Accessibility Services Specialist

• Nov 2020 - Present

Manage academic and housing accommodations for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities. Serve as university ADA coordinator for students. Promote disability awareness and campus accessibility through presentations and frequent collaborations with faculty, staff and student groups. Manage academic and housing accommodations for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities. Serve as university ADA coordinator for students. Promote disability awareness and campus accessibility through presentations and frequent collaborations with faculty, staff and student groups.

Learning Disabilities Specialist

• Nov 2018 - Nov 2020

Worked with undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities through an interactive process to determine and facilitate appropriate accommodations, refer to campus and community resources, and provide ongoing academic support. Delivered trainings and workshops for staff, faculty and students, and regularly collaborated with campus partners, such as counseling/health services, the career center, and the Semel PEERS program for young adults on the autism spectum. Worked with undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities through an interactive process to determine and facilitate appropriate accommodations, refer to campus and community resources, and provide ongoing academic support. Delivered trainings and workshops for staff, faculty and students, and regularly collaborated with campus partners, such as counseling/health services, the career center, and the Semel PEERS program for young adults on the autism spectum.

Disability Specialist

• Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

Managed the ACCESS department's test proctoring office, delivering accommodations for more than 1,500 community college students with disabilities each semester. Improved accessibility through coordinating department website overhaul, delivered assistive technology support (including screen reader software, text conversion, captioning, mobile apps), and other services. Collaborated closely with team of learning disability, autism, assistive technology, and deaf/hard of hearing specialists; and disability counselors. Show less

Autism career and college coach

• Sep 2009 - Apr 2018

Worked with adults on the autism spectrum to develop an individualized job search strategy, improve interview skills, expand networking opportunities, and refine career goals. Provided coaching for postsecondary students on the autism spectrum in the areas of executive functioning, adapting to college life, accessing resources, stress management, career exploration, and social skills. Worked with adults on the autism spectrum to develop an individualized job search strategy, improve interview skills, expand networking opportunities, and refine career goals. Provided coaching for postsecondary students on the autism spectrum in the areas of executive functioning, adapting to college life, accessing resources, stress management, career exploration, and social skills.

Autism Specialist

• Jan 2011 - Oct 2016

Provided job coaching and counseling to software testers and trainees on the autism spectrum. Facilitated social skill groups and community-based social activities, and coordinated employee enrichment programs such as low-ropes courses, fitness courses and executive-functioning workshops. Conducted outreach efforts to the autism, disability and social services community. Provided development, marketing and administrative support for growing not-for-profit organization. Provided job coaching and counseling to software testers and trainees on the autism spectrum. Facilitated social skill groups and community-based social activities, and coordinated employee enrichment programs such as low-ropes courses, fitness courses and executive-functioning workshops. Conducted outreach efforts to the autism, disability and social services community. Provided development, marketing and administrative support for growing not-for-profit organization.

Research Assistant

• Oct 2011 - Sep 2012

Created and maintained social media sites and other community outreach efforts to recruit research participants, and prepared online research materials. Created and maintained social media sites and other community outreach efforts to recruit research participants, and prepared online research materials.

Community Support Companion

• Jan 2009 - May 2010

Assisted adults with autism and other developmental disabilities with daily living activities, social skills, employment and community involvement. Assisted adults with autism and other developmental disabilities with daily living activities, social skills, employment and community involvement.

Autism program teaching assistant

• Sep 2004 - Jun 2008

Assistant Editor/Writer

• Aug 2001 - Nov 2003