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IDAC

Minutes for Oct. 8, 2009 Meeting, 2 PM, 133 GMH


Present: Otto Randy M; McDermott Maggie L; Scholl Edward L; Reinert June A; Stewart
Barbara E; Hoskins Deborah J; McCannon Robin K; Dearth Kuenzi M

Carmen Wilson opened the meeting by noting that her role on the committee is ex-officio.
Barbara Stewart noted the same. We introduced ourselves, then turned to the agenda.

By consensus, the group chose Maggie as chair pro tem. *We will return to this agenda item at
our next meeting. Carmen agreed to run this meeting.

By consensus, the group agreed that we will rotate recorder duties alphabetically by last name
(students are exempt), and that Deb would go first and be responsible for posting minutes to the
posterous website.

Bylaws: Carmen noted that the goal of bylaws is that they have a long life, and thus address
broad missions and goals along with the details of membership, running meetings, and so on.
We will also want to develop annual goals. The group then proposed the following changes to
the draft bylaws (and thanks to Carmen and June for the draft). 1. The mission seems to focus
only on students and curriculum, needs to include staff. 2. Vision needs a definition of
Universal Design. 3. Subcommittee responsibilities and goals also need the staff piece
included. Robin will revise for these items, and Deb will wordsmith. *This item will return to the
agenda when they complete their work.

Subcommittees: Be thinking about where you fit, and who else might be helpful. *We will make
these assignments next meeting.

Brainstorming on Annual Goals:


1. Office evaluation as an offer to new employees: Robins students could work with
people to ensure that their offices “fit”
2. ADA testing space: space has become a problem campus-wide, and that affects finding
appropriate testing areas for students. Two subgoals emerged:
a. Educate instructors on the kind of space that is appropriate
b. Solve the problem of the crunch: identify spaces and find ways to share them
3. Evaluate the accessibility of buildings campus-wide. Robin has students who could help
with this
4. Educational issues:
a. Find solutions to the problems pay-to-print poses to students (having course
materials in hand makes you less dependent on a note-taker)
b. Educate instructors so that telling an instructor about a disability is less
uncomfortable and/or meaningless. Deb will send the “reading and videos” link
to the group for your suggestions for that page.
c. Create some ongoing educational opportunities for instructors to learn about
Universal Design

*We will continue brainstorming and begin prioritizing goals at our next meeting beginning with
technology goals.

Adjourned: 2:55 PM

Respectfully submitted, Deb Hoskins, recorder

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