Accessibility Assistant
The Accessibility Assistant will support faculty and staff in ensuring that all course and online materials comply with Title II/ADA digital accessibility requirements in alignment with the April 2026 WCAG 2.1 AA mandate. This position is focused on guiding and assisting faculty and staff in remediating digital content such as Word documents, PDFs, PowerPoint slides, and media, primarily within the LMS and college-supported platforms.
This is not a production-only role; the assistant serves as a collaborative partner, promoting faculty and staff ownership of accessibility while providing technical support, targeted remediation, and training.
*There are 3 positions available.*
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide hands-on support to faculty and staff in making course materials accessible (e.g., adding alt text, using styles, tagging PDFs, captioning videos).
- Review and provide feedback on documents submitted by faculty and staff for accessibility.
- Assist faculty and staff in using tools like Blackboard Ally, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Maintain documentation and tracking of faculty and staff requests and completed tasks.
- Contribute to accessibility resources, FAQs, and video tutorials.
- Participate in regular check-ins with teams.
- Escalate complex issues as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA standards
- Experience with document remediation (Word, PDF, PowerPoint)
- Attention to detail and strong communication skills
- Commitment to equity, inclusion, and student success
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of LMS platforms (preferably Blackboard)
- Prior experience in higher education or instructional support
- Certification or training in digital accessibility (e.g., Deque, IAAP, etc.)
- Experience using Blackboard Ally, EquatIO, Panopto, or UDOIT
- Division
- Administration & Finance
- Department
- Information Technology
- Locations
- Knight Campus (Warwick)
- Hourly salary
- $18 - $25
- Job Type
- Part-Time Staff
- Funding Source
- Unrestricted
- Exempt?
- No
- Yearly Schedule
- Calendar
- Union
- N/A
- Pay Grade
- N/A
- Application Open Date
- November 12, 2025
- Application Close Date
- November 26, 2025
Clery Act
The Community College of Rhode Island is committed to assisting all community members in providing for their own safety and security. Prospective employees can review the college’s Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics (“Clery Report”) here: https://www.ccri.edu/campuspolice/clery/ or may request an electronic or paper copy by emailing hiring@ccri.edu.
The Clery Report contains information on campus security and personal safety, including crime prevention, campus police law-enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other important matters about security on campus. It also contains statistics for the three previous calendar years on reported crimes that occurred on campus and certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the college and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the college.
About Community College of Rhode Island
Since opening its doors for the first time on September 24, 1964, the Community College of Rhode Island has created a strong foundation as the state’s only associate degree-granting institution serving all Rhode Islanders with an affordable, high-quality education.
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