Commission on Disability Access (CODA)
Meeting Minutes for the 28th of
January, 2004 / CODA office / 2 – 3:00pm
Persons Present – Scott T, Elisabeth K, Chris H, Eric
R, West L, Sam M, Ali S, Jim M, James T
Our email addresses:
coda@as.ucsb.edu
– goes to all members
codainfo@as.ucsb.edu
– goes to Chris
codaexecs@as.ucsb.edu
– goes to all executives
Overview of discussion (not necessarily in order of
occurrence)
1)
Approval of the previous meeting minutes (2:00-2:05)
2) ADA proposal review - we need to decide as a group
what to submit to the ADA committee for funding. (2:05-2:15)
a) Keep the CODA proposal on task and relevant
to ADA committee
b)
We need to state what we have done, what we plan to do, and how we plan to do it.
c) What about money for a resource
library? Submit this separate from
CODA’s requests. We will need to justify how these materials will be
accessible. Consider sponsorship of a
library that could be housed at the DSP or the Library?.
d) Chris to send out an updated list of ADA proposals,
ask members to take over the writing of a few things, add ramp to back of UCEN,
add scholarship for testing of students with learning disabilities as
determined by financial aid status.
3) Put Library Pilot program
on next weeks agenda
4) Ali to give talk at the
Legislative counsel tonight – presenting our mission. Thanks Ali
3) Disability Awareness Week Planning (DAW)
(2:20 - 3:00)
Ali to lead this portion of the meeting.
Brain Storming
1)
Sam – highlight sports
a.
Wheel chair basketball (in Arbor?)
b.
Goal ball (blind sport)
c.
Involve SB adapted sports
d.
Involve the REC cen
e.
Day or evening event.
2)
West – focus on outreach
3)
Ali –pass out instruction cards to people to raise awareness
4)
Come up with a theme.
a.
“We are with you”
b.
disABILITY
5)
Generate flyers for handing out
6)
Stickers
7)
Elisabeth – T-Shirts
a.
Ali – “something witty” J
8)
Jim – write letters to the newspaper from students who have
disabilities…anecdotal stuff like yesterday I just got run over by a bike…the
other day my testing site was
9)
Bring in fact sheets to compile a resource list for tabling
10)Scott, flim showing Pop-Cultureish – Lets have a
discussion session after the showing with a person that can relate or
a.
My Left Foot
b.
I am Sam
11)Set a date for disability awareness week for next
week.
ACTION
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EVERYBODY:
Help prepare ADA proposals, emails to come.
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Chris:
add leg email and send minutes to leg counsel
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Scott:
look into organizing movie night, contact Dr. Singer
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Sam
and Elizabeth: work on DAW theme and promotional ideas. Sticker/Logo/flyer design.
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Eric:
Manage web site, develop new content, experiment
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Jim:
Consider involving other departments in DAW.
Work contacts
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West
and Elisabeth: Radio productions, DAW outreach ideas
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Chris:
contact Janet Shapiro and invite her to give ‘Whether Pigs Have Wings’ talk.
Ali – open discussion of UCSB adapted sports with SB parks and rec. Identify a week for DAW. Consider Locations for evening events.