Digital Accessibility Tech Lead

Auburn; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University seeks a Digital Technology Coordinator to support technology-based accommodations for students and to assist faculty and academic units in ensuring course materials meet digital accessibility requirements through audits, remediation, and testing.

The role involves coordinating with faculty, using assistive technologies and third-party services, and updating stakeholders on progress toward accessibility compliance campus-wide.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required with 6 years of experience in developing, installing, and/or supporting instructional technologies.
• Substitutions allowed for education: when a candidate has required experience but lacks the education, additional relevant experience may count toward the education requirement at 2 years per year.
• Substitutions allowed for experience: when a candidate has the education but lacks experience, additional relevant education may count toward the experience requirement at 1 year per year.

Responsibilities

• Leads communications with faculty and campus partners about digital accessibility; advises faculty about accommodations.
• Uses AIM and third-party vendors to manage assistive technology, captioning, and other accommodation requests.
• Consults with faculty to remediate existing course content and provide accommodations for mobility, hearing, visual, and learning impairments.
• Maintains knowledge of best practices in instructional technology and trains staff and campus partners.
• Keeps the Director informed of progress toward digital accessibility compliance and reports issues campus-wide.
• Trains and leads graduate assistants, interns, and practicum students in remediating course materials.
• Maintains the Office of Accessibility website.

Education

Master's Degree - Rehabilitation/Disability, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Related fields

Job description

Auburn University seeks a Digital Technology Coordinator to support technology-based accommodations for students and to assist faculty and academic units in ensuring course materials meet digital accessibility requirements through audits, remediation, and testing.

The role involves coordinating with faculty, using assistive technologies and third-party services, and updating stakeholders on progress toward accessibility compliance campus-wide.