Accessibility Coordinator, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (A&S) invites applications for an Accessibility Coordinator who will serve as a knowledgeable, hands-on resource for faculty, staff, and College units.
In the early stages of this role, digital accessibility will be the clear priority. The Accessibility Coordinator will dive in as a hands-on partner to faculty, staff, and units, helping build strong momentum around accessible digital practices. This role will develop over time to embrace the fuller range of responsibilities outlined below, from accessible meeting guidance to cultivating an access-driven work environment.
This experienced individual contributor role will bring strong command of digital accessibility standards and practices, facility with a range of operational and teaching/learning technologies, readiness to provide direct support to faculty and staff, and the judgment to address complex questions with limited supervision. We’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an immediate impact on digital accessibility and equally excited to help shape what this role becomes.

• Provide faculty, staff, and A&S units with timely, discipline- and task-specific digital accessibility consultation and guidance.
• Develop, maintain, and improve A&S digital accessibility resources for employees and units, including support channels, online content, documentation, and live workshops.
• Evaluate accessibility questions and recommend practical, standards-based approaches for A&S documents, websites, platforms, and instructional or workplace technologies.
• Support documentation, reporting, and follow-through related to University accessibility and compliance expectations.
• Hire, train, and supervise student workers supporting A&S accessibility initiatives, as needed.

• Provide expert guidance to A&S units in planning accessible College meetings and events, including captioning, accessible materials, and meeting-space practices.
• Manage and maintain technologies that support accessibility in physical and digital meeting spaces.
• Support accessibility review of existing and potential A&S technology platforms in partnership with relevant University units.

• Use accessibility expertise to help A&S stakeholders identify barriers and apply practical solutions across College environments, services, and workflows.
• Contribute to College and University accessibility working groups and related projects that support A&S operations.
• Maintain current knowledge of accessibility standards, assistive technologies, testing tools, and relevant compliance developments.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of relevant experience in accessibility support, disability services, higher education operations, instructional technology, instructional design, digital content support, web or platform support, learning design, or a closely related field.

• Strong working knowledge of digital accessibility standards, practices, and compliance frameworks, including WCAG and related ADA and Section 508 expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to apply accessibility expertise to real-world College documents, web content, platforms, instructional materials, meetings, and workplace technologies.
• Technology fluency and confidence evaluating, learning, and supporting a range of workplace, instructional, and accessibility tools.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, exercise sound judgment, and manage complex accessibility questions through to resolution.
• Clear, approachable communication skills for consultation, training, documentation, and explaining technical accessibility concepts to faculty, staff, and A&S units.
• Strong follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple requests, priorities, and stakeholder needs.

• Relevant accessibility certification or advanced degree.
• Experience conducting accessibility reviews using manual and automated testing tools.
• Experience reviewing VPATs or supporting technology…