Allison Mello Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington

• Provide specially designed instruction (SDI) to students to reinforce general education curriculum and areas of the extended core curriculum (ECC)
• Provide direct braille instruction and assistive technology training to blind and low vision students
• Support students in a one-on-one capacity in the classroom, ensuring that teachers and curriculum are accessible
• Collaborate with vision teachers on lesson plans and how to address new challenges students are facing
• Prepare materials in alternate mediums, e.g. braille, large print, accessible electronic format
• Test, compare, and recommend appropriate vision-related apps for individual student need and skill level

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Promoted to ATS following superior work performance and receiving ongoing recognition
• Spearheaded CAE’s assistive technology (AT) service by recognizing student need and facilitating training sessions
• Trained students on new programs and technology, and work with students to improve skills with their current AT solutions
• Troubleshooted programs and technology for both students and CAE staff
• Remained current on emerging assistive technology and web accessibility standards and cross trained staff as needed
• Conducted ad hoc web accessibility testing for various UCLA departments

Westwood, California

• Alternative media production of course and campus materials (including Braille, tactile images, accessible PDFs, DOX)
• Participated in counseling meetings with students and department faculty to collaborate on classroom accommodations

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Conduct phone banking –o promoting candidate platform and messageo educating constituents on local issues o confirming votes and encouraging participation in local elections
• Experience with engaging diverse communities and adapting campaign messages to meet individual needs
• Collaborate with campaign staff on appropriate communication strategies when reaching out to diverse communities

Calabasas

• Reception work
• Customer service/conflict resolution for constituents – direct constituents to services/agencies
• Case management
• Data entry
• Research legislation, compile briefing packets, answer constituent questions about legislation
• Draft various correspondents

Master Of Education - Med, Special Education And Teaching

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: Tau Sigma Honor SocietyMember of the Tau Sigma Honor Society; the only honors association for transfer students

Associate’S Degree, Social And Behavioral Sciences

Published in the student literary magazine "Direction"