Assistant Director of Digital Accessibility Services

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
The Assistant Director of Digital Accessibility provides institution-wide leadership to ensure accessibility is embedded across all digital environments. This role works in partnership with academic, research, clinical, and administrative leaders to establish strategy, oversee implementation, and promote best practices that advance equitable access to digital resources for all members of the community. Duties include:

• Program Leadership & Compliance
  * Shape and guide the institutions digital accessibility strategy and roadmap. Ensure institutional alignment with federal and state accessibility standards and best practice
  * Establish policies, procedures, and governance frameworks that advance accessibility.
• Operations & Oversight
  * Provide oversight for accessibility initiatives, assessments, and remediation across digital platforms.
  * Work cross-functionally to integrate accessibility into procurement, vendor management, and technology lifecycles.
  * Monitor institutional progress through reporting, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Training & Campus Engagement
  * Build upon established accessibility training programs to expand awareness and capability.
  * Collaborate with leadership, Information Resources and business stakeholders to sustain institution-wide education and resources.
  * Advise faculty, staff, researchers, and technology teams on accessibility practices and tools.
• Collaboration & Governance
  * Partner with leaders across academic affairs, business affairs, health system affairs, institutional advancement, compliance, legal and communications domains to support accessibility initiatives.
  * Represent Information Resources on committees and governance groups related to accessibility.
  * Stay current on emerging accessibility regulations, technologies, and trends, and share expertise across the institution.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
  
   

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in business, healthcare, education, information technology, or a related field. 
  Additional years of directly related experience may be considered on a year for year basis in lieu of stated degree requirement. 
   

• Experience
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