[Athen] Position: Adaptive Technology Specialist at Universityof Wisconsin-Madison

[Kevin Price]

Stacy,
I think your title more closely aligns with the job title of "Alternative
Media Specialist" but I believe many Adaptive Technology Specialists take on
the roles you described.   Seems many different universities interpret the
role of the "Adaptive for Assistive Technology Specialist" differently.  I
am very active on my campus in promoting accessible information
technology/web accessibility.  It is hard to separate the roles because they
are so intertwined.
Kevin

Kevin Price MSW, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Disability Resource Center (MC 321)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Suite 1190, Student Services Building
1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois  60607-7163
(312) 413-0886   Fax (312) 413-7781
Email:  pricek at uic.edu
 

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From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Stacy L. Smith
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:58 PM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Position: Adaptive Technology Specialistat Universit y
of Wisconsin-Madison

Here's a question I'd love to have your input on:

My title is Adaptive Technology Specialist.  However, I don't seem to do
what most people with that title do.

My primary role is to ensure that students enrolled in online courses
are accommodated, which may require getting transcripts, providing
alternate formats, etc.  I also work on the back end of courses, with
faculty, staff, and administrators, trying to get them to produce
content that is friendly to students with disabilities and assistive
software and devices.  Therefore, I work with the production of
accessible course content, not the interpretation or access to course
content.

Rarely do I work with a student on trying to find technology to access
courses.  Most of our students come already understanding what they
need and how to use it, or they work through their VR counsellors.

So what the heck would you call me?

BTW, my salary is at the lower end of the mid-range, based on what Terry
published, and it's only that high because they had a terrible time
filling the position.  I'm based in DSS and am considered "tecchie" by
them but not really a tech person (sort of a hybrid, really).

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Stacy

Quoting Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu>:


> Susan,

>

> I've been here more than 13 years and not making near your salary.

> All of my job is AT and alt format related, but there's a lot of it.

>

>

>

> Robert Lee Beach

> Assistive Technology Specialist

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

> 7250 State Avenue

> Kansas City, KS  66112

> Phone:  (913) 288-7671

> Fax: (913) 288-7678

> E-mail:  rbeach at kckcc.edu

>

> >>> SKelmer at stlcc.edu 4/3/2007 3:43 PM >>>

> FWIT, Charlie, I agree with you.

>

> I'm making apx. $45K for my work, and only 1/3 of my job is adaptive

> tech,

> the other 2/3 are campus technology support, which has more money I

> guess.

> I don't know, I've been here for going on seven years and I don't

> quite

> understand it.  We are all woefully underpaid.

>

> Susan Kelmer

> Coordinator

> Information ACCESS Lab

> St. Louis Community College at Meramec

> 314/984-7951

>

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Stacy Smith
Adaptive Technology Specialist
Disability Support Services
202 Holton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506
Phone:  785-532-6441
FAX:  785-532-6457
Email:  stacylee at ksu.edu

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