Digital Instruction Accessibility Specialist
JPRO of the Greater Palm Beaches · New York, NY · 5 days ago
Management$80k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Digital Instruction Accessibility Coordinator serves as the university's lead specialist for accessibility within the YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility environment, with a strong emphasis on supporting teaching, learning, and faculty development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary product owner and administrator for the YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility platform
- Manage and continuously optimize Panorama settings, including document scanning, alternative formats, LMS integrations, and automated remediation workflows
- Monitor Panorama's Accessibility Reports, Institutional Dashboard, and Course-Level Insights to identify risk areas, track progress, and prioritize intervention
- Develop processes for high-volume remediation of documents flagged in Panorama, collaborating with instructors, instructional technologists and designers, and IT teams
- Work with the vendor's support to resolve issues, implement new features, evaluate roadmap updates, and improve campus adoption
- Implement and maintain a campus-wide digital accessibility framework aligned with ADA, Section 504/508, and WCAG 21+ AA standards
- Partner with faculty and academic departments to ensure course content is accessible before and during each term, leveraging Panorama as the primary assessment tool
- Guide course design teams on best practices for accessible documents, images, multimedia, and complex instructional materials
- Conduct manual and automated accessibility testing using Panorama
- Validate Panorama's automated findings and perform manual checks for content types requiring human evaluation (complex tables, multimedia, etc)
- Cookordinate and track remediation efforts across departments, ensuring timely improvements and documenting resolution
- Develop and deliver training programs on: oUsing YuJa Panorama effectively oProducing accessible course content oInterpreting Panorama scores and remediation guidance
- Create user guides, knowledge base articles, and quick start materials tailored for faculty, students, and administrative units
- Provide individual and group consultations to support accessibility awareness and Panorama adoption
- Support content creators (faculty, staff, student employees) in addressing Panorama-identified issues through targeted remediation strategies
- Produce institution level accessibility reports for leadership using Panorama's analytics dashboards
- Track improvement trends, identify recurring accessibility challenges, and recommend policy or workflow changes
- Support audits, accreditation reviews, and legal compliance initiatives by supplying documented evidence of accessibility assessments and remediation activities
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Technology or Inst Desg For E-Learng Rem Edu required
- Background in instructional technology or design, accessibility, or digital learning support
- Experience working in a higher education setting
- Certification in instructional technology or design, accessibility, or digital learning support
- Strong knowledge of WCAG, ADA, Section 504/508, universal design, and accessible digital pedagogy
- Demonstrated experience with accessibility checking tools, including YuJa Panorama or similar platforms
- Familiarity with LMS ecosystems (e.g., Blackboard, Canvas) and associated instructional technology
- Excellent communication, collaboration, facilitation, and training skills
- Ability to quickly adapt new computer technologies as they become available, and keep pace with changing educational and training needs
- Experience in in-person and remote training for individuals as well as large groups
- Experience with public speaking
- Proficiency in Office 365 Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Proficiency in Zoom and other video conferencing software
Pay
Minimum Salary: USD $64,000.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary: USD $80,000.00/Yr.