Council
for Disability
Concerns
September
7, 2005 Meeting Notes
Present
Jack
Bernard, Chair;
Douglas K. White,
Vice Chair;
Daniel Heumann; > Jayne London; Sue Bade; Barb Chaffer Authier; Cathy Frank; Carole Dubritsky;
> Anna Ercoli Schnitzer (minutes).
Introductions were made.
Announcements
Anna described
72-minute video
from Film & Video Library, entitled "Physicians with Disabilities" in case anyone wants to promote it within the UMHS.
Jayne was asked about the new Rackham Dean and whether she should be introduced to the CfDC at a later date.
Carole reiterated that the blueprints for the Ross Business School are available for viewing in her office. Contact Carole if you are interested: cfd@bf.umich.edu
Another topic brought up was adding to the list of Council members for the Construction Committee with thought being given to someone who might want to eventually take charge.
Sue spoke of the new campus/UMHS initiative called Wellness for Life involving ongoing fitness for faculty/staff. This group is looking for a Council representative to attend a monthly meeting on an ongoing basis to contribute ideas. Sue is the ergonomics contact.
INVESTING IN
ABILITY report
Cathy discussed
David Gater
and the framework
for his talk--connecting
health providers
with ethical
issues involving
stem cells and
ways to put
this into practical
terms. Danny
suggested adding
researcher Sean
Morrison to
the schedule.
Danny also mentioned
the existence
of a campus-wide
group of students
interested in
stem cell research.
Jack spoke about Vic Rosenberg/Jim
Knox's idea
of asking Jane
Berliss to speak,
perhaps in a
video conference,
a bit earlier
than IAW.
Jack requested that Doug/Anna
ask Tara of
the Michigan
Theater whether
a series of
disability films
could be run
in October as
an annual commitment
to the community.
Also, "Murderball" should
be a captioned version.
The poster for IAW was
discussed. It could be 11
by 17 inches so that it
can be sent
by mail and
posted. Doug
said that Housing
could provide
a graphic artist
and perhaps
inhouse printing.
There will be a global e-mailing
by Matt Snyder as well
as print mailing
(some 2500 copies
were produced
last year).
Sign language
interpreters
were discussed by Barb.
They will be provided
as needed and
requested and
also for the
speeches, panel,
Neubacher and
maybe for the
CRLT players.
Jack will introduce Tony
Coehlo.
No commitment from President
Coleman yet to present
the Neubacher Award, but
if she cannot
make it, our
backups will be: Coach Red
Berenson and then Lloyd
Carr. Carole
mentioned displaying
the posters around campus
with possibility of
redesign of
poster for next
year. All final
information
should be sent
to Doug (dkwhite@umich.edu)
by the end of next week
so that he can complete
the schedule and pass it
along to the
next step.
Miscellaneous
Our
next meeting
will be
held on October
5th. Danny
requested that
the first item
to be discussed
should be the
proposed letter
to local businessmen.
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