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full time User Experience Designer - Accessibility

at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire

To perform central oversight, technical leadership, expert guidance, coordination, and support to Dartmouth's departments and programs in their use of the web, with a focus on promoting, assessing, and maintaining web accessibility.

Consulting
• Performs regular accessibility audits of Dartmouth websites and web applications.
• Performs accessibility audits for websites and applications under consideration for purchase and deployment at Dartmouth.
• Works with vendors to implement accessibility features for software in use at Dartmouth.
• Reviews and monitors externally hosted Dartmouth sites (YouTube, Facebook, etc) for accessibility.

Outreach and Training
• Develops and implements outreach and training for web accessibility.
• Trains clients on using accessibility monitoring software and evaluating and responding to reports.
• Develops handouts and online training materials.
• Serves as the first point-of-contact for questions about implementing web accessibility.

Design and Production
• Works with colleagues in Web Services to develop accessible templates and documents.
• Oversees captioning service for digital media published on the Dartmouth website or Dartmouth's YouTube channel.
• Responsible for researching and implementing tools for monitoring website accessibility compliance.
• Oversees the configuration and use of accessibility evaluation and reporting tools.
• Provides web design and production support for web pages and web applications.
• Collaborates with clients to integrate content into sites.

Communication
• Provides mentorship on accessibility, usability, and user-centered design to colleagues, clients, and the campus.
• Develops understanding of similarities and differences in diverse cultures through employee education programs.
• Strives to ensure that all web interfaces are accessible to a diverse population.

http://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/
Position # 1010898

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