Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
Chair - 2008-2009 TBA
Membership
- Dr. Steven Barnhart (09)
- Ms. Ana Class-Rivera (09)
- Ms. Judi DiMaio (09)
- Ms. Robin Hetzko (09)
- Prof. Vicki Kahn (09)
- Ms. Cheryl Kolber (10)
- Mr. Randolph Larate (09)
- Dr. Reginald Luke (10)
- Ms. Mirtha Reyes (09)
- Ms. Alison Rolling (10)
- Prof. Michael Scanlon (10)
- Prof. Ellen Shur (10)
- Ms. Elaine Weir-Daidone (Position)
- Ms. Wanda Young (09)
Students (3) all terms expire in 6/09
Task Force Charges - 2008-2009
- Review and update the previous report on the accommodations in and availability of the technology labs on campus for persons with disabilities. This would include but is not limited to computer labs throughout campus, HRI labs and engineering labs. Review possible improvements and make recommendations.
- Investigate the availability of adaptive testing facilities for part- time and evening students. Make appropriate recommendations
- Conduct a survey and/or focus groups of faculty, staff, administrators and students without disabilities to ascertain campus concerns regarding disability issues as they pertain to working with and providing services for students with disabilities, and consider learning, as well as physical disability issues. Combine this data with the data gathered in the years 2005-2008. Create a report to educate the college and make appropriate recommendations.
- Consider potential benefit of standardized course outline template for all courses that could serve as a cover sheet for syllabi developed by faculty and be shared with students on-line. Identify key areas that need to be addressed (example: disability statement (work collaboratively with task force on accessibility for persons with disabilities), code of student conduct statement, course description, student learning outcomes, and course content areas). Make appropriate recommendations
- Standing Charge: Report on the implementation status of recommendations submitted by your Task Force in 2007-2008, approved by the College Assembly and forwarded to/signed by the College President
- Standing Charge: Explore potential charges to be addressed by this task force in the future. Report the finding.