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Website Accessibility Evaluator
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Job ID 74973
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Kinesiology, School of
Category Professional/Administrative
Job Description

The University of Michigan Center for Inclusive Mobility Environments (CIME (pronounced “see me”)) strives to build a world where inclusive environments empower older adults and people with disabilities to thrive. CIME studies how social and environmental factors impact mobility, disability, and health. This summer CIME is seeking Research Assistants to support a project examining transportation system accessibility. 

 

 

Duties include the following:

·       Engage in training on how to evaluate public transportation webpages

·       Identify universal design features published on public transportation webpages

·       Systematically extract information from webpages of public transit systems

·       Record data within a standardized data management system

·       Discuss data extraction and recording progress during team meetings

 

Expectations of this role include:

·       Timely delivery of public transportation webpage audit at agreed-upon deadlines

·       Attention to detail during webpage evaluation, data extraction, and data recording discussions

·       Attendance at weekly team meetings

·       Adhere to the CIME commitment to inclusion and diversity

 

Ideal candidates include:

·       Experience working as part of a collaborative team

·       Familiarity with core components of inclusion

·       Interest in social determinants of health

 

Educational Value

Successful applicants can expect the following from this experience

·       Introduction to social determinants of health and universal design

·       Training on measurement of inclusion practices within transportation systems

·       Participation in a collaborative research environment

·       Opportunity for authorship on scientific work

 

Members within the CIME are fully committed to inclusion. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply, and accommodations to support research assistant’s success in this role will be made.

Job Requirements

An ability to perform detail-oriented work, to deadlines, both independently and collaboratively.

 

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Hourly Rate $20.00/hour to $25.00/hour
Hours 8.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Time Frame Spring/Summer
Start Date Monday, May 25, 2026
End Date Friday, August 14, 2026
Primary Contact Rob Adwere-Boamah
Primary Contact's Email ryab@umich.edu
Supervisor Dr. Erica Twardzik
Work Location School of Kinesiology - 830 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Potential for partially remote (within state of Michigan) work.
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