Sensory Accessibility Coordinator (Volunteer)

Description

Sensory Accessibility Coordinator (Volunteer)

Disability Justice & Accessibility Team

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Location: Remote with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Type: Volunteer

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a NYC-based nonprofit serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression. At MAP, accessibility is not an afterthought—it is a core value and operational priority.

MAP’s programs, educational materials, books, media, events, and physical spaces are designed to be accessible, dignified, and responsive to the full range of human sensory experiences.

Role Overview

The Sensory Accessibility Coordinator supports MAP’s Disability Justice & Accessibility Team by assessing and strengthening sensory accessibility across all departments. This role works closely with the Digital Accessibility Coordinator and Physical Accessibility Coordinator to ensure a holistic, integrated approach to accessibility.

The Coordinator evaluates how MAP’s digital platforms, physical spaces, events, and programs support diverse sensory needs, including sensory sensitivity, sensory-seeking behaviors, and sensory overload, and provides practical, dignity-centered recommendations for improvement.

Department-by-department accessibility audits are conducted biweekly, with all Accessibility roles collaborating on unified reports that integrate digital, physical, and sensory findings. Progress is tracked through weekly Disability Justice Team check-ins.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess sensory accessibility across MAP programming, including digital platforms, physical spaces, classrooms, and in-person events
• Evaluate sensory factors such as noise levels, lighting, visual stimulation, texture, crowding, and environmental predictability
• Create summaries highlighting sensory accessibility strengths and areas for improvement
• Collaborate with the Accessibility Team to produce biweekly, holistic accessibility reports
• Teach a designated member of each department how to make environments more accessible to diverse sensory needs
• Serve as a sensory accessibility resource for MAP volunteers and staff
• Uphold Universal Design principles and sensory-inclusive practices
• Assist in selecting spaces for physical events with sensory accessibility in mind
• Participate in weekly Disability Justice Team meetings to review audit progress

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to accessibility and disability justice
• Willingness to learn and deepen understanding of sensory accessibility
• Ability to synthesize accessibility guidance in a clear, approachable manner
• Reliability, creativity, and comfort working collaboratively
• Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity-centered values

Preferred Skills

• Experience advocating for disabled individuals or lived experience as a disabled person
• Familiarity with a broad range of sensory needs, including sensory-seeking and sensory-avoidant experiences
• Knowledge of Universal Design principles
• Experience collaborating with diverse teams such as legal, writing, training, and program teams

Commitment

• Volunteer role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment preferred
• Fully remote with optional NYC-based collaboration

What You’ll Gain

• A meaningful role advancing disability justice with real-world impact
• Opportunities to help MAP programs and environments become more sensory-inclusive
• Collaboration with disability justice advocates and accessibility leaders
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• The opportunity to help children feel seen, safe, and comfortable through thoughtful sensory accommodations

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.

Build with purpose—help MAP create accessible, dignified, and justice-centered environments where every young person has the opportunity to thrive.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.