Digital Accessibility Coordinator
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas.As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education. NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.NWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.The Digital Accessibility Coordinator is a 12-month, full-time position responsible for supporting institutional compliance with ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA standards across digital academic content and instructional technologies. This role focuses on coordinating accessibility practices, assisting with digital content implementation, and providing faculty support to help ensure that students have equitable access to learning materials and activities. The Coordinator works with faculty, instructional designers, academic leadership, and campus partners to help embed accessibility into course design and delivery, support accessible workflows in the learning management system (LMS), and assist with training and remediation efforts.This position is on site, no remote option.Essential Duties:Support institutional compliance with ADA Title II, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and related digital accessibility standards for academic content and instructional technologiesCollaborate with faculty, instructional designers, Digital Learning staff, and campus partners to design, review, revise, and remediate accessible course materials in Canvas and other learning platformsProvide guidance and consultation on accessible instructional practices, including document structure, alternative text, readable tables, color contrast, keyboard navigation, captions, transcripts, and audio descriptionAssist with converting instructional materials into accessible formats, including Canvas pages, Word/PDF documents, slide decks, images, audio, video, and other student-facing course contentDevelop and deliver training, workshops, resources, checklists, examples, and faculty-facing guidance to support sustainable accessibility practices and remediation workflowsUse accessibility tools, dashboards, reports, audits, and documentation processes to identify barriers, track remediation efforts, and inform training prioritiesCollaborate with legal, compliance, disability resources, student services, information technology, academic leadership, and other stakeholders to promote equitable access to digital learning environmentsStay current on digital accessibility standards, instructional accessibility practices, and higher education compliance requirementsAdditional duties may be assigned as necessary to support the goals and objectives of the department and collegeRate of pay $19.76 per hour *Higher compensation may be considered based...