UDL & Accessibility Specialist for Inclusive Learning

Finger Lakes Community College; Town of Canandaigua (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Health and Dental Insurance

SUNY retirement plan

Tuition waiver

Paid leave

Job summary

Finger Lakes Community College seeks a UDL Specialist to guide faculty and staff in applying Universal Design for Learning across online and in-person courses, ensuring accessible materials, assessments, and inclusive pedagogy.

This full-time, grant-funded position collaborates with instructional designers to assess outcomes and deliver professional development while complying with accessibility regulations.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Education, Instructional Design, Special Education, Educational Technology, or a related field required.
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years experience in an educational setting, instructional design, curriculum design or accessibility services required.
• Special Skills: Ability to collect, analyze and interpret data; working knowledge of federal accessibility laws and assistive technologies; strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the integration of UDL principles into curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices.
• Develops resources to assist faculty in adopting UDL strategies through varied modalities.
• Collaborates with instructional designers to create accessible course materials, assessments, and multimedia content meeting UDL guidelines.
• Assesses and implements curriculum needs and goals.
• Applies innovative strategies to course design using UDL Principles.
• Researches, assesses, and shares emerging trends and best practices.
• Consults with faculty to improve course accessibility, design, and implementation of UDL principles and strategies.
• Facilitates professional development opportunities regarding UDL best practices and accessibility.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/ID/EDTech

Master's degree preferred

UDL certification preferred

Job description

Finger Lakes Community College seeks a UDL Specialist to guide faculty and staff in applying Universal Design for Learning across online and in-person courses, ensuring accessible materials, assessments, and inclusive pedagogy.

This full-time, grant-funded position collaborates with instructional designers to assess outcomes and deliver professional development while complying with accessibility regulations.