[Nfbv-announce] Job Opportunity at GW: Assoc. Dir. of Technology Accessibility

[Corbb O'Connor via Nfbv-announce]

Hiya friends:

I live in Louisville, KY now, but just learned of this fantastic opportunity. To quote the director over this position, "This is a big deal. You gotta be ready to play with the big guys: provost, directors, and vice presidents." It'd be great to get a blind person in this role.

If you apply, please call or e-mail me so that I can get you in touch directly with the department director. (202) 684-6130 is my number.

The department is well-funded, staffed with friendly people, and just an all-around great place to be.
https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/21811

Position closes tomorrow, May 31.

Key responsibilities:

Serve as a consultant and trainer for the campus community, such as Online Strategy & User Experience, Distance Learning, Teaching & Learning Collaborative, Instructional Technology, etc. in the areas of curricular access and technology access for persons with disabilities; Serve as a subject matter expert helping with education and awareness, making accessibility part of the general culture of website maintenance and course development at GW.

Contribute documenting content and image best practices to the website and instructional training materials; Conduct regular audits/reviews of websites and online courses and provide site owners with recommendations; Provide recommendations for new/improved functionality within GW Drupal; Incorporate 508 testing best practices into current IT quality assurance practices for Drupal and other GW systems; Develop institutional policies and practices, including procurement, to promote accessibility for all. Work with other technology experts and serve as an exemplary resource for the campus community to make GW a model of best practice for technology access and inclusion.

Oversee alternative format production and system capacity building to meet the needs of students with disabilities; Serve as liaison between faculty, students, and DSS to secure and produce accessible materials; Provide technical assistance to faculty and staff in their design and development of electronic information and to troubleshoot as needed; Serve as a liaison to agencies and publishers to obtain and/or produce alternative media; Develop and maintain a current resource bank of access strategies.

Create and maintain IT platform to support the provision of directs services and provide leadership and oversight to the direct services team in their implementation of exam proctoring, notetaking, alternative media production, and interpreting services.

Other duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning additional responsibilities that are logically related to the position.

Desired Qualifications: 
Experience in academic computing; Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and successfully develop, implement, and manage programs at an institutional level; Understanding of the barriers to accessing online information by persons with sensory, physical, and cognitive disabilities and demonstrated ability to produce materials in alternative format and develop accessible online content.