Legal Counsel

Position Description

Responsibilities

• The Legal Counsel ensures the organization meets its digital accessibility compliance obligations.
• The Legal Counsel ensures compliance with digital accessibility regulations and requirements by performing the following duties and responsibilities:
  • Serve as digital accessibility compliance officer and respond to complaints related to inaccessible digital resources
  • Define and manage compliance procedures, including complaint response protocols
  • Incorporate accessibility requirements into policies and contracts
  • Provide legal support and guidance to colleagues and teams responsible for producing, procuring, and providing digital resources

Qualifications

Required

Applicants for the Legal Counsel role are required to have these qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
• Knowledge of laws and regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA, Equality Act, Web Accessibility Directive)
• Knowledge of digital accessibility standards and guidelines (e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, ICT Standards and Guidelines, EN 301 549)
• Experience incorporating compliance with digital accessibility regulations and standards into organizational policies and practices
• Experience supporting colleagues and teams in meeting their compliance responsibilities

Preferred

Applicants with the following qualifications will be preferred:

• Experience incorporating compliance with digital accessibility regulations and standards into contracts with third parties (e.g., technology vendors, professional services)
• Experience responding to complaints related to inaccessible digital resources

Interview Questions

Screening

• Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
  • Who benefits from accessibility?
  • How would you define inclusive and/or universal design? Can you provide an example?(Does not need to be web related)
  • What resources would you recommend to someone who wants to keep informed of legal requirements related to digital accessibility?
• Knowledge of laws and regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA, Equality Act, Web Accessibility Directive)
  • Describe the difference between Section 508 and the ADA, and how they address digital accessibility.
• Experience supporting colleagues and teams in meeting their compliance responsibilities
  • How have you supported digital accessibility efforts within an organization?

Interview Committee

Required

• Knowledge of laws and regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA, Equality Act, Web Accessibility Directive)
  • Describe the difference between Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
  • Explain how digital accessibility factors into equality legislation, such as the ADA.
• Knowledge of digital accessibility standards and guidelines (e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, ICT Standards and Guidelines, EN 301 549)
  • Describe the difference between Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
  • Describe the difference between the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
• Experience incorporating compliance with digital accessibility regulations and standards into organizational policies and practices
  • Have you previously defined digital accessibility compliance at an organization?
  • How have you influenced colleagues and leadership to prioritize and address digital accessibility obligations?
• Experience supporting colleagues and teams in meeting their compliance responsibilities What are common questions you receive from colleagues related to digital accessibility?

Preferred

• Experience incorporating compliance with digital accessibility regulations and standards into contracts with third parties (e.g., technology vendors, professional services)
  • Describe your efforts to address digital accessibility compliance with third parties. Have you partnered with colleagues in procurement?
• Experience responding to complaints related to inaccessible digital resources
  • To the extent possible, please describe how you have previously responded to accessibility-related complaints.
  • Are you familiar with structured negotiation as a way of responding to accessibility complaints? Describe the benefits of that approach.

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