Extra Help Technical - Digital Accessibility Specialist

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About UIS: Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three members of the University of Illinois system. The University serves more than 4,000 students in 44 graduate and 56 undergraduate programs. You are encouraged to visit the university web page at http://www.uis.edu.

Application deadline: 6/7/2024

Hourly Rate: $20.00

Summary:
This position provides accessible document design and remediation services, such as running accessibility checks on PDF documents, and adding alt text, tables, and other elements to reach WCAG standards. This position will work with project managers, subject matter experts and other designers to ensure learning content is accessible. This position will remediate course content, training manuals, and A/V materials and other ancillary materials as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides technical expertise in the remediation of learning content for accessibility

• Works with designers to understand intended learning outcomes and suggests digital accessibility best practices to support those outcomes

• Creates new digital materials where document remediation is not possible, such as PDF documents, charts, and graphics

• Contributes to the design or remediation of project deliverable according to deadlines

• Runs accessibility reports and applies best practices in digital content remediation

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree.
2. A total of one (1) year (12 months) years’ experience working with accessibility and/or employing universal design pedagogies/strategies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
4 years’ additional experience working with accessibility and/or employing universal design pedagogies/strategies.
Certification in Digital Accessibility (e.g. CPACC, CPABE, WAS, CPAA, or CPWA).

Physical Demands:

• Standing : Occasionally

• Walking : Occasionally

• Sitting : Frequently

• Lifting : Rarely

• Carrying : Rarely

• Pushing : Rarely

• Pulling : Rarely

• Climbing : Rarely

• Balancing : Rarely

• Stooping : Rarely

• Kneeling : Rarely

• Crouching : Rarely

• Crawling : Rarely

• Reaching : Rarely

• Handling : Rarely

• Grasping : Rarely

• Feeling : Rarely

• Talking : Frequently

• Hearing : Frequently

• Repetitive Motions : Occasionally

• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination : Rarely

• Taste/Smell : Rarely

• Performing Manual Tasks : Occasionally

Working Conditions:

• Extreme cold : Rarely

• Extreme heat : Rarely

• Humid : Rarely

• Noise : Occasionally

• Hazards : Rarely

• Temperature Change : Rarely

• Atmospheric Conditions : Rarely

• Vibration : Rarely

Travel Requirements:
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Employment Policies and other information:

UIS is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to recruitment and retention of a diverse and inclusive campus community. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law.

UIS employees are strongly encouraged to stay up to date with the most recent COVID-19 vaccination available as a barrier to serious illness.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment.

UIS employment in this role is not covered by Social Security, and instead, is covered by the State Universities Retirement System

• Social Security benefit and
• Social Security benefit as a spouse