| The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 11:15 a.m. in the Combs Building, Room 415. The following individuals were in attendance: |
| Present: |
Ms. Kerri Clark |
Dr. Laurence Hayes |
| Dr. Kim Naugle |
Dr. Ed Richard |
| Ms. Shirley Rivard |
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| The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Naugle. The first order of business was the review of the minutes. Ms. Clark made a correction regarding incorrect meeting location. Motion could not be made due to low attendance. Meetind did not meet quorum. |
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Old Business
- Discussion of plan to go forward on Building and Remodeling recommendations (Dr. Loy and R. Naugle)
- Dr. Hayes mentioned that Ms. Coyer had concerns about the alarm systems on campus, especially the weather alerts.
- Bring all concerns to the next meeting or contact Dr Naugle (kim.naugle@eku.edu) or Dr. Loy (steve.loy@eku.edu).
- Central Contact for All Disability Issues (Dr. Hayes, Dr. Naugle and Ms. Belluscio)
- Main point of discussion for next meeting.
- Final review of ADA month
- Discussed having the movie for next year's awareness month. |
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New Business
- Deaf Virtual University (Shirley Rivard)
- Ms. Rivard mentioned they had 63 individuals go through the Deaf Virtual University. They had one turn around - the individual just got so overwhelmed that they left before anyone could assist them.
- The Deaf Virtual University ran from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and has been invited to be apart of the awareness month next year.
- Dr. Naugle asked if an hour or so could be done at night for graduate students and students taking night classes, Ms. Rivard said they would be happy to accommodate.
- Member brought issues
- Dr. Richard brought information regarding the grant for web accessibility. Please review and bring to the next meeting suggestions/comments. See enclosure.
- Make sure to bring your calendars - meeting dates/times will be set for Spring 2003.
Adjourn. |
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Next Meeting
| Date: |
January 15, 2003 |
| Time: |
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
| Where: |
Combs Building, Room 415 |
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| Enclosure: DRAFT Policy (Web Accessibility Grant) |
It is the policy of the College of Education is that information and services on COE Web Sites are/be designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the college and its web page developers to become familiar with the guidelines for achieving universal accessibility and to apply these principles in designing and creating any COE Website.
According to the latest statisitics available from the Bureau of the Census, there are 9.7 million people in the United States who have difficulty seeing the words and letters in ordinary newsprint, equal to 5.0% of th total population. Another 10.9 million people, or nearly 6% of the total population, have difficulty hearing what is said in an ordinary conversation with another person. In 1995, (CHECK DATA: - Kentucky had an estimated 35,000 people who were legally blind, and twice that number who were visually impaired. Additionally, there are estimated to be 25,000 people who are profoundly deaf and 175,000 people who are hard of hearing).
The use of the guidelines below will ensure that web sites created by the COE are developed to serve the largest possible audience. Compliance with these guidelines provides provides an added benefit to those users with text-based browsers, low-end processors, slow modern connections and/or no multi-media capabilities on their computer. It also allows for access to COE web sites by new technologies, such as WebTV, internet phones, and personal organizers with internet connectivity.
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