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The ADA Awareness & Accessibility Committee met on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 11:15 a.m. in the Libraries in Room 201.

The following individuals were in attendance:
Ms. Jenny Allen Ms. Teresa Belluscio
Ms. Kerri Clark Ms. Mandy Eppley
Dr. Laurence Hayes Mr. Ed Herzog
Dr. Marlene Huff Ms. Jean Kalscheur
Dr. Kim Naugle  
The following individuals were not in attendance:
Mr. Rich Boyle Ms. Nina Coyer
Dr. Claire Good Ms. Neicole Keller
Dr. Steve Loy Dr. Dorothy Mercer
Ms. Jill Price Ms. Sharon Smith
Ms. Virginia Underwood Dr. Jen Walker
Review of Minutes

Dr. Huff brought the meeting to order. Dr. Huff asked everyone to review January 12, 2005, minutes for the next meeting.
Old Business

  • Update on meeting regarding Accessibility Coordinator position (Mr. Boyle, Ms. Belluscio, and Dr. Hayes)

    Ms. Belluscio met with Mr. Harry Moberly and the position is going through the final budget request. The next step is discussion of job description. Ms. Belluscio would like to involve the committee with this step. The position will be housed in the Disabilities Office.

  • Update on Accessibility Master List (Building Assessments)

    Dr. Huff and Ms. Clark will be meeting in June 2005 to continue working on this project.

  • Update on Web Accessibility

    Training
    Ms. Eppley and ITDS are presenting a series of workshops regarding web accessibility. The sessions cover different aspects of web accessibility. The sessions are as follows:
    Session 1: Awareness
    Session 2: Microsoft Office
    Session 3: PDF and Multimedia
    Session 4: Blackboard
    Session 5: Web Developers (Dreamweaver, Contribute)
    The next set of web accessibility training is scheduled to start May 26 and go through June 09, 2005. If you are interested in attending any of the sessions above, please check out the ITDS Workshop calendar at http://w4.eku.edu/cgi-bin/webevent/webevent.cgi?cmd=opencal&cal=cal25&.


    Policy/Position
    Hopes are that the policy be approved and adopted this summer; the position will then be advertised as soon as the policy is adopted, a job description has been written. The position’s title will be "Web Accessibility Coordinator."

New Business
  • Handicapped Parking

    Changes in the Process
    The Disabilities Office along with the Parking & Transportation Office made some changes to the process of handicapped parking.

    Improvements:
    1. Keeping of the University Handicapped Parking Permit
    2. Improving communications
    3. Improving the form requesting for handicapped parking
    4. Working on creating an Appeals Committee regarding handicapped parking
    5. Centralizing requests to one location instead of two

    Concerns regarding the information requested on the form for handicapped parking were discussed. These concerns regarded individual disclosure and confidentiality on information collection.

    Individuals who are interested in serving on the Appeals Committee please send Ms. Clark an email at accessibility@eku.edu by Monday, June 06, 2005.

    Transportation Consultant Report
    Ms. Belluscio handed out a copy of the proposed Parking & Transportation Master Plan to the committee to review. You can view this document at http://www.parking.eku.edu. It is provided in Adobe PDF and in Microsoft Word.

    Ms. Belluscio asked that the committee read this document and provide any recommendations.

    Recommendations that were provided in the meeting included:
    1. Where it states that EKU provides zero (0) spaces and the requirement is one (1), make the required one (1) van accessible
    2. The report states that University Drive is over quota, the recommendation is to increase that number
    3. The Martin Lot next to the Keith Building has spaces that are always full, add significantly more spaces
    4. The Martin Lot next to the Weaver Building, make the two spaces on either side of the fire hydrant accessible, they could serve as van accessible spaces
    5. The Martin Lot next to the Combs Building, make a few spaces next to the building accessible
    6. To make the Parking & Transportation Office accessible, currently it is not accessible to users
    7. To make sure that Shuttles are accessible to all riders

    Please send your feedback regarding the above plan to Ms. Clark at accessibility@eku.edu by Wednesday, May 25, 2005.

  • ADA Committee Goals, Objectives, and Unresolved Items

    Tabled till next time

  • Bicycle Parking and Signage

    Tabled till next time

  • Setting Summer/Fall Meeting Dates

    Discussion on dates/time/location for future meetings
    The committee discussed having our meetings at a different time. The following were options proposed (class start times):
    1. 9:05 a.m.
    2. 10:10 a.m.
    3. 11:15 a.m.

    Please send your choice to Ms. Clark at accessibility@eku.edu by Monday, June 06, 2005. Results of our meeting time will be discussed at the next meeting.

    Motion was made by Ms. Kalscheur to keep the second Wednesday of the month along with the location being in room 201 of the Library, second by Dr. Hayes; all were in favor.

    The next meeting will be at the same time of our past meetings, 11:15 a.m.

    Future Meeting Dates
    June 08
    July 13
    August 10
    September 14
    October 12
    November 09
    December 14
  • Member Brought Issues

    Nothing at this time
Motion to adjourn by Mr. Herzog, second by Ms. Belluscio; all were in favor.
Next Meeting

 Date:   Wednesday, June 08, 2005
 Time:   11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
 Where:   Libraries, Room 201
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