MINUTES

Mansfield Advisory Committee

On Persons with Disabilities

Regular Meeting – Tuesday, May 27, 2008

2:30 PM – Conference Room B- Audrey P. Beck Building

I. Recording Attendance: J. Sidney, J. Tanner, J. Blanshard, W. Gibbs, K. A. Easley(staff)

II. Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting, May 27, 2008: the minutes were approved as written.

III. New Business (discussion)

a. What is the role of the Committee Chair? Does the chair run the meeting only?  Who takes the minutes?  Who writes the letters?

b. What is K. Grunwald’s role in the Committee?

c. Who is this committee advising?

d. Are the minutes from the previous meeting on the website yet?

e. The committee needs the minutes no later than the Friday before the Tuesday meeting.

f. How do we change the Federal use of “handicap” on modified parking spaces?  Tom Miller, from Allied Health told of the root/meaning of the word ‘handicap’

g. W. Gibb will send an e-mail to the group about the links from UCONN, in conjunction with the article (provided today) as a reference on the committee’s website.

h. It was suggested that those with disabilities on the committee, when (s) he notices places where access is a problem, to bring that information to the committee.

i. Request was made to have available information and resources in the community, to include contact persons who are willing to work with the committee.  Could we explore the possibility of a social work student for the committee?

IV. For the next meeting: explore a web page for the committee, focusing on the content and design.

V. Old Business

J. Tanner provided am article about a wheelchair simulation exercise.

VI. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Ann Easley