Alternate Format Accessibility Assistant

3 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada MacEwan University Full time

ALTERNATE FORMAT ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANT
- ACCESS AND DISABILITY RESOURCES, STUDENT AFFAIRS**Competition No.** 23.08.214

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Recurring Term (35 hours per week)
MSA Band D (Steps 1-8): $25.70 - $37.37 per hour
September 10, 2023About Us
- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
- Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.Opportunity

MacEwan University is seeking a detail oriented Alternate Format Accessibility Assistant for a full-time 10-month recurring term opportunity with our Access and Disability Resources (ADR) department. Reporting to the Supervisor, Educational Assistant and Exam Accommodation Services, you will collaborate with the University community to facilitate full access for students with disabilities, through one-on-one support in the integration of their technologies into their individual service and accommodation plans through the ADR department and will provide faculty and staff with expertise on integration of technology into their work in order to support the integration of Universal Design.

Key responsibilities include:

- Liaising with publisher contacts and facilitating preparation of accessible alternate formats - arranging for printed, inaccessible electronic, and visual material formats to be available in other formats like e-text, enlargement, Braille, and tactile drawings;
- Preparing specialized alternate formats for exam accommodations;
- Teaching students how to access alternate formats and library resources using assistive technology;
- Providing one-to-one training on assistive technology to individuals with disabilities at the University or through video conferencing software;
- Completing assistive technology consultations with students;
- Installing assistive technology software, hardware and other peripherals for Assistive Computer Technology Service (ACTS) and other ADR/Exam Services systems.
- Providing system troubleshooting and maintenance for assistive technology for ADR staff and students;
- Participating in the identification of necessary acquisitions for the department to ensure technological currency;
- Maintaining complete records of work with individual students and tracking of Alternate Format material services for Canada Study Grant (CSG) billing purposes;
- Consulting, acquiring quotes and reconciling hours for external alternate format contracts (e.g., Braille - Nemeth, music, etc.);
- Ensuring compliance with copyright law in consultation with the Library and Legal Counsel;
- Working cooperatively with other University staff, including faculty, Information Technology Service (ITS), School of Continuing Education, Library, eLearning and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, to support the accessibility and technology requirements of students with disabilities registered in University courses and to consult on reworking of course materials to promote access;
- Providing accessibility testing and feedback to non-academic departments within the University (i.e., Office of Emergency Management, HR);
- Participating in internal and external committees that support the mission of the department and the development of services; and
- Engaging in presentations on accessibility, alternate format, Universal Design for Learning for faculty and staff to support the University’s strategic direction.

**SKILLS**
- The ability to work with students with disabilities;
- Knowledge of current assistive technologies and alternate formats;
- Knowledge of document scanning and alternate format conversion processes;
- The ability to format in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat;
- Project management and implementation skills;
- Effective written and oral commu

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