Digital Accessibility Lead — Compliance & Training

The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks an Accessibility Compliance Lead to ensure EIR content meets state and federal accessibility requirements. You will develop and maintain the university's EIR accessibility policy and serve as the EIRAC for the state.

Responsibilities include directing the institution-wide accessibility program, monitoring compliance, and coordinating training and corrective actions with web developers and content teams. Collaboration with Legal Office is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three (3) years of related experience in accessibility compliance support for EIR or seven (7) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of state and federal accessibility regulations, such as ADA Title II, WCAG 2.1, TAC 213, and TAC 206.

Responsibilities

• Creates and directs the institution’s EIR Accessibility Program for institution-wide compliance with digital accessibility requirements.
• Monitors and reports on compliance, conducts accessibility analysis, and leads efforts to establish accessibility standards.
• Leads the development of training, planning, policy, and assessment activities for digital accessibility.
• Develops corrective action plans for inaccessible websites, EIR, applications, or products.
• Directs accessibility training for web developers and digital content providers.
• Partners with the Legal Office to interpret policy for students, personnel, and stakeholders.

Skills

WCAG 2.

TAC 206/213

HTML/ARIA

Web accessibility tools

PDF accessibility

Web publishing processes

Multitasking

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in an applicable field

Master’s degree in educational technology or related field

Tools

HTML/XHTML

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

XML

ARIA

CMS

Job description

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks an Accessibility Compliance Lead to ensure EIR content meets state and federal accessibility requirements. You will develop and maintain the university's EIR accessibility policy and serve as the EIRAC for the state.

Responsibilities include directing the institution-wide accessibility program, monitoring compliance, and coordinating training and corrective actions with web developers and content teams. Collaboration with Legal Office is essential.