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          "text": "<p>University Disability Resources (UDR) provides leadership to university efforts to ensure an accessible, welcoming working and learning environment for individuals with disabilities while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. UDR serves as a central resource on disability-related information, procedures and services for the University community and provides expertise in the development, implementation, and acquisition of standard disability-related University practices, procedures, and resources.<br>\n<br>\nReporting to the Sr. Director of UDR, the Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment, is a subject matter expert on programmatic and physical accessibility, as related to the built environment. The Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment, leads University efforts on compliance as well as best practices and promoting inclusive design. &#xa0;</p><p><br>\n<strong>Job-Specific Responsibilities: </strong></p><p>The Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment, plays a pivotal role in the design, implementation, and ongoing refinement of the University-wide Barrier Removal Framework Plan, driving multi-year, campus-wide strategies to identify, prioritize, and remove physical accessibility barriers. The position provides expert guidance to planners, designers, and facilities staff to support a campus environment compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and its amendments (the “ADA”), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”), and the regulations issued by the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (“MAAB”). The Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment, may also consult on various topics, including accessibility of furniture and equipment, and developing and delivering disability related training.&#xa0;The person in this position will inform work by Accessibility Consultants as they facilitate accommodation requests and consult related to the built environment, including for events.<br>\n<br>\nThe Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment also applies their expertise in inclusive design/universal design and promotes its use University-wide. The Senior Accessibility Consultant, Campus Built Environment, consults with other subject matter experts to make recommendations regarding practice, process, and strategies supporting the mission of UDR.&#xa0;<br>\n<br>\nAdditional job-specific responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Plays a critical leadership role in the University’s campus-wide accessibility audit data management efforts; evaluation and assessment of barrier removal targets; oversight of plan implementation; and oversight of tracking progress towards a barrier-free campus. Defines data standards and workflows that enable consistent documentation, tracking, and reporting of barrier removal efforts.&#xa0;</li><li>Engages with campus partners whose roles are critical in supporting physical accessibility, with the goal of designing and advancing a multi-year, University-wide strategy for barrier removal. This includes Harvard University Planning and Design, Capital Projects, and administrative staff whose work focuses on planning, operations and facilities at each of the University’s schools and units.&#xa0;</li><li>Supports periodic evaluation of the Barrier Removal Framework Plan (e.g., at the end of initial implementation phases), recommending adjustments to targets, methodologies, and processes based on data and stakeholder feedback.</li><li>Is a core member of the Harvard Capital Projects Review Committee (CPRC), supporting reviews of capital projects to assure accessibility is a prioritized consideration in new construction and major renovation.&#xa0;</li><li>Is a core member of the University Accessibility Committee’s Facilities Working Group, that seeks to promote physical accessibility across the University.&#xa0;</li><li>Guides Accessibility Consultants in their engagement with built environment accessibility consultations, including (but not limited to) academic facilities; residential facilities; commercial facilities; athletic venues; entertainment spaces; libraries; museums; recreational spaces; research laboratories; dining spaces; offices; and places of assembly.</li><li>Conducts site visits as appropriate.</li><li>Assesses training/educational needs for internal partners and develops training materials and customized curricula related to barrier removal and accessibility in the built environment.</li><li>Tracks and synthesizes changes to relevant federal, state, and local accessibility regulations and standards and advises on implications for University projects.</li><li>Conduct continuous research to remain current in technology, tools, and design solutions that increase accessibility in built environments and advance the principles of inclusive design/universal design.</li><li>Provides other related services, as needed.</li></ul>",
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