Accessibility Specialist - Office of Disability Services

Accessibility Specialist
- Office of Disability Services

Working Title:

Accessibility Specialist
- Office of Disability Services

State Role

Title:

Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type:
Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status:
Full-Time

FLSA Status:
Exempt:
Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division:
Accessibility and Belonging

Department: 100170 - Office of Disability Services

Pay Range: $47,500 - $50,000

About JMU:
Mission We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives. Vision To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world. Who We Are Situated in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000.

Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty. JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels.

JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:
The Accessibility Specialist provides disability accommodation services and accessibility support to students with disabilities through individualized assessment, consultation, and coordination of accommodations. This role promotes equitable access to university programs, services, and activities by ensuring compliance with applicable disability laws, supporting consistent accommodation practices, and collaborating with campus partners to facilitate effective access and inclusion.

Duties and Responsibilities:

#1:
Direct Student Services

• Conduct individualized assessment and analysis of requests for disability accommodations. Determine eligibility and reasonable accommodations through individualized assessment and analysis of documentation, supporting materials and evidence including student circumstances, observations, and self-reports.
• Facilitate the interactive process with students seeking disability accommodations and services.
• Provide direct student services that include, but may not be limited to:
  
  -Initial intake consultations
  - Registration for services
  - Prompt response to student requests for accommodations
  - Assist with the identification and development of appropriate academic accommodations, auxiliary aids and services.
  
  - On-going disability-related support
  - Accommodation review and follow-up consultations, as appropriate.
• Effective collaboration with appropriate university units to facilitate the coordination and timely provision of accommodations and services for students with disabilities.
• Monitor and assist with resolution of accommodation implementation concerns.
• Maintain accurate, current and pertinent records of disability services reviews, decisions, and communications.
• Support consistent implementation of departmental accommodation practices, procedures, and service standards.
• Support the Associate Directors with the fundamental alteration process.
• Serve on the Housing Accommodation Request Committee and provide administrative and back-up support to the ODS Liaison for Housing Accommodations.
• Serve as ODS Liaison responsible for the coordination of Dining Accommodations.
• Develop working knowledge of areas that intersect with accommodations (academic, etc.) to support consultation and service delivery efforts.
• Support the department through participation in group and individual case consultation discussions, as needed.

#2:
Departmental Operations and Program Support

• Maintain current knowledge of and adhere to established policies and procedures of ODS and JMU. Seek consultation as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of federal and state disability laws, regulations, guidance, and emerging professional practices related to higher education disability services.
• Support departmental assessment efforts.
• Provide system support. Assist with identifying and implementing system optimizations for improved departmental…