Graduate Assistant - Digital Accessibility

Hours per Week

25 hours per week, M-F, with a flexible schedule.

College/Department Overview

The UCO Digital Accessibility Team is seeking a digital accessibility Graduate Assistant. The Digital Accessibility team provides accessibility guidance, training, recommendations, and consultations for academic technology, course materials and digital communication, and other initiatives.

The Digital Accessibility Team is part of the Center for eLearning and Connected Environments (CeCE).

Department Specific Job Functions

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Under the guidance of the Assistant Director of Digital Accessibility, provide digital accessibility support as needed.
• Communicate and interact with Digital Accessibility Coalition (DAC) team members to build and maintain a robust relationship.
• Work in partnership with Digital Accessibility Coalition members to implement projects and achieve accessibility goals.
• Assist with Digital Accessibility micro-credential planning, communication, scheduling, participant progress and additional administrative duties.
• Provide accessible document creation and remediation assistance.
• Collaborate on delivering accessibility services to ensure customer service is maintained at the highest level.
• Development of digital accessibility training and informational resources.
• Monitor and advise on developing trends and news regarding digital accessibility trends.
• Utilize accessibility data and information to identify areas of concern.
• Assist in performing usability and accessibility tests including user experience observation, manual and automated testing, keyboard navigation, and assistive technology validation; capture data and create reports.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Enrollment Requirements

Fall/Spring Semesters: All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position. Half-time enrollment for fall/spring semesters is considered 5 hours for graduates and 6 hours for undergraduates. International students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible to work as a student employee. Full-time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates.

Summer Semester: Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes. Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.

Enrollment Exception: If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources. This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions. Contact jobs@uco.edu for more information.

Qualifications/Experience Required

• Strong interest in, and understanding of the importance of, digital accessibility.
• The position requires a UCO student with a bachelor's degree and Graduate Student status. Preference will be given to students enrolled through the University of Central Oklahoma's Graduate College in pursuit of a master's degree.
• Ability to work individually on a project or in a team environment.
• Computer literacy is required, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to apply critical thinking to resolve issues and troubleshoot problems
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• A demonstrated willingness to learn about, and sensitively work with, people from various backgrounds and experiences.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Dedication to accuracy and excellence.
• Familiarity with digital accessibility concepts and standards such as WCAG 2.1 A and AA standards and regulations.

Qualifications/Experience Preferred

• Enrolled in, or completed, Digital Accessibility Foundations micro-credential.
• Familiarity with accessibility policies and guidelines such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and UCO Information Communications Technology Accessibility Policy.
• Understanding of accessible web design principles and techniques and web authoring technologies (HTML/CSS).
• Academic research experience.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation, in accordance with ADA requirements, may be made upon request to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Organization

The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.

With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.

Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.

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MISSION

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.

VISION

UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.

CALL TO ACTION

The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.

All students will be transformed with:

• Discipline Knowledge
• Leadership
• Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
• Service Learning and Civic Engagement
• Global and Cultural Competencies
• Health and Wellness

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.

About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro

The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.