Assistive Technology Specialist
New Brunswick, NJ

Job Description

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Assistive Technology Specialist for the Rutgers Access and Disability Resources.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:
* Coordinates learning and assistive technologies for students with disabilities at Rutgers and provides alternative format textbooks and course materials that work with the student's individual technology needs at all Rutgers campuses.
* Meets individually with students registered with the Office of Disability Services to evaluate the needs related to technological requirements and provide interventions and solutions for accessing course information, technologies and resources.
* Works with instructors and faculty and the student to determine potential accessibility obstacles related to coursework and determine appropriate reasonable accommodations and technology to address these barriers.
* Works with the campus community as needed to recommend appropriate hardware and software for student use.
* Performs maintenance and inventory of equipment; recommending upgrades and updates for equipment software and hardware.
* Maintains status reports of textbook conversions; keeping accurate records of projects; ensuring reasonable accommodation processes are timely and effective.
* Provides training of students with disabilities on equipment software, hardware, applications and technologies; and training of student workers on the scanning of textbook and materials.