Accessibility & Learning Support Specialist

AIC/SAIC UPDATED 10/2024; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Disability Specialist at SAIC supports equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating accommodations and services in line with ADA, ADAA, 504, and FHA requirements. You will collaborate with faculty, DLRC staff, and campus partners to remove barriers to learning and foster inclusive practices in an art and design environment.

Working within SAIC, you will manage accommodation processes, assistive technology, accessible testing, AIM case management, and continuous service

Qualifications

• BA (MA preferred) degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Disability Studies, Higher Education, Education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in higher education disability services or accessibility services.
• Experience working with art and design students or familiarity with studio-based, practice-based, performance-based pedagogy.
• Experience using AIM or another disability services case management system.

Responsibilities

• Engages students in an individualized, interactive accommodation process through intake meetings and ongoing consultation. Review student self-report, disability documentation, functional impacts, and other relevant information to determine reasonable accommodations appropriate to an art and design curriculum, including studio modifications, critique adjustments, material safety accommodations, alternative formats for visual work, and other individualized accommodations.
• Applies the ADA, ADAAA, Section 504, FHA, institutional policies, and professional standards to determine, coordinate, implement, and monitor academic and housing accommodations across classrooms, studios, fabrication facilities, residence halls, field experiences, and other institutional programs, activities, and services.
• Provides individualized disability-related support that promotes self-advocacy and student success through learning strategies, executive functioning support, organization, time management, assistive and adaptive technologies, and referrals to appropriate campus resources.
• Evaluates disability-related housing accommodation requests and collaborate with Residence Life and campus partners to coordinate and monitor approved accommodations.

Skills

Disability services

Accessibility

AIM case management

Collaboration

Education

BA degree (MA preferred) in Rehabilitation Counseling, Disability Studies, Higher Education, Education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field

Equivalent training, education, and/or experience may be considered

Tools

AIM

Job description

The Disability Specialist at SAIC supports equal access for students with disabilities by coordinating accommodations and services in line with ADA, ADAA, 504, and FHA requirements. You will collaborate with faculty, DLRC staff, and campus partners to remove barriers to learning and foster inclusive practices in an art and design environment.

Working within SAIC, you will manage accommodation processes, assistive technology, accessible testing, AIM case management, and continuous service