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Web Accessibility Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508722
Division/Organization: Division of Student Life
Department: McBurney Disability Resource Center
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: McBurney Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: Hourly Wage
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Information Technology and Computers, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 The McBurney Center is a team-focused, collaborative environment that provides support services to UW-Madison students with visual, learning, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities. This is a unique position working with Dr. Fielder, scholar of early African American literary studies and a convener for Just Teach One –Early African American Print, (JTO-EAAP) a digital humanities project hosted by the American Antiquarian Society and convened by a team of scholars across institutions. The project’s mission is to create points of access to pre-twentieth-century African American texts to encourage and facilitate instructors to “just teach one” lesser-known early African American text in their courses in the twenty-first century. (JTO-EAAP) is working to appropriately frame and present these critical pieces of African American literature and culture by presenting an easily accessible, high-working with Dr. Fielder, scholar of early African American literary studies and a convener for Just Teach One –Early African American Print, (JTO-EAAP) a digital humanities project hosted by the American Antiquarian Society and convened by a team of scholars across institutions. The project’s mission is to create points of access to pre-twentieth-century African American texts to encourage and facilitate instructors to “just teach one” lesser-known early African American text in their courses in the twenty-first century. (JTO-EAAP) is working to appropriately frame and present these critical pieces of African American literature and culture by presenting an easily accessible, high-quality digital copy of each primary text, pairing contextual information and other apparatus to aid individuals in meeting the challenge of incorporating new curricular materials and facilitate manageable integration into existing courses. The site also provides space for participants in the project to post material tied to their teaching, learning, and scholarship, and in so doing provide the foundation for a dynamic community of dialogue surrounding the shared text. Site features include scholarly introductions and notes, textual transcriptions, historical images and alt text descriptions, and additional teaching materials, and will ultimately incorporate audio recordings of historical texts for accessibility purposes.

Anticipated Start Date:

 March 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

 Average of 10-15 hours per week. We are looking for candidates that are interested in starting during the Spring 2025 semester and continuing to work over the summer break. Work schedule will be determined in conjunction with Dr. Fielder and the student’s class schedule. Work will mainly be remote work with a few in-person meetings with Dr. Fielder.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $16.00/hour Maximum: $18.00/hour

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Required Qualifications:
• Ability to commit 10 working hours per week
• Experience in web design
• Experience with digital accessibility
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with WordPress is preferable
• Experience with TEI encoding is preferable

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

We are looking for creative students with versatile communication, task management, website design, and technology skills. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. This position does not require extensive experience with digital accessibility but does rely on the ability to quickly learn about creating and checking accessible content.
Familiarity with African American history or Black studies, more generally, is preferable, but not necessary if the candidate has a strong willingness to work with African American texts and histories with respect and responsibility.

Skills and Abilities:
1. Excellent time management and organization skills.
2. Excellent communication skills, both person-to-person and written.
3. Constant attention to accuracy and detail.
4. Strong proofreading and editing skills.
5. Strong problem-solving abilities.
6. Strong keyboarding skills.
7. Ability to work independently and efficiently.
8. Ability to respond to feedback in a timely manner.
9. Ability to troubleshoot problems pertaining accessibility needs.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

In this position you will be updating and designing a website in WordPress and ensuring digital content is accessible, incorporating new material into the site, and revising the site in consultation with Dr. Fielder.

For further information or questions contact Dr. Fielder at brigitte.fielder@wiscmail.edu

Physical Demands:

none

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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