ADA AWARENESS & ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Wednesday, September 13, 2000
The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, September 13, 2000, at 11:15 a.m. in the Combs Building, Room 430. The following individuals attended:
Present: Ms. Kerri Clark Ms. Nina Coyer
  Ms. Karen Duncan Mr. Ed Herzog
  Mr. Mark Jozefowicz Dr. Lisette Kautzmann
  Dr. Steve Loy Dr. Kim Naugle
  Mr. Seth Rosenblatt Ms. Millicent Wells
The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Naugle. The first order of business was the review of the minutes. Motion was made to approve the minutes by Ms. Belluscio; second by Dr. Mercer, all were in favor.
Old Business

  • Member additions and updated list to send to Dr. Rita Davis for approval.

    -New members of the committee are:

    • Dr. Connie Callahan, Faculty
    • Ms. Karen Duncan, Student
    • Mr. Chris Frederick, Student
    • Mr. Isaac Reisner, Student

    -Ms. Clark will send an updated list to Dr. Davis' office.

    -Mr. Herzog will be asking Mr. Ron Harrell about his membership to the committee.

    -Motion was made to send a corrected list to Dr. Davis by Dr. Mercer; second by Dr. Loy, all were in favor.

  • Status of Web Links for ADA Committee (Ms. Clark)

    -Ms. Clark talked with Mr. Ron Yoder and read to the committee a response e-mail from Mr. Yoder regarding the committee becoming a quick link on the EKU website. His response stated that the committee was two clicks off of the main entrance page and if we put one committee on the quick links they all would want to be on there.

    -Ms. Clark suggested to the committee about having a link to the committee's site off of the Accessibility link off of every main website. The committee agreed to have a link placed there. Ms. Clark will check and have this done.

    1. Quick link listing (no quick link for Equal Opportunity Office now).

      -Ms. Clark said there isn't a quick link to the Equal Opportunity Office on the entrance page only. There is a quick link on all the other pages as well as a link to the Equal Opportunity Office located in the footer on the main pages.

    2. Students with Disabilities site

      -Ms. Clark said she would contact Mr. Tim Clabaugh regarding the committee becoming a link on the Disabilities site.

  • Committee Budget Line (Mr. Herzog)

    -There hasn't been any movement on this item of business.

    -Dr. Naugle and Mr. Herzog are going to talk with Dr. Davis regarding establishment of a budget.

    -The question arouse of how much the committee should request for the budget. The committee suggested that there should be enough for the committee's awareness activities.

    -Mr. Herzog is going to check with other committee's on how they established their budgets.

    -Dr. Naugle and Mr. Herzog are going to discuss a projected budget, cost figures, and some comparisons.

  • Parking Status and Projects (Dr. Naugle and Dr. Mercer)

    -Dr. Mercer has made a parking project into an independent study course. Two students are taking this independent course. One of the students will be doing statistical work and the other will be interviewing and handing out questionnaires for feedback.

    -Mr. Herzog is going to check with Mr. Mark Jozefowicz for a van for next meeting. Mr. Herzog or whomever will go around campus and pick up anyone in the committee that has a problem getting to the Combs Building.

    -Dr. Naugle and Ms. Belluscio are going to try to catch up with Mr. Jozefowicz regarding parking on campus.

  • Disability accommodations statement for financial aid advising (Ms. Belluscio and Dr. Mercer)

    -Ms. Belluscio will be having a meeting with Mr. John Fish, the Director of Financial Assistance and his staff. She will have more details after her meeting.
New Business
  • Awareness sub-committees report

    1. "Week" (Dr. Dilka and Mr. Herzog)

      -To make Awareness Week into Awareness Day.

      -Awareness Day will not be held on the same day as Spring Fling.

    2. "Year" (Dr. Loy and Dr. Kautzmann)

      -The same concept as for Awareness Day, but for yearly activities.

  • Plan for Fall Meetings

    -Confirmation on the meeting times and days will be Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.

  • Brochure ideas for committee

    -[Top]ic was tabled to the next meeting. Motion was made by Dr. Dilka; second by Dr. Coyer, all were in favor.

  • The committee's official name

    -The official name of the committee is the ADA Awareness and Accessibility Committee. Motion was made by Dr. Mercer; second by Dr. Dilka, all were in favor.

  • Admissions criteria

    -Ms. Belluscio passed out the Admissions criteria. She also passed out to everyone the New Disabilities Handbook.
Motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Naugle; second by Ms. Clark, all were in favor.
Next Meeting

 Date:   October 11, 2000
 Time:   11:15 a.m.
 Where:   Combs Room 430
 Length:   One (1) Hour
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