>
>Description
>
>The University of Michigan seeks a candidate for the position of Campus
>Web Accessibility and Adaptive Technology Coordinator reporting to the
>Office of Institutional Equity.
>
>The Web Accessibility Coordinator will work closely with campus
>administrators who concentrate on other accessibility issues to help
>identify and eliminate barriers to an open educational and working
>environment; their combined efforts will help move the University
>toward a position of leadership in all areas of accessibility. This
>Coordinator will:
>
>- support and advocate for the use and development of accessible
>interface technologies for people with disabilities;
>- provide leadership and professional technical expertise to ensure that
>University content is accessible on line and elsewhere to students,
>faculty, staff and community members with disabilities;
>- establish partnerships and ongoing communication with a wide variety
>of campus groups including centralized administrative groups and
>relatively autonomous groups within the University;
>- help define, develop, and communicate web accessibility best practices
>for the U-M environment;
>-make recommendations for continued institutional program expansion and
>development;
>-and provide administrative support and direction to the campus units
>involved in web development.
>-develop a systematic training program for faculty, staff, and students
>in web accessibility practices and opportunities;
>-promote and communicate activities and related programs;
>-coordinate with others in all areas of accessibility.
>
>Required Qualifications
>
>Candidates should have an understanding of web communications and
>adaptive technologies; compliance standards for web accessibility;
>evaluations tools; experience in policy development and administration;
>and strong project management skills.
>
>Specific qualifications include:
>* A Bachelors degree, advanced degree preferred
>
>* 3+ years of professional experience in project management and
>cross-disciplinary programs and policy development.
>
>*Ability to create budgets and budget forecasts.
>
>* Ability to work collaboratively across the University and with other
>groups to develop proposals surrounding issues of accessibility.
>
>* Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal
>communication skills.
>
>
>Preferred Qualifications
>
>Experience in accessibility issues for persons with disabilities highly
>preferred.
>Past teaching and/or training experience preferred.
>Experience in development of online instructional material preferred.
>Technical writing experience preferred.
>
>Please pass this information on to others who may also be interested.
>To apply, you need to do so electronically at
>http://www.umich.edu/~jobs/
>

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