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The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 11:15 a.m. in the Crabbe Library in Room 201.

The following individuals were in attendance:
Ms. Jenny Allen Ms. Teresa Belluscio
Ms. Kerri Clark Dr. Laurence Hayes
Mr. Ed Herzog Dr. Marlene Huff
Ms. Jean Kalscheur Dr. Dorothy Mercer
The following individuals were not in attendance:
Ms. Samantha Courtney Ms. Nina Coyer
Dr. Karen Dilka Mr. Joseph Foster
Dr. Claire Good Mr. Ward Henline
Mr. Chris Hurt Dr. Steve Loy
Ms. Karen McClain Dr. Kim Naugle
Ms. Ami Piccirilli Ms. Shirley Rivard
Ms. Elizabeth Schmidt Mr. Thomas Stephens
Ms. Virginia Underwood Dr. Jen Walker
Review of Minutes

The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Huff. Review of the minutes from October 08, 2003, meeting; motion was made to accept the minutes by Ms. Kalscheur, second by Dr. Hayes; all were in favor.
Old Business

  • Request of parking places in Weaver Bulding Parking Lot

    • Dr. Huff received a telephone call regarding parking spaces in the Weaver Building parking lot.

    Dr. Mercer mentioned senior citizens that attend classes in that building, are having a difficult time and that those spaces were promised at an earlier date.

    Recommendations were given to have the spaces painted if possible before the weather gets bad.

    Dr. Huff will follow up on this information with Mr. Mark Jozefowicz and Ms. Belluscio.

  • Membership Issues

    • Ms. Clark sent a list around to have individuals finalize the list of committee members for submission to the Office of the President.

    Two major points came from the discussion; one being identification of areas that would best be represented and a letter of membership that discusses term, attendance, etc.

    Dr. Huff asked Ms. Belluscio to start a list of areas; Dr. Huff and Ms. Clark will work collaboratively on a draft letter of membership.

    Motion was made to these individuals to work on membership issues by Mr. Herzog; second by Dr. Hayes, all were in favor.

  • Accessibility Statement

    • Ms. Belluscio is going to present the accessibility and justification statements to Mr. Harry Moberly for his review. Discussion will be tabled until feedback is received from Mr. Moberly.

  • Justification Statement

    • Discussion tabled until feedback is received from Mr. Moberly.

  • Master Accessibility List

    • Discussion tabled till January 2004 meeting.
New Business
  • Review of ADA Awareness Month

    • Discussion tabled till January 2004 meeting.

  • Signage for bicycle racks that prohibit wheelchair passage

    • Discussion tabled till January 2004 meeting.

  • Interpreter Services at EKU and the Community

    • See attachment.

    Discussion of an email received regarding a request for support from the committee for creation of a position to serve as a central contact for accessibility services.

    This position would be a coordinator of some sorts and would assist the Interpreter Services as well as assist other professionals in the direct coordination and provision of services for disabled individuals.

    This position will coordinate, accommodate and collect data but this position will also need to educate individuals on and off campus.

    Policy and procedures should accommodate this.

    Motion was made to have Dr. Huff and Dr. Hayes work on a draft letter of support by Ms. Allen; second by Ms. Belluscio, all were in favor.

    Discussion of this [Top]ic will be discussed further and in more detail at the December 03, 2003, committee meeting. An invitation will be sent out to Mr. Rich Boyle to join the meeting to get support of the Continuing Education and Outreach area.

  • 2004 Meeting Dates

    • The following are the upcoming meeting dates for the committee:
    December 03
    January 14
    February 11
    March 03
    April 14
    Motion was made by Dr. Hayes; second by Ms. Kalscheur, all were in favor.

  • Member Brought Issues

    • Discussion tabled till January 2004 meeting.

Motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Hayes; second by Ms. Belluscio, all were in favor.
Next Meeting

 Date:   Wednesday, December 03, 2003
 Time:   11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
 Where:   Libraries Complex, Room 201
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