{"id":399,"date":"2019-11-27T21:12:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploreaccess.org\/refocus2\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2020-02-21T09:51:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T09:51:38","slug":"job-titles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploreaccess.org\/refocus2\/practices\/administration-and-structure\/job-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is current practice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Job titles for professions working in disability resource offices commonly include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background ticss-6fa4805c\" style=\"background-color:#bae2f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"ticss-40168c91 wp-block-list\"><li>Disability Specialist<\/li><li>Deaf Specialist<\/li><li>LD Specialist<\/li><li>Disability Management Coordinator<\/li><li>Disability Counselor<\/li><li>Disability Support Coordinator<\/li><li>ADA Advisor<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the implicit messages?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ticss-d8b15595 wp-block-list\"><li>Nondisabled professionals can be experts on disability.<\/li><li>Disabled people have more problems than nondisabled people and need lots of support.<\/li><li>The role is to ensure compliance.<\/li><li>Students are not the expert and their experiences are suspect until verified by the disability service office.<\/li><li>Access is only possible because of the expertise of the professional\u2014students, instructors and other campus personnel cannot find solutions without the intervention of the disability service expert.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How might this be different?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Job titles can focus on facilitating access, collaborating with the campus community and promoting inclusive design. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background ticss-e7d788ec\" style=\"background-color:#bae2f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"ticss-4dbe1ad6 wp-block-list\"><li>Digital Access Consultant<\/li><li>Learning Strategist<\/li><li>Physical Access Coordinator<\/li><li>Access Consultant<\/li><li>Access Associate<\/li><li>Access Facilitation Specialist<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the potential impact of this change?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ticss-7629a8db wp-block-list\"><li>The job titles emphasize the primary role of collaboration and consultant to facilitate designs and practices that reduce the need for individual accommodations.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The problem and the solution belong to the entire campus community, not solely disability resource staff.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Disabled students\u2019 experiences are valued in determining access solutions.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The campus commitment is not simply a reaction to legal requirements but a part of a larger institutional commitment to diversity, social justice, and equity.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploreaccess.org\/refocus2\/job-descriptions\/\"><strong>Next Page: Job Descriptions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is current practice? 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