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Office of Accessibility

Office of Accessibility

Employment Opportunities

The Office of Accessibility offers a variety of employment opportunities for students. We employ office assistants, taped text readers, note takers, test proctors, personal readers and research assistants. If you are interested in learning more about our current job openings or to fill out an application, please check our postings for job availability on this page or call the Office of Accessibility at 330-972-7928.

Current Job Openings

Other Positions and Job Descriptions

Student Assistant

Student assistants answer phones, greet people, photocopy and fax, run errands on campus, cover note taking assignments and/or test proctoring assignments when needed, work on computer using Microsoft Office, read textbooks to record on tape, work one-on-one with students teaching and monitoring the use of effective study strategies.

Note taker

Note takers are to attend all class sessions and take legible, comprehensive notes which are provided to the student at the end of each class.

Taped Text Reader

Taped text readers assist the office by reading classroom materials, including text books, supplemental readings and other educational materials onto audio cassette tapes.

Research Assistant

Research Assistants work one-on-one with a visually impaired student assisting him/her in accessing research material.

Test Proctor

Test Proctors are to perform the following functions: read tests/exams to the student, write the answers, which are dictated by the student, onto the test/exam, monitor a test site to ensure no misconduct occurs during the testing session.

Personal Reader

Personal Reader works one-on-one with a visually impaired student to assist him/her in accessing course material. The reader will read course material to the student and tape record the sessions.

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