Adaptive Technology Instructor Addendum

Created
May 25, 2022

Subject-Specific Job Duties:

  1. Provide individualized and small group instruction to blind/DeafBlind adults in the alternative techniques of using technology as a blind/DeafBlind person, including the use of desktops, mobile devices, smart speakers, etc.
  2. Assist the participant and Student Support Services in the process of procuring adaptive technology for the participant.

Subject-Specific Qualifications:

  1. Knowledgeable about assistive technology used by the blind/DeafBlind (NVDA, VoiceOver, etc).
  2. A willingness to keep up with adaptive technology used by the blind/DeafBlind (NVDA, VoiceOver, etc).
  3. A good working knowledge of mainstream technology used by consumers and workplaces.
  4. A willingness to keep up with mainstream technology used by consumers and workplaces.
  5. A working knowledge of adaptive technologies used by people with other disabilities an asset.
  6. A willingness to keep up with relevant adaptive technologies used by people with other disabilities an asset.