Accessible Document Specialist

Overview
The Princeton University Library seeks an experienced and motivated document accessibility professional with a strong service commitment to work in the Library’s Fulfillment Services unit.

The

Accessible Document Specialist

supports accommodations for students with disabilities by evaluating and remediating course readings to ensure they are fully accessible to users of assistive technologies. It includes digitizing and remediating materials, as well as coordinating with third parties for complex or high-volume remediation needs.

The Specialist partners closely with the Office of Disability Services and faculty to ensure accessible course materials are made available to students.

Responsibilities

Receive digitization and remediation requests for course readings from the Office of Disability Services (ODS) and determine the strategy for fulfilling requests.

Collaborate with ODS, faculty, and students to align on requirements and to determine the degree of remediation needed.

Triage requests to ensure that readings are remediated and delivered in a timely manner.

Source digital and print versions of course readings, verifying edition and format, and evaluating quality.

Remediate readings to ensure they are accessible to assistive technologies per current accessibility standards.

Engage with vendors by submitting requests and materials, tracking progress, and validating quality, and share completed deliverables with the Office of Disability Services.

Direct faculty and instructional assistants to related campus resources as needed.

Further professional competence in accessibility and remediation to serve student needs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Minimum of three years of professional experience authoring accessible documents

Complete understanding of best practices for authoring accessible documents

Experience writing contextually meaningful alternative text for images, charts, diagrams, and equations

Ability to meet relevant WCAG criteria

Experience using screen readers and text-to-speech tools to test accessibility

Experience with common document remediation or format conversion tools such as ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, or Sensus Access

Knowledge of common tools for creating braille, large print, PDF, and EPUB documents

Knowledge of or work experience in disability services practices and procedures

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strong organizational and project coordination skills, including working independently

Initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing work priorities

Commitment to confidentiality

Commitment to professional development

Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to engagement with a diverse population

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in education, rehabilitation, or related field

Work experience in higher education

Work experience in an academic library environment

Work experience with online course management systems such as Canvas

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Standard Weekly Hours : 36.25

Eligible for Overtime : No

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Probationary Period : 180 days

Essential Services Personnel : No

Physical Capacity Exam Required : No

Valid Driver’s License Required : No

Experience Level : Associate#LI-SB1

Salary Range : $72,000 to $85,000

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