Alternate Media Technology Specialist - Laney College

Alternate Media Technology Specialist - Laney College

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Laney College, in the heart of vibrant, multicultural downtown Oakland, features the cosmopolitan atmosphere and human energy of a big-city university. Laney is adjacent to the Oakland Museum of California, blocks from historic Chinatown and a pleasant stroll from Lake Merritt.

Since 1948, Laney has provided educational opportunities to students throughout the East Bay and beyond. Serving approximately 14,000 students each semester, Laney reflects the incredible diversity of the community that surrounds it and provides opportunities to traditionally underserved populations. Dozens of languages are spoken on Laney’s campus each day.

The school boasts a proven track record of success with exceptional educational programs. The college was given full accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) in summer 2009 – a distinction awarded to only five community colleges out of the 27 reviewed that year. In addition, Laney ranks among the top community colleges in California in transferring students to U.C. Berkeley.

Job Title: Alternate Media Technology Specialist – Laney College

Time Base: 40 hrs/week, 12 months/year

Compensation: Salary Range: $6,118.16 - $7,793.09/month (Hiring Range: $6,118.16 - $6,746.11/month)

Position Type: Classified

Department: Language Art (554)

City: Oakland

State: CA

Under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services or designee, the Alternate Media Technology Specialist oversees the production of alternate media enabling students with a disability access to all instructional services provided by the college. Serves as primary contact person on campus as it relates to media access for students with disabilities. This includes the production of alternate formats for all printed materials (E-text, Large Print, Braille, & Digital Audio, etc.),

providing consultation and conducting workshops for the college on issues of access for students with disabilities to electronic media (Closed/Open Captioning, Teleconferencing, Descriptive Audio, Phone Services, etc.), providing consultation on issues of access to Distance Education (Accessible Web Page Design, Frames, Alt Tags, Layout, etc.), and providing consultation on compliance with Section 508 standards.

• Serves as liaison between college staff, students with disabilities and the DSPS Program to secure and translate instructional and student services materials into an alternate format in a timely manner.
• Provides guidelines to college staff on appropriate formatting of documents and information.
• Communicates Internet concepts including accessible web page design, Universal Accessibility and alternate media transcription.
• Scans text material using Optical Character Recognition software and transcribes it to E-text for alternative forms of output, e.g. large print, voice, Braille, audio recording, etc.; arranges for other transcription services in a timely manner; works in a collaborative college environment.
• Produces information in alternate formats.
• Serves as liaison to statewide center and community agencies utilized on a contract basis to produce alternate media.
• Develops and maintains a current resource bank of access strategies for various types of media utilized by the college to include Instructional Materials, Web Pages, Kiosks, Video Tapes, Phone Registration, etc.; and for distance education.
• Provides group in-service and one-on-one assistance to college faculty and staff in their design and development of electronic information and to assure they meet access…