Graduate Assistant - Digital Accessibility

Position Overview

Under the guidance of the Assistant Director of Digital Accessibility, the Digital Accessibility Graduate Assistant will assist with various accessibility initiatives and projects and seek out digital accessibility opportunities for improvement and awareness. This is an excellent opportunity to gain marketable skills on the important role accessibility plays in making digital content available and more inclusive for everyone.  

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