[Athen] [EXT] Where does AT support live on your campus?

[Jamie Bird]

Our institution has asked that same question, if my assistive technology team should be housed under IT. The conversation paused during COVID. I would also like to know what other institutions are doing. We are currently within Student Affairs as we primarily assist students.

Salt Lake Community College has a full-time Universal Access Initiatives staff in our People and Workplace Culture department who assists faculty/staff with various accessibility concerns, but it is typically in the proactive access scope or VPAT review for procurement. If a faculty or staff member needs help with their own ADA accommodations for work that would be through our full-time ADA Coordinator housed in Human Resources. I've had our HR ADA Coordinator reach out to me for assistance with some employee AT software trainings or alt text requests in the past. Our IT addresses some basic digital access concerns and then directs them to the contacts I mentioned as needed.

Sincerely,
Jamie Bird
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Salt Lake Community College
Disability Resource Center
801-957-4506  |  STC-053A
jamie.bird at slcc.edu<mailto:jamie.bird at slcc.edu>


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Here, I am the Assistive Technology Specialist and I am housed in Student Accessibility and Support Services. I have known of colleges that housed this position in the technology department and that also seemed to work well for them.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist - Student Accessibility & Support Services

Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112
O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678
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Hi, colleagues.

I hope you are doing well. My institution is discussing where assistive technology support should live. This role would help faculty and staff who need guidance using assistive technology. Student AT users work with our office of disability services, but supporting fac/staff needs is outside the scope of that area.  Do you have a staff member who does this full-time or as part of their duties? Where is that responsibility housed on your campus?

Thanks for any ideas,
Rachel

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