[Athen] FW: ANNOUNCEMENT: Web Accessibility Specialist Position at UIUC

[Sean Keegan]

For those interested in a Web accessibility position in the Mid-West.  See
below for additional information...

Take care,
Sean

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Please consider this position or pass the information to people you might
think would be interested.  It is an exciting opportunity to be part of the
UIUC web accessibility team and Provost initiative.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Customizes or recodes software and web interfaces to improve functional
accessibility;

* Works with CITES developers from the initial planning stages of new
applications to incorporate accessibility and user-centered design;

* Educates developers and service managers about accessible design and best
practices;

* Contributes to annual Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) report on
web accessibility regarding improvements in CITES services;

* Works with Documentation Group manager to develop metrics of success for
projects;

* Stays abreast of new accessibility technologies and standards;

* Shares knowledge with colleagues in CITES, DRES, and the library.

More information at:

http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/jobs/20071008-doc.html
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology (DRES)

WWW: http://www.cita.uiuc.edu/
WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/