[Jobs] Fw: Position Opening, Chattanooga

[David Andrews]

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>There will be a great position opening up at The University of Tennessee
>at Chattanooga to begin this fall. This is an Adaptive Technology
>Coordinator to work directly with the AT needs of a fairly small
>caseload of students. The brief job description is below:
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>Adaptive Technology Coordinator: The Adaptive Technology Coordinator
>will be responsible for maintaining all AT software and hardware in the
>OSD labs as well as the various labs on campus. In addition, the AT
>Coordinator will be responsible for translating textbooks, handouts,
>syllabi, music etc. into alternative formats. These formats could
>include, but are not limited to; Braille, electronic format, word
>documents on USB drives & DAISY formatted documents. This coordinator
>will serve as a liaison between OSD , IT, and other computer labs on
>campus to ensure information accessibility. The AT Coordinator will also
>serve on a variety of university committees to insure campus compliance.
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>In addition, the AT Coordinator will serve as the specialist for
>students with Visual Impairments.  This coordinator will assist students
>in determining the appropriate textbooks needed prior to each semester
>and request alternative copies from publishers, cut, scan and edit
>textbooks that are unavailable in alternative formats from the
>publishers, edit text and reproduce in the requested formats, maintain
>up to date OCR software and screen reader systems, organize translation
>of class notes, handouts, syllabi etc., assist in training and
>supervising readers and scribes each semester.
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>Minimum Qualifications:  Bachelor's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling,
>Special Education, Psychology, Computer Science or related field.
>Experience working with people with disabilities and working knowledge
>of the ADA and Rehab. Act.
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>Job Skills:  Knowledge and skills with Adaptive Technology hardware and
>software preferred. Knowledge and skills with general computer hardware
>and software applications required. Experience with common text-editing
>software, high speed scanners, Braille embossers, OCR Software, CCTV
>systems, DAISY players and other forms of adaptive technology.
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>Chattanooga is a beautiful city with small town charm and UTC is a great
>Metropolitan University. With less than 10,000 students, we are able to
>keep education and related services personal for our students.
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>If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please
>contact me at 423-425-4008. I look forward to hearing from you.
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>Michelle Rigler
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>Michelle Rigler, Director
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>Office for Students with Disabilities
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>102 Frist Hall, Dept. 2953
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>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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>615 McCallie Avenue
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>Chattanooga, TN 37403
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>423.425.4008 (Office)
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>423.425.2288 (Fax)
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>michelle-rigler at utc.edu