[Athen] EIT Accessibility - Position Description / Policy

[Coco Napolis]

The California State University, Assistive Technology Initiative
<https://ati.calstate.edu/> is a great resource.

Each campus in our system have varying processes but we all tie back to our
CO initiative.
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(Corazon) Coco Napolis

IT Accessibility & Business Operations Specialist

Information Technology Solutions

Cal State East Bay

(510) 885-3831 Direct

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On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM Emily Singer Lucio <eslucio at umd.edu> wrote:


> 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,

>>

>>

>>

>> 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:

>>

>>

>>

>>    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.

>>

>>

>>

>> 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.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> *Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist*

>>

>> Center for Disability Access and Resources

>>

>> Division of Student Affairs

>>

>> The University of Idaho

>>

>> Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson at uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127

>>

>> Fax: 208.885.9404

>>

>> Campus Zip: 4257

>>

>>

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