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The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 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 Ms. Nina Coyer Dr. Marlene Huff Ms. Jean Kalscheur Dr. Steve Loy Ms. Karen McClain Dr. Dorothy Mercer Dr. Kim Naugle Dr. Jen Walker

The following individuals were not in attendance:

Ms. Samantha Courtney Dr. Karen Dilka Mr. Joseph Foster Dr. Claire Good Dr. Laurence Hayes Mr. Ward Henline Mr. Ed Herzog Mr. Chris Hurt Ms. Ami Piccirilli Ms. Shirley Rivard Ms. Elizabeth Schmidt Ms. Virginia Underwood

Review of Minutes The meeting was brought to order by Dr. Huff. Review of the minutes from December 03, 2003, meeting; motion was made to accept the minutes by Dr. Naugle, second by Ms. Kalscheur; all were in favor. NOTE: For copies of any items discussed below that are not included within the minutes please contact Kerri Clark at accessibility@eku.edu or by phone at 622-1485.

Old Business Update on parking places by Weaver Building Dr. Huff passed out the e-mail that she wrote to Mr. Mark Jozefowicz regarding the spaces next to the Weaver Building. Mr. Jozefowicz mentioned that funds for buying signage and proper markings for such spaces cost quite a bit of money and making those spaces available at this time would not be feasible. Dr. Huff is going to call and follow-up with Mr. Jozefowicz regarding this issue. Update on signage for bicycle racks There have been problems with individuals that use bicycles for their transportation they’re parking their bicycles on the ramps of the Library and at the Moore Building. This is causing problems for individuals with wheelchairs. Discussion of placing temporary signage at the ramps stating “No parking on ramp”; this signage will act as a temporary solution and will be placed up at the beginning of March 2004. Dr. Huff and Ms. Belluscio will work together to get this done. Another point that was discussed was letting Public Safety know so they could keep a look out for these occurrences. Membership issues Finalizing Official 2003-2004 List Membership lists were passed around for review. Finalized membership list will be sent to the Office of the President, Friday, January 30, 2004. Membership Tracking Letter Letter that Dr. Huff and Ms. Clark drafted was passed out to committee members for review. Dr. Huff asked that the letter be reviewed and revisions be presented to Ms. Clark no later than Wednesday, January 21, 2004. Membership letters will be sent out electronically Friday, January 23, 2004, to committee members. Committee members are asked to fill out the form and return no later than Friday, January 30, 2004. Accessibility Statement Motion was made to accept the December 03, 2003, draft of the accessibility statement by Dr. Mercer, second by Ms. Allen; all were in favor. The Committee asked that the statement be included in the letter that is to be presented to the President. The accessibility statement needs to be taken to Mr. Harry Moberly and Ms. Cheryl Harris for their review. Justification Statement This is statement is no longer needed at this time. Master Accessibility List Discussion tabled till February 2004 meeting.

New Business Letter to the President for Accessibility Coordinator Position Dr. Hayes is working on a formal letter to be presented to the President regarding the position. The letter is being revised and the committee has asked to review the letter as well as to have the accessibility statement be included in the revision. The committee asked that the letter, if possible be provided to them electronically before the next meeting, and before the letter is presented to the President. Appointment of Vice-Chair Dr. Huff asked that Ms. Belluscio serve as Vice-Chair of the committee. This position would conduct meetings and other duties when the Chair is unable to attend and so forth. Motion was made for Ms. Belluscio to be Vice-Chair by Dr. Walker, second by Ms. Coyer; all were in favor. ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee Bylaws Drafts of the ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee Bylaws were passed out for the members of the committee to review and bring back to the next meeting. Member Brought Issues Ms. Belluscio mentioned the results of the campus wide survey regarding the reflections of employees with disabilities. These comments were negative and Ms. Belluscio would like to discuss this issue with the committee. Dr. Huff is going to try to get the data for the committee’s review. Motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Walker; second by Ms. Coyer, all were in favor.

Next Meeting  Date:   Wednesday, February 11, 2004  Time:   11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  Where:   Libraries Complex, Room 201

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