[Athen] Opening for a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist

[Lissner, L. Scott]

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The Ohio State University's ADA Coordinator's Office is hiring a Senior Digital Access Specialist.  Are you looking to use your accessibility expertise as part of a team that is committed to equity, serving as a catalyst for positive change in an environment that supports finding passion project at work, professional development, work life balance?  Join our team which includes myself, the University ADA Coordinator and a higher education access lifer and reports directly to our New Deputy ADA Coordinator for Digital Access, a former member of the Office for Civil Rights’ National Digital Access Team; and our Assistant Director of our Digital Accessibility Center who came to us about a year ago after implementing an accessibility program for t he Ohio Secretary of State’s Office.


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ADA Coordinator’s Office | Office of Institutional Equity | The Oho State University

Application Review Begins This Week

Job requisition# R51039



The Ohio State University is committed to diversity and a campus culture of inclusion that is necessary for a rich learning environment and essential in preparing students to work, live and contribute to in an increasingly complex society. As part of this effort, the University is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities; continually improving the accessibility of our programs, the physical infrastructure,  and digital environment.



Reporting to the Deputy ADA Coordinator who oversees the Digital Accessibility Center, this position will support The Ohio State University's campus wide digital accessibility compliance program.  The Senior Accessibility SME will provide expertise to the university community on acquisition, development, and implementation of digital information  and services including documents, multimedia, websites, web and native applications. They will provide advice and consultation to campus units, vendors, and other parties as appropriate, in interpreting, understanding, and applying applicable university policy and standards for accessibility including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA), Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines.



They will also participate in audits of campus units to ensure their processes, procedures, and plans for compliance with the University’s Digital Accessibility Policy are being effectively implemented. They will, under direct supervision, investigate complaints under the Digital Accessibility Policy from Faculty, Staff, Students, Program Participants, and members of the general public and participate in their resolution. They will continually seek awareness and understanding of emerging accessible development practices, industry trends, and assistive technologies as they relate to institutions of higher education.


Full posting and application can be found at:
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