| The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, April 09, 2003, at 11:15 a.m. in the Keith Building, Room 109. The following individuals were in attendance: |
| Present: |
Ms. Teresa Belluscio |
Ms. Kerri Clark |
| Ms. Nina Coyer |
Dr. Karen Dilka |
| Mr. Ed Herzog |
Ms. Jenny Jones |
| Dr. Dorothy Mercer |
Dr. Kim Naugle |
| Mr. Brandon Williams |
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Review|Approval of Minutes
The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Naugle. Dr. Naugle asked everyone to review the minutes from March 12, 2003, meeting. Motion was made to accept the minutes by Dr. Mercer, second by Ms. Belluscio; all were in favor. |
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Old Business
- Report on the statement to take forward regarding accessibility requests for campus events (Dr. Hayes and Ms. Rivard)
Before next meeting have Dr. Hayes and/or Ms. Rivard forward a rough draft of the statement to the committee to review.
Other information regarding this process was tabled till next meeting.
- Report on creation of "Master Accessibility List"
The list needs to identify what is and what isn’t accessible throughout the campus.
Signage to identify accessible pathways to buildings on campus. An example would be for the Roark Building.
Ms. Clark passed around a list that she had compiled of all the buildings and facilities on campus as well as a mock up of a single building and information regarding that building. The example was of the Coates Administration Building. It consisted of a picture, building address, levels of accessibility and the buildings history. Some ideas for the levels of accessibility included: parking, ramp accessibility, restrooms, room & dimensions, more photos, fire safety and evacuation, location on the campus map and other.
Mr. Herzog mentioned one of his workers is in the process of putting the building blueprints into the CAD software program. He estimated that the worker has done around 20 to 30 buildings and is continuing to do more. A possible summer project is to have student workers go through and mark these CAD drawings with the appropriate dimensions, rooms and accessibility.
Mr. Herzog is going to contact Mr. Larry Westbrook for some input as well on this process. It is a possibility to have Mr. Westbrook’s office to mark the fire evacuation maps that are located next the elevators with blue ink for accessible rooms and paths.
Dr. Naugle suggested that we tackle this project in stages. The suggested first stage would be to make it basic and minimum. This stage could include each buildings location of accessible entrances, general areas, and restrooms.
Dr. Naugle also suggested getting classes from the Technology Department, an Office in Grounds class to help out in the process. He will talk with a professor in that area.
Motion was made by Ms. Belluscio for all committee members to bring any information regarding the master list project to the next meeting, second by Mr. Herzog; all were in favor.
Dr. Naugle requested that Ms. Clark send the master list of buildings and facilities to the committee through e-mail.
- Discussion of Surveys
The subcommittee is meeting with Ms. Belluscio, Friday, April 11, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. Information regarding this [Top]ic was tallied till next meeting. |
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New Business
- Creation and prioritization of a committee "Wish List" of improvements in accessibility for the campus
If you are able to think of any ideas that could be placed on the “Wish List” please forward them to Dr. Naugle (kim.naugle@eku.edu) or to Ms. Clark (kerri.clark@eku.edu). They will keep a running list and bring it to the next meeting.
One idea that was discussed was an alarm system that accommodated individuals with disabilities.
- Member Brought Issues
Mr. Williams brought up the issue of the side doors to Dupree and Commonwealth halls having locked doors. These doors are the doors that are handicap accessible. These doors have been locked due to security reasons and have been closed 24x7.
Dr. Mercer suggested to Mr. Williams regarding the door situation is possibly place an intercom system on those doors to the front desk for entry. Her mothers’ rest home uses a similar system. Dr. Dilka mentioned that this seemed to be fairly cheap fix. Mr. Herzog mentioned that there could be possible issue regarding vandalism to these intercoms.
Ms. Coyer brought to the committee’s attention that the candidate sessions for Provost. She mentioned that she had attended the sessions for the first three candidates and asked the question, “What would you do for the campus and the employees regarding disabilities?” With this in mind she asked if someone from the committee could attend the next session since she couldn’t attend and ask that question. She said that she really liked what candidate three had to say. Candidates one and two did not mention much. Ms. Coyer said she would be back in town for candidate five’s session.
Motion was made to adjourn by Mr. Herzog, second by Ms. Jones; all were in favor. |
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Next Meeting
| Date: |
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 |
| Time: |
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
| Where: |
Keith Building, Room 109 |
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