Accessibility Technician

CHESS•Albuquerque, NM

11d•$16 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports all members of the CNM community in creating an inclusive and accessible learning environment. The technician will achieve this by evaluating, enhancing, and ensuring the accessibility of digital technologies and content, including course materials, websites, and online resources, in accordance with established accessibility standards (such as WCAG) and legal requirements. This role is crucial in helping the institution meet the diverse needs of the CNM community.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe
Ability to travel between CNM campuses
Experience with (or the ability to learn) digital accessibility standards
Proficiency with (or the ability to learn) assistive technologies
Experience developing and leading training

Responsibilities

Under departmental direction, works closely with faculty to review, assess, and provide basic accessibility remediation for inaccessible course content or textbooks.
Reviews captioned content for accuracy.
Escalates inaccurate content for professional captions or provides direct captioning of short content items as directed.
Delivers accessibility-related workshops to faculty and staff under departmental direction.
Creates and presents material for faculty and staff on best practices based on quality standards for WCAG/accessibility
Proctor and provide recommendations on emerging educational technologies and utilize this information to develop training opportunities for the CNM community.
Participates in developing online self-help resources, website content, paper guides, workshops, presentations, and other support resources related to accessibility.
Provides information access to course content through notes for all live course activities. This includes editing and formatting notes into the required format for student accessibility needs and delivering notes to students per departmental policy.
Provides visual support, dictation, manipulation of objects, or operation of peripheral computer equipment to address specific student access needs per their accommodations.
Provides testing accommodation access for students, both on campus and virtually, through proctoring, reading, and scribing.
Supports other college-wide accessibility-related projects as directed by the department.
Performs other related duties as assigned.