Commission on Disability Access  (CODA)

Meeting Minutes for the 25th of February, 2004 / CODA office / 2 – 3:00pm

 

Persons Present – Scott T, Elisabeth K, Chris H, Jeremy J, Eric R, West L, Sam M, Ali S, Lucy (CALPRIG rep), Jim M

 

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)     Welcome and approval of the previous meeting minutes 2 -2:05

 

2)     a moment of reflection…a reading of the CODA mission…a review of our goals 2:05 - 2:10/15

 

3)     Proposal to rotate meeting facilitators. Discussion.  Signups?  2:15 – 2:25

 

a.      EMAIL: What about having a different facilitator for each CODA meeting?  Rotate weekly between the willing CODA officers?  Mix it up a bit.  Share the governance.  Create community.  What do you think?  Whoever was facilitating that week would not be solely responsible for doing the agenda but would work with either Scott or Chris to develop it.

 

4)     Brief report on last weeks action items.

 

-         Sam – contact Judith Dale regarding adaptive sports exhibition night

o       Carried over…

-         Ali – prepare budget for DAW and send to Jeremy

o       Carried over…

-         West – contact Sedgwick Reserve, discuss coming up on the 4th

o       THEY DO NOT HAVE A STRUCTURED TOUR.  THEY WANT TO CUSTOMIZE IT.  They usally don’t do this on Sunday buut Michael would like to do a tour personally.  The dare is tentative.  It may be booked on that day. We will need to address transportation issues.  The 3rd would also work.

-         Jeremy – identify funding possibilities for DAW

o       Carried Over…

-         Chris – contact Singer re: Media event, Contact Shapiro re: Speaker event

o       Janet would like to come on the 21st.  She will need media technology.

-         Scott – follow up with AS proposal for an operating budget.

o       What about the lock-in fee?  Scott to follow up.  Ali to ask Pam. How much do we want to ask for?  Scott says less than a dime per quarter.  Ann (our leg rep) will ask leg tonight to find out the details.

-         Elisabeth – develop promotional materials for DAW.  Outreach.

-    Eric – manage web site…Some ideas for content

          - advertise disability awarness week

          - officers list and contact info (not personal addresses)

          - reference links for community

          - peer mentorship links

          - current issues

 

5)     Radio Productions Update - West 2:25 - 2:35

a.      Is there anyone here that would like to take over the radio productions management position?  Sam is interested but doesn’t want to abandon the public relations position.    PAUSE  Wes has taken the position and will be asking everyone to participate.  He will be delegating.  Rotating through on a weekly basis.  We need to submit a sample.  Ali and Sam will have to be at the next meeting to do a sample show.  The meeting is this Monday 4:30pm – 5:30pm at the CODA office. 

 

6)     Disability Awareness Week (DAW) update Ali 2:35 - 2:45

a.      We need resources to be able to hand out.  Sam turned in something he found on line.  Great!  This is what we need.  Send ideas and resources to Ali. 

7)     BREAK! For open forum 2:45 - …

a.       COME to the ADA meeting this Wednesday at 10:00am.  Thanks Jim for doing research to help with our proposals.  Ali is going to try to find the current lock in fee, look at the wording of the article, and request a budget on how the money is being spent.  The story in the past has been that theses monies are going toward notetakers.  We would like to suggest that they use it for extra-curricular service.       

 

 

If we get to them…

 

8)     ADA proposals update, Ali and Chris 2:45- 2:50

a.      See proposals in CODA office.  Email Chris or Ali for more info.

 

NEXT WEEKS FACILITATOR – Sam, Public Relations Officer

 

This weeks action items:

 

-         Sam – contact Judith Dale regarding adaptive sports exhibition night.  Prepare agenda.

-         Ali – prepare budget for DAW and send to Jeremy.  Follow up with Pam re: Lock-in.

-         West – stay in contact with Sedgwick Reserve.  Prepare for Radio season.

-         Jeremy – identify funding possibilities for DAW

-         Chris – contact Singer re: Media event

-         Scott – follow up with AS proposal for an operating budget.

-         Elisabeth – develop promotional materials for DAW.  Bring sample flyers if possible.

-         Eric – Add promotion for disability awarness week to web site.

o        “Save the Dates!  This years CODA disABILITY Awarness Week will be held in the week of April 19th”.

-         Everybody – consider how you would like to contribute to DAW.  Brainstorm activities, collect resource hand-outs.

 

 

 

 

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Compiled by:

Christopher Hannah

CODA Communications Officer

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codainfo@as.ucsb.edu

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