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Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Subject: IT Accessibility Specialist Position Announcement at University
of Illinois
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IT Accessibility Specialist
Disability Resources and
Educational Services (DRES)
College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The IT Accessibility Specialist position is under the direction of the
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology (ACIT)
at DRES and supports the development and use of accessible design
principles for the creation and purchasing of accessible information
technologies for use by students, faculty and staff with disabilities at
Illinois. The specialist provides technical support to campus web
and software developers, and organizes and leads consortia comprised of
institutional, organizational and corporate partners which work to
improve the accessibility of specific third-party web resources and
software applications.
Technical support includes helping developers understand how to evaluate
and test web and software applications for accessibility. The
specialist will support the development of an accessible coding practices
library to provide examples on accessible design for use by
developers. The position will be responsible for the creation and
maintenance of online reports on the progress and current status of the
accessibility of third-party web and software resources, recruitment of
institutions and organizations to participate in accessibility
consortiums. The specialist will assist in the dissemination of
accessible design coding practices and related tools, and may also assist
students with disabilities in learning how to access electronic
resources. The specialist will also contribute to the development and
execution of an online IT accessibility certificate program within
AHS.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (masters preferred) in computer science or a
closely related field
- At least one year of experience in accessible design or a strong
desire to learn about accessible design
- Software development experience
- Strong organization and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience with Windows, OS X and Linux operating
systems
- Experience using assistive technologies, including screen readers
- Experience working with people with disabilities
- Experience and knowledge of the following web development
technologies:
- HTML/CSS
- Javascript
- Python/Django
- XML
- POSTGRES database
Experience and knowledge of the following web guidelines and
standards:
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Federal Section 508 Information Technology Accessibility Standards.
W3C Accessible Rich Internet Accessibility Specification
HTML5 Specification
Other
Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.Â
This is a regular, full-time (100%) academic professional
position. Starting date is as soon as possible after closing
date.
To Apply
To ensure full consideration, create your candidate profile at
http://jobs.illinois.edu and
upload your letter of application, resume, and names and contact
information of three professional references by June 2, 2014.Â
Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring
decision will be made until after that date. For further
information, please contact:
Mindy Rick, Search Coordinator
1207 S Oak St, Champaign, ILÂ 61820
(217) 333-4600
mi...@illinois.edu
http://disability.illinois.edu
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