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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This would be a great opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cricket X. Bidleman (she/her)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sec. 508 Accessibility Program Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, & Enforcement (OSMRE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:CBidleman@osmre.gov">CBidleman@osmre.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone (202) 770-9216<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Learn more <a href="https://www.epa.gov/accessibility/learn-about-section-508-and-digital-accessibility">about Section 508</a> of the Rehabilitation Act.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>---original message ---<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Subject:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> [EXTERNAL] [508] "Technical accessibility specialist" position at OPM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=4 cellpadding=0 style='background:yellow;border:outset black 1.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Good morning! We have a position open for a “technical accessibility specialist.” Details:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/815384200">Announcement on USAJOBS</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Open until October 28 or we receive 200 applications<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>GS-13<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Remote<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>Not in my office. I’m not the hiring manager — or supervisory in any capacity, for that matter<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>They’re looking for someone with strong accessibility skills and experience with AI<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:120%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>I urge you to apply if you have both significant accessibility and some AI experience. The last bullet in the qualifications, “participating in the research and develop AI-driven assistive technologies as they relate to 508 compliance,” had me scratching my head, and not just because of the minor grammatical error. The authors’ definition of “assistive technologies” differs from mine. If you have AI experience but it doesn’t have to do with, say, manufacturing a new pointing device or creating a new screen reader, you may well still qualify. If you *<b>have</b>* done such a thing, I urge you to apply — and I’m sure many of us on the listserv would love to hear about it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:120%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'>I’d be happy to answer any questions or put you in contact with someone who can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Bethany Letalien</span></b><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Section 508 Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>(<a href="https://www.edi.nih.gov/blog/communities/what-are-gender-pronouns-why-do-they-matter">Pronouns</a>: she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>U.S. Office of Personnel Management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Office of Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>c: (202) 486-9225<br>o: (202) 953-0044<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><u><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:Bethany.Letalien@opm.gov">Bethany.Letalien@opm.gov</a></span></u><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><u><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.opm.gov/">OPM.gov</a></span></u><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=206 height=29 style='width:2.1416in;height:.3in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB2531.4661A070" alt="Logo, OPM, U.S. Office of Personnel Management"></span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black'>Follow us on </span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/opm"><span style='color:blue'>LinkedIn</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://twitter.com/usopm"><span style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/usopm"><span style='color:blue'>YouTube</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>