital Access Center

[David Andrews]

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><https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCareers/job/Columbus-Campus/Deputy-ADA-Coordinator_R39551-1>Deputy 
>ADA Coordinator & Director of the Digital Access 
>Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio
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>Job Requisition Number:  R39551
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>Job Title:  Deputy ADA Coordinator
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>Department: Office of Institutional Equity | ADA Coordinator
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>Job Description:
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>Under the direction of the ADA Coordinator & 504 
>Compliance Officer, the Deputy ADA Coordinator 
>for Digital Accessibility will lead the 
>university's digital accessibility compliance 
>efforts while exercising a high level of 
>decision making and autonomy; provide strategic 
>leadership, oversight, and technical advice to 
>campus units in developing and implementing 
>policy requirements such as digital access 
>strategies, reporting, training, and purchasing 
>standards/controls; maintain and advise on 
>changes to the Ohio State Minimum Digital 
>Accessibility Standards, which are 
>implementation guidelines for the Ohio State 
>Digital Accessibility Policy; in collaboration 
>with partners in the Office of the CIO, Office 
>of Distance Education and eLearning, Office of 
>Marketing and Communications, and other campus 
>units, leads the evaluation of high risk digital 
>information and services being developed, 
>considered for purchase, or implemented on 
>campus for compliance with the university's 
>Digital Accessibility Policy; assists campus 
>units in understanding their obligations under 
>the policy, and guides developers and vendors of 
>digital content, services, and applications on 
>accessible design and development practices; in 
>collaboration with the Director of Disability 
>Service, promptly responds to complaints or 
>issues (both formal and informal) regarding 
>digital information or services that the 
>University is responsible for under the Digital 
>Accessibility Policy; responsible for 
>supervising additional specialist support staff 
>who will support Ohio State digital 
>accessibility initiatives; leads selection and 
>implementation of campus-wide accessibility 
>tools and training; maintains knowledge of 
>current and emerging accessible development 
>practices and trends; serves as primary 
>representative to the Big Ten Academic Alliance 
>Information Technology Accessibility Group and 
>other appropriate industry organizations.
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>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 
>Information Technology, Management Information 
>Systems or related field. OR an equivalent 
>combination of education and experience; at 
>least 7 years of experience producing accessible 
>websites, native applications, or evaluating 
>products for digital accessibility; extensive 
>experience in systems design, analysis and 
>implementation of large scale, technical 
>projects; considerable knowledge of national 
>industry trends in accessibility; strong 
>understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, 
>WAI-ARIA, the W3C Web Content Accessibility 
>Guidelines, and Section 508 requirements. 
>Excellent verbal and written communication 
>skills. Must be a motivated self-starter and be 
>able to work independently with minimal 
>oversight. Deep understanding of tools to aid in 
>accessibility evaluation. Experience testing for 
>accessibility barriers in Web, Mobile, and 
>Native applications. Experience leading or 
>guiding the development of accessible digital 
>content, websites, web applications, or native 
>mobile applications. Significant knowledge of 
>current and emerging accessible development 
>practices and assistive technologies, web and 
>application development trends, and digital 
>accessibility regulatory issues as they relate to higher education.
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>Master's degree in a related field, OR 
>equivalent combination of education and 
>experience; 8-10 years of experience producing 
>high quality accessible websites, native 
>applications, or evaluating products for digital 
>accessibility; an understanding and passion for 
>accessibility issues. Significant front end web 
>development experience; experience working with 
>people with disabilities; experience using 
>assistive technologies; experience planning and 
>leading technical training sessions; experience 
>in regulatory compliance; an understanding of 
>UDL and instructional design; experience leading technical teams.
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>Duties:
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>30% Lead digital accessibility compliance 
>efforts: Provide strategic leadership, 
>oversight, and technical advice to campus units 
>in developing and implementing policy 
>requirements; Advise on updates to the Ohio 
>State Digital Accessibility Policy; Maintain and 
>advise on changes to the Ohio State Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards.
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>30% Lead the Digital Accessibility Center: 
>Respond to complaints or issues regarding 
>digital information or services that the 
>University is responsible for under the Digital 
>Accessibility Policy; Assist in the 
>planning/implementation of staff/student digital 
>accommodation; Supervise specialist support 
>staff and student employees within the Digital 
>Accessibility Center; Review digital 
>accessibility policy exception/waiver requests; 
>Lead selection and implementation of campus-wide 
>accessibility tools and training.
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>25% Act as subject matter expert: Assists campus 
>units in understanding their obligations under 
>policy, and guide developers and vendors of 
>digital content, services, and applications on 
>accessible design and development practices; 
>Evaluate high risk digital information and 
>services being developed, considered for 
>purchase, or implemented on campus for 
>compliance with the university's Digital 
>Accessibility Policy; Maintain knowledge of 
>current and emerging accessible development practices and trends.
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>15% Assist ADA Coordinator and deputies with 
>general accommodations, compliance, and general 
>administrative tasks; Other duties as assigned.
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>Proposed salary range is $116,000 - $123,000
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>L. Scott Lissner,
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>Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator and 
>Section 504 Compliance Officer
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>Office of Institutional Equity
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>688-8605(tty) <tel:(614)%20688-3665>(614) 
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><https://policies.osu.edu/assets/policies/Policy-Access-Individuals-Disabilities.pdf>Updated 
>Access Policy (1/25/2022)
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><https://accessibility.osu.edu/access-concerns-form/>Give 
>Disability Access Feedback and Report Concerns
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><https://ada.osu.edu/ada-conference>Multiple 
>Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability 2022
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