[Accessibility_sig] ANNOUNCEMENT: Web Accessibility Specialist Position at UIUC

[Sharron Rush]

Please consider this position or pass the information to people you 
might think would be interested.  It is an exciting opportunity to be 
part of the UIUC web accessibility team and Provost initiative.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* Customizes or recodes software and web interfaces to improve 
functional accessibility;

* Works with CITES developers from the initial planning stages of new 
applications to incorporate accessibility and user-centered design;

* Educates developers and service managers about accessible design 
and best practices;

* Contributes to annual Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) 
report on web accessibility regarding improvements in CITES services;

* Works with Documentation Group manager to develop metrics of 
success for projects;

* Stays abreast of new accessibility technologies and standards;

* Shares knowledge with colleagues in CITES, DRES, and the library.

More information at:

http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/jobs/20071008-doc.html
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology (DRES)

WWW: http://www.cita.uiuc.edu/
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