Director of Student Accessibility

Center For Student Success

Staff Full-Time

The Director of Student Accessibility provides equal opportunity to students with disabilities to ensure equal access to education programs, services, and benefits, and to promote a welcoming campus environment for students requiring accommodations. The Director advocates for students with disabilities and seeks to empower them to become their own and best advocates. The Director provides technical assistance and guidance to faculty about providing accommodations to students.

The position also provides personal counseling, education, professional programming, as well as services and resources for students with disabilities to create inclusive learning environments. Serving as the main disability representative and voice on campus, this staff member's primary focus will be the education of students, parents, faculty, and staff centered around standards, practices, letters of accommodations, and appropriate services provided through programs, workshops, and personal meetings.

This role operates with a post-secondary disabililty framework and accommodation determinations are made through an individualized, interactive process. The Director will also provide academic advisement and support to a designated group of undergraduate students.

• Coordinate and maintain all records and services for students with disabilities and provide the necessary academic, well-being, and residential accommodations in compliance with university policies and applicable law.
• Consult with students, families, and third‑party providers about reasonable accommodations for self‑identified students with disabilities on a case‑by‑case basis in accordance with Robert Morris University (RMU) policy and procedure; independently review and understand medical documentation and individually meet with students and families in accordance with RMU policy and procedures to determine reasonable accommodations in a post‑secondary setting without reliance on perscribed service plans.
• Coordinate ongoing support for all students who receive accommodations. Some examples include:
  Coordinate services for students with temporary accommodations and inform faculty, administrators, and key campus departments regarding the needs of students; locate accessible book formats for students.
• Supervise the Test Center, managing proctor schedules, exam flow, and educating faculty on utilizing testing services.
• Mentor students with disabilities in every aspect of their collegiate journey; teach students self‑advocacy skills and personally connect them to academic, career, financial, and other resources available on campus.
• Consult and partner with Academic Affairs (Provost, Deans, Academic Administrators, Faculty), Admissions Office, Facilities Department, and the Division of Student Life to provide assistance and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities; promote a universal design for online and on‑ground learning, and properly implement accommodations in compliance with university policies and applicable law.
• Adhere to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Fair Housing Act regulations, as well as other applicable federal and state law, in engaging in the interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations.
• Provide disability awareness training for campus constituencies and advocate for systems change through participation on inclusion and disability‑related councils, committees, and planning meetings.
• Use online programs, computer applications, and other technologies to assist students with disabilities with…