Description
Responsible for the planning, direction, and oversight of the administration of all disability services programs to ensure equal access for students and staff with disabilities to all aspects of campus life (programs, services and activities) as outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Responsibilities include reviewing and maintaining medical documentation, determining reasonable accommodations, implementing accommodations, organizing and arranging awareness activities, advising other departments, researching and purchasing assistive technology and maintaining a budget. As the primary contact for university administrators, faculty, staff and students, serves as the compliance officer for the ADA in academic, physical and employment areas. Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.