Description
UAB seeks a highly skilled manager for digital accessibility in course materials to help us not only comply with Title II requirements but promote Universal Design for Learning principles throughout the university. Working in the Office of Learning Technologies within the Center for Teaching and Learning, the manager will lead the office’s efforts to assist faculty and academic units with ensuring course materials are fully accessible as well as provide training on best practices.
This is a full-time, one-year appointment funded for the initial term, with potential for renewal based on program priorities and available funding. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make an immediate and meaningful impact by helping UAB strengthen accessibility standards for digital course materials.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and leads workshops for faculty and staff on creating and remediating digital course materials for Title II compliance.
- Functions as the secondary administrator of the Canvas-embedded tool for auditing online courses for accessibility issues.
- Monitors course audits.
- Keeps the Director informed of progress and issues in the effort to assure accessible course material campus wide.
- Assists academic unit leaders in keeping track of compliance rates and issues in their unit.
- Meets with individual faculty to resolve course accessibility issues as needed.
- Keeps current with accessibility laws and standards.
- Assists in maintaining a knowledge base on accessibility tools and methods for creating and remediating accessible course materials.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary Range: $57,940 – $80,000
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in disability services, digital media, computer science, or related field and two (2) year of related experience required.
- Work experience may NOT substitute for degree requirement.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards for digital materials and general support services for people with disabilities.
- Advanced computer skills and familiarity with a range of software tools for creating and remediating digital course materials.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to lead workshops for faculty.
- Experience with learning management systems.
- Experience with Canvas a plus.
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
Primary Location: University
Job Category: Clerical & Administrative
Organization: 240003000 Center for Teaching & Learning
Employee Status: Regular
Shift: Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Onsite
About University of Alabama at Birmingham
About Organization
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with over $700 million in research awards annually, as well as Alabama’s largest single employer, with some 26,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion on the state. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement, and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.
