Council
for Disability
Concerns
October
5, 2005
Members
Present
Cathy Frank,
Sue Bade, Sam
Breck, Danny
Heumann, Yvonne
Goddard, Jack
Novodoff, Barb Chaffer Authier,
Doug White (Presiding),
Becky Rohre,
Sarah Watkins,
Donney Moroney,
Paul Guttmann,
Anna Ercoli
Schnitzer (Minutes).
Meeting
Notes
Doug
called meeting
to order and
read aloud Joan
E. Smith's tribute
in memory of
Ed Loyer.
Letter
to Ann Arbor
Merchants
Discussion
of proposed
letter to Ann
Arbor merchants
about accessibility
to stores: various
opinions and
ideas were aired,
including networking
with AA City
Disability Group,
Center for Independent
Living, Merchants
Associations.
Contacts at CIL are Jim
Magyar and Carolyn
Crowley. Other
Council members
thought Council should focus
on campus issues
or on goals
set out in strategic
plan. Individual contacts
with merchants
and involvement
with other groups
to improve accessibility
is encouraged
but not as official
Council representatives. Historical
accuracy versus
public safety
issues.
On-Campus
Accessibility
Discussion
of our own
on-campus
inaccessibility,
e.g., power
doors lacking
or mislabeled.
Mary Krasny is the contact
for installation
of new power
doors, Plant
Dept. for repair
of old ones.
Discussion of
problems with
accessibility
at Modern Language
Building and
at new Palmer
Commons. We
will continue
to seek solutions
on these matters.
Investing
in Ability
Discussion
of Investing
in Abilities'
poster events
and tying
up loose ends
for IAW. 2200
posters mailed
out to campus
deans, department
heads, directors.
Doug described
article to be
published in
University Record.
Poster will
be scanned into
our web site.
Sarah told us
that "Murderball" has
a captioned
version (Anna
to contact Tara
of Michigan
Theater). Barb
announced that
signing will
be available for all except
events that
require registration
(available upon
request for those events).
Neubacher program
all set, Donney
reported. It
was suggested
that we distribute
posters to EMU,
WCC, Concordia,
and the high
schools.
Announcements
Danny spoke about sight-line
for special
seating in Stadium
renovations.
He had spoken
to Mike Harris.
Danny also spoke about new
research planned
at UM on stem
cells and cloning.
Stay tuned.
Jane Berliss will be on campus
on Oct. 13th
to give lecture
and to consult
on North Quad,
new dorm that
will be built
on State Street.
Doug will send
Carole's announcement about
this event again.
Paul described renovation
of rest rooms
in Fleming first
floor with one
made into unisex,
allowing another
to become an
accessible rest
room
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