Specialist, Digital Accessibility

Houston Community College

About The Position

Responsible for accessibility evaluations for websites, digital documents (including Word, PDFs, and graphics), and social media content. Provides support and guidance in resolving accessibility issues. Contributes to the development of training materials and assists in facilitating accessibility training workshops.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or other technology related field required
3 years experience working with assistive technologies and accessible digital tools, including assistive listening devices, screen readers, accessible software, mobile and web applications, and online services required
Valid Texas Driver License
MS Office Programs
Adobe Acrobat
Accessible Rich Internet Applications & HTML5 Elements
Best Practices for Inclusive Digital Experience Creation
Digital Accessibility Standards (e.g., WCAG, Section 508)
Delivering High Quality Work
Accepting Responsibility
Serving Customers
Supporting Organizational Goals
Driving Continuous Improvement
Acting with Integrity
Thinking Critically
Managing Change
Communicating Effectively

Responsibilities

Conduct regular audits and evaluations of digital content including websites, applications, and other digital assets, as needed to identify gaps and barriers, and oversee the implementation of necessary improvement to ensure compliance with institutional policies, and federal and state laws.
Record, communicate, and monitor gaps and barriers identified during regular audits and assessments of digital content to respective content owners. Follow up with content owners on remediation actions taken on the identified digital platform ensuring compliance with institutional policies and federal and state laws.
Assist with guidance and recommendations to staff on digital accessibility requirements, remediation strategies and best practices during the procurement and implementation of digital products and services.
Provide guidance and support to internal teams on designing, developing, and testing accessible digital products and features.
Stay up to date with the latest digital accessibility standards, guidelines, and emerging technologies to continuously improve our digital accessibility practices.
Assist in the development of training curriculum and conduct training sessions and workshops to raise awareness and enhance the understanding of digital accessibility principles and techniques among faculty and staff.
Assist in providing expertise and experience in digital accessible instructional materials and media by advising, consulting, and collaborating with faculty, and staff across campuses.
Assist in the review of vendor products utilizing VPATs or similar documentation to determine their compliance with accessibility standards, such as WCAG 2.x or Section 508.
Attend campus committee meetings relevant to position.
Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required.