Job Description
The Disability Services Advisor (Access Specialist) will be responsible for facilitating and recommending reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, ensuring they have equal access to all institutional programs, services, and activities. This will be achieved through collaboration with students, faculty, and staff to identify and remove barriers, maintain student records, and provide consultative services.
The advisor will also promote inclusion and universal design through education and advocacy, and assist in developing programs to enhance awareness and sensitivity towards disability services. Work is primarily performed on the UW-Milwaukee campus and may have the option to work remotely once per week. This position may allow for additional occasional remote work, as determined and approved by Director.
The incumbent will be expected to observe an unpaid work break two months out of the year. Typically, the unpaid work breaks are expected to be from approximately mid-December to mid-January, and June, but the dates will vary each year.
About University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is Wisconsin’s second-largest university, with a unique dual mission of access and research.