| The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 11:15 a.m. in the Keith Building, Room 109. The following individuals were in attendance: |
| Present: |
Ms. Kerri Clark |
Dr. Laurence Hayes |
| Mr. Ed Herzog |
Ms. Jean Kalscheur |
| Dr. Dorothy Mercer |
Dr. Kim Naugle |
| Ms. Tanya Ray |
Dr. Ed Richard |
| Ms. Virginia Underwood |
Dr. Jen Walker |
| Mr. Brandon Williams |
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The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Naugle. After introductions of the group, the first order of business was the review of the minutes from January 15, 2003, meeting. Motion was made to accept the minutes by Ms. Kalscheur, second by Mr. Herzog; all were in favor.
Special notice of proposed semester meeting time and place
The committee will continue to meet every second Wednesday of the month at 11:15 a.m. in the Keith Building, Room 109. |
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Old Business
Vision, Mission and Goals sent to Dr. Wasicsko (see minutes)
Feedback on Priority 4 from Dr. Hayes:
Dr. Hayes and Ms. Rivard have been working on some language for the accessibility statement. Some of the obstacles they came across were deciding on who does what, who has the authority to do this, how's this going to be implemented, and who pays.
Dr. Naugle mentioned that this would be placed into categories. These categories would include:
- University (General)
- Special Grant Funded
- Outside Providers
In regards to having someone enforce this statement/policy the committee suggested that it would need to come from the President and/or the Provost.
Another issue that Dr. Hayes brought up was, how far in advance to get services? 48 hours, 24 hours, or a week? Several suggestions were made for Dr. Hayes to take in account when preparing the statement.
Through this discussion other [Top]ics were brought up and discussed under other priorities in new business.
Dr. Hayes and Ms. Rivard will continue their work on the statement/policy. |
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New Business
Discussion of the 4 priorities listed in the goals forwarded to Dr. Wasicsko and beginning plan to address them
- To increase awareness of disabilities on campus
The committee will continue to have Awareness activities in the fall.
- To review the access and disability inform
The committee came to a consensus that there needs to be a master list that contains the levels of accessibility throughout the University.
To promote this information would include the following:
- Master List (paper)
- Postings (paper and electronic through website)
- Emailing
Dr. Naugle mentioned that everyone gather as much information as possible to bring back to the next meeting. Such information would include what buildings are accessible, what services are needed to make events accessible, etc.
Motion was made by Dr. Hayes to further research and build on this project, second by Dr. Mercer; all were in favor.
- Campus Climate Survey
Waiting for results of the survey.
- Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OSID) Survey
Ms. Belluscio e-mailed Ms. Clark and Dr. Naugle her information for the meeting. Information regarding the survey was that the survey was sent out to about 420 students in April of last year. All these students have registered with the Disabilities Office. The survey is requested to be returned to the Disabilities Office by May or before the student leave for the term.
Ms. Clark passed out the questions of the survey to the committee.
Ms. Belluscio asked if there are any individuals that would like to collaborate with her and her office in working on the upcoming survey to contact her.
Dr. Naugle, Ms. Kalscheur, and Dr. Walker have volunteered to work with Ms. Belluscio.
- Collaboration on development of OSID survey (Priority 2)
A sub-committee will be assisting Ms. Belluscio and her office with the upcoming survey.
Any suggestions or comments please pass on to Dr. Naugle (kim.naugle@eku.edu) so he can have them available when the sub-committee meets with Ms. Belluscio.
Dr. Naugle recommended the possibility of an additional survey that possibly would include generalized questions and needs.
- Review and develop recommendations for a University wide accessibility statement
In progress, Dr. Hayes and Ms. Rivard are in the process of working on this project.
Creation and prioritization of a committee "Wish List" of improvements in accessibility for the campus
The committee is going to work individually in gathering information to provide to the users of the campus and the community the information to be able to function on the campus. Such information will include what buildings on campus are accessible and how tos, etc.
Committee members bring this information to the next meeting.
Member Brought Issues
Dr. Walker was asking what goes out to prospective students regarding services. Is this information being provided in the admissions materials? If not, can it?
Motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Walker, second by Ms. Kalscheur; all were in favor. |
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Next Meeting
| Date: |
April 09, 2003 |
| Time: |
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. |
| Where: |
Keith Building, Room 109 |
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