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<div align="left">Below is a draft of the minutes for our Tuesday
meeting. Please let me know of your changes, additions, or comments by
next Wednesday, the 13th. Many thanks! Cindy<br>
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Minutes
of the Accessibility Committee Meeting</b></font></font><font size="4"><b><br>
Tuesday,
February 5, 2008</b></font></div>
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<b>Present: </b> David Gilmartin, Jeanne-Marie Moore, Cindy
Pitcairn, Fred Schultz</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Candle-lighting and a reading </b>by
Jeanne-Marie Moore were followed by brief check-ins. Condolences were
expressed for Mary Otten upon the loss of her mother. Fred Schultz's
interest in the group was warmly welcomed.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Secretary's Report:</b> The minutes
of the January meeting were approved via e-mail and put on our
website. Notices of our monthly meetings and accessibility awareness
tips are being published in the UUCE newsletter and electronically on
UUpDate.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Fun Church Events: </b> Leslie
Gilbert has contacted Phyllis Peara concerning plans for playing a
version of the game Taboo after the third Friday potluck in April.
David Gilmartin and Fred Schultz have volunteered to help with the
set-up and materials for the game.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Liaisons with Other Groups:</b>
Jeanne-Marie Moore reported that she had received no response to her
request to represent accessibility issues on the Shared Values
Subcommittee of the Building Project Oversight Committee. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jeanne-Marie said she would represent
the group at the Coordinating Council meeting on Saturday.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We discussed possible participation in
the church talent show (also known as the "Music Soiree")
on Saturday, March 15th. One possibility would be a reading by
Jeanne-Marie of a funny piece about misunderstandings that sighted
people have about the blind.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>General Discussion:</b><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">An unrecognized accessibility issue was
mentioned by Fred Schultz regarding people who may not be able, or do
not want, to use computers. Awareness of this issue might help keep
those people informed about important communications from the church.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jeanne-Marie Moore mentioned the
importance of letting people know that those with accessibility issues
are now able to vote in private through a government-sponsored program
that makes use of voice-recognition software.<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Accessibility Checklists:</b> David
Gilmartin has assembled three accessibility surveys, with
different approaches and amounts of information,
to be made available through the accessibility pages of the UUCE
website. One is a fairly simple survey, in narrative format, from the
National Organization on Disability. Another is a survey of about
50 items in a yes-no-comment format, updated from a survey created by
the Pacific Southwest
District a few years ago. The third one, which is lengthier
and with more technical detail, is an "ADA Checklist for
Existing Facilities," by the Barrier-Free
Environments and Adaptive Environments Center. <br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Conclusion:</b> The next meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, March 4th, at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. The
meeting was adjourned at 9 pm.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Respectfully submitted,</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Cindy Pitcairn, Scribe</p>
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