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>>There will be a great position opening up at The University of Tennessee
>>at Chattanooga to begin this fall. This is an Adaptive Technology
>>Coordinator to work directly with the AT needs of a fairly small
>>caseload of students. The brief job description is below:
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>>Adaptive Technology Coordinator: The Adaptive Technology Coordinator
>>will be responsible for maintaining all AT software and hardware in the
>>OSD labs as well as the various labs on campus. In addition, the AT
>>Coordinator will be responsible for translating textbooks, handouts,
>>syllabi, music etc. into alternative formats. These formats could
>>include, but are not limited to; Braille, electronic format, word
>>documents on USB drives & DAISY formatted documents. This coordinator
>>will serve as a liaison between OSD , IT, and other computer labs on
>>campus to ensure information accessibility. The AT Coordinator will also
>>serve on a variety of university committees to insure campus compliance.
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>>In addition, the AT Coordinator will serve as the specialist for
>>students with Visual Impairments. This coordinator will assist students
>>in determining the appropriate textbooks needed prior to each semester
>>and request alternative copies from publishers, cut, scan and edit
>>textbooks that are unavailable in alternative formats from the
>>publishers, edit text and reproduce in the requested formats, maintain
>>up to date OCR software and screen reader systems, organize translation
>>of class notes, handouts, syllabi etc., assist in training and
>>supervising readers and scribes each semester.
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>>Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling,
>>Special Education, Psychology, Computer Science or related field.
>>Experience working with people with disabilities and working knowledge
>>of the ADA and Rehab. Act.
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>>Job Skills: Knowledge and skills with Adaptive Technology hardware and
>>software preferred. Knowledge and skills with general computer hardware
>>and software applications required. Experience with common text-editing
>>software, high speed scanners, Braille embossers, OCR Software, CCTV
>>systems, DAISY players and other forms of adaptive technology.
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>>Chattanooga is a beautiful city with small town charm and UTC is a great
>>Metropolitan University. With less than 10,000 students, we are able to
>>keep education and related services personal for our students.
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>>If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please
>>contact me at 423-425-4008. I look forward to hearing from you.
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>>Michelle Rigler
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>>Michelle Rigler, Director
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>>Office for Students with Disabilities
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>>102 Frist Hall, Dept. 2953
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>>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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>>615 McCallie Avenue
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>>Chattanooga, TN 37403
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>>423.425.4008 (Office)
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>>423.425.2288 (Fax)
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