All University Committee on Students, Faculty and Staff with Disabilities
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Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm SSB 401
Present:
Phil Evans, Alan Fisk, Lily Gee, Phoebe Kwan, Michael Martin, Lori Miller, Enrique Riveros-Schafer, Stephen Smith, Nicolette Toussaint, Mary Ann van Dam, Michelle Wolf, and ex officio Gene Chelberg.
Excused absences:
Don Taylor
The meeting was convened at 12:08 pm by Chair Fisk.
Introductions: Nicolette Toussaint, Associate Director of Public Affairs and Publications, was welcomed as the new appointee from the Vice President for University Advancement.
Announcements: Candidate introduced at last meeting, Todd Higgins, has accepted the position of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (D/HoH) Specialist and will start on Nov. 14. In addition to working with D/HoH students he will also work with the broader disabled student population as well as lead DPRC's outreach and training efforts. Chair Fisk cannot be at next meeting, requested a volunteer to act as chair for December 1. Miller agreed to serve as acting chair.
- Approval of Agenda. Approved
- Approval of October 6, 2005 Notes. Approved
- Review goals outlined in 2004-2005 AUCSFSD Annual Report
- The committee reviewed the proposed goals outlined in the 2004-2005 annual report. The committee was asked to consider if these goals should continue to be the agenda, should they be expanded or changed?
- Developing faculty professional development opportunities with regard to effectively teaching disabled students;
Change to: Creation of instructional resources and faculty professional development opportunities with regard to effectively teaching disabled students; - Involving greater numbers of students in committee activities;
Note; Miller is continuing to work on developing the student organization. It was also suggested that with the loss of a representative from Housing, the committee has no input from Housing -- or OSPLD. The committee will consider this matter in the future. - Ensuring active oversight of major campus construction projects and related temporary barriers;
Change to: Ensure active involvement in major campus construction projects in order to mitigate related temporary barriers; - Work toward the revision of the Academic Senate policy that charges the committee.
Note: this has been sent on to the Academic Senate for consideration and possible action.
Additional goals: Continue to work as advisory body for the implementation of the Settlement Agreement;
Explore availability of supports and accommodations for employees with learning disabilities;
Also consider goals around the following:- Web access, and
- General campus understanding of disability-related issues.
- Outreach/Training: subcommittee dealing with overseeing the creation of opportunities for improving campus knowledge of disability-related issues and the infusion of disability perspectives throughout the campus. Todd Higgins will be appointed DPRC staff to support the Outreach subcommittee. Membership includes faculty, students & staff. Organizing meeting to be held in December and will have regular meetings in the spring semester. Members include: Marcia Allsopp on employment side, Claudia Wilson in Special Ed and ESL (possible), Jan Gregory, who's done work on this at the state-wide Senate level around language for policy on information access (possible), Corrine Da Cunha, Risk Management, around issues of return to work, family leave, etc. (possible). Planning group to meet with Chelberg to identify some short-term goals: Wolf, van Dam, and Miller.
Possible kick-off theme for outreach and training: 30th Anniversary of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. One of the forgotten pieces of history is when it first opened, there was a sit-in protesting the inaccessibility of the student center that drew disabled students from across the CSU. ROMC programming possibility on that history, to include what has happened to some of those students who are CSU alums, not necessarily SFSU. Ralph Black, General Counsel for the Community College System. Catherine Campesi, Director, State Dept of Rehab. The committee agreed that this would be a worthwhile project to support. - Campus Signage
Evans and Chelberg reviewed improvements for campus way-finding. Campus-wide project where each building will have an accessible features map that will hang on the wall in each building entrance. It's an aerial view of the building. No standards exist for this type of signage. - Other
Miller thanked everyone for the baby gift, card and poem. She will bring either baby or pictures to the next meeting. - The meeting was adjourned at 1:23 pm
Handouts:
- Agenda
- October 6, 2005 Notes
- 2004-2004 AUCSFSD Annual Report Goals
- Current AUCSFSD Membership
