Access Specialist - Disability Resources & Educational Services

Duties & Responsibilities

• Address students with disabilities and the instructors in the planning, determination, and implementation of academic adjustments, modifications, and auxiliary aids.
• Counsels/advises students in areas such as crisis management, academic coaching, vocational counseling, and transition planning related to their disability.
• Collaborates with faculty and other professionals across campus to make sure that approved academic accommodations are in place for students with disabilities.
• Advises other campus administrative and service units on the physical, programmatic, informational, and attitudinal access issues related to the needs of students with disabilities.
• Collaborates with other DRES staff in the ongoing refinement of internal service policies, procedures, and practices.
• Participates in the development and implementation of disability education training on the Illinois campus.
• Assists in maintaining current information on the DRES website and social media pages.
• Serves as DRES liaison to other campus department/units as needed.
• Schedules, coordinates, and conducts tours of DRES to prospective students, visitors, alumni, interview candidates, courses, faculty/staff, and university officials.
• Conducts service responsibilities for the College of AHS (i.e. search committee work, subcommittee membership) as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.