[Athen] EIT Accessibility - Position Description / Policy

[Emily Singer Lucio]

Eric,

It might be helpful to know that the AHEAD Career website has 5 listings in
the EIT/AT field.  You might look at those as a starting point.

Respectfully,

*Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers*
ADA/504 Coordinator
University of Maryland, College Park
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
3123 Susquehanna Hall
4200 Leigh Road
College Park MD 20742
Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992
Email: eslucio at umd.edu


On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 2:51 PM Matson, Eric (ecmatson at uidaho.edu) <
ecmatson at uidaho.edu> wrote:


> Hey all,

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> After a couple years of nagging and a some major accessibility issues, I

> finally got my administration to at least talk about the need for an

> Electronic Information Technology Accessibility position. Figured I’d see

> if any ATHENites have gone through the process of getting an EIT position

> at their institution and have some pointers. More specifically is anyone is

> willing to share some or all the things below:

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>    1. *Position Description w/ pay range*. The few I’ve found just say

>    salary dependent on experience, so would like to get a better idea of pay

>    scale.  And figure once I get to job description stage would be easier to

>    pull language from existing positions rather than reinvent the wheel.

>    2. E*IT Accessibility Policy *– UIdaho is pretty late to the game.

>    Currently no University wide policy, with accessibility left to each

>    department. Again, hoping to use other schools’ policy as a starting point

>    to write ours.

>    3. *Policy Enforcement* – specifically around EIT used in classes. I

>    assume some of that is in the policy, but wondering how it works in

>    practice.  I’ve had faculty voice concerns that this position would take

>    away their freedom to structure courses as they see fit. As opposed to

>    currently, where any barriers are brought to my director and I to come up

>    with an alternative format or accommodation, but the issue doesn’t actually

>    get fixed.

>    4. *Proposal / Presentation* around the need for an EIT

>    Accessibilitity Position – I have a communication disability, so in my

>    brain it all just makes sense, but when I try to explain, it comes out as a

>    rambling list of disjointed facts. If anyone is willing to share any

>    proposals or presentations they’ve done relating to an EIT accessibility

>    position, I would be forever grateful.

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>

> For those of you without an EIT Accessibility position, who handles

> digital accessibility at your school?  In the past I’ve helped different

> departments and done accessibility reviews, but my case load has gotten to

> the point where I don’t have time for that.

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> *Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist*

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> Center for Disability Access and Resources

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> Division of Student Affairs

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> The University of Idaho

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