Commission on Disability Access and Design
Meeting Minutes
December 20, 2012
I.
* Leadership Award (online form) deadline? March is the meeting
determines the winners. March 8th deadline.
Matt to shift the meeting 14th
…needs to be received by NAU person
three "spots" - person, organization, departments, faculty, staff, student
Betty previously arranged plaque
(used the one on 4th street - Ask
David how he wants to order these???)
II.
> long range planning doc (Announcement that Jamie will likely have initial
document tomorrow.)
III.
* Strategic Planning Effort - Chris
what are out clarifications of language for the next iterations of the plan
including out own strategic
UD
Dis in curriculum
Dis awareness
…still guiding principles?
there is an online place to interact with the strategic plan input
IV.
> elections n February - Officers
Representative of CDAD to attend City meetings -- noon on a Tuesday
once a month for an hour at City Hall
also need member applications
V.
> StAC and Derrick la horne?? Chris - status
VI.
Wed. March 6th - 6:30 ish Evening of Poetry and perspective
…perhaps should have known last week.
VII.
> introductory video on home page -- add your thoughts
communications department
pictures awards banquet from City
Cathy Mahusky - video perhaps another video possibility??? (Disability
Experience - Keri and Matthew)
Chuck - Disability History also a possible resource. (March)
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Dis Stud Advisory Board (no more)
vote to rename -- NAU for All
focus will be same as before -- better reflects the group's mission
VIII.
Campus Accessibility Project
did not want to lead this project
request that CDAD continue the work from the survey (120+ surveys)
are you interested?
[discussion]
student standpoint is important
aggregate report of data? Yes what's the minimum - stated in the standards but if students expressed a
NEED on a local basis then this could provide leverage to require other
improvements above the minimum.
IX.
> Mental illness- ((Jamie ldr retreat campus health services)
> joining forces with different groups - health promotions > -- students sometimes indicate in surveys that they have concerns
regarding people with mental ilness? Join with a group who might (health
promotions or counseling ctr) to provide public education campaign
regarding this topic.
NAMI - national association of mental illness
counseling and testing
president's office
NARBA
FUSD
disability organizations in Flag.
Karen Eberhard - City Communications person
maybe CDAD can host the conversation - maybe next meeting?
X.
City Report
Thank you for supporting the banquet
speaker well recognized
Theme next year "Honoring Caregivers"
Kathy Chandler - new Chair NAIPTA person
Zoning Code passed last year (moved to accessible parking standard van accessible with wider -- asked that this be revisited -- watch the news
to potentially revoke the decision made three years ago.
NAU recently increased strictness of their requirements (no parking
printed in striping)
XI.
DIS PIL cross listed course -- experimenting with format of the course but
already had 15 (Julie Perin and co-teacher)
Next Fall to present to curriculum course as a true course
DIS 304 UD class (cross listed in special ed) enrollment approx 70
students with 3 sections
cohort in dual major program and other programs are requiring the class
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(DIS Minor and Lib. Studies)
40 students enrolled in the DIS Minor
Capstone class has 10 people
very please with how it is going but how to continue without Univ. funding??
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Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4142
(928) 523-0708 (fax)