Access Consultant

Job description

Office: Academic advising Reports to: Director of Accessible Education Work Period: 12-month: Hours: Full-time: Overtime: Non-exempt: Job Grade: 7: General Summary: Facilitates access to courses, programs, services, activities, and facilities for students with disabilities. Collaborate with faculty and staff to develop and implement best practices in promoting inclusive design. Assess and facilitate reasonable accommodations when the environment is not accessible within the guidelines of federal, state and local laws and relevant policy and procedures. Reports to the Director of Accessible Education and works with students, staff, faculty, and on and off campus constituents. Essential Job Functions: Student Support and Advising - Provides disability-related advising, support, guidance and advocacy to assist undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities. - Meets with students to identify barriers to full participation in the curricular and co-curricular environments and determine appropriate access and accommodations, reviewing additional sources of information as needed. - Coordinates the provision of access and reasonable accommodations in consultation with students, facul...