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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> access-bounces@uueugene.org
[mailto:access-bounces@uueugene.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lucinda
Pitcairn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 08, 2008 12:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Accessibility group<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Access] Draft of minutes 2-05-08 for
review<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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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></DIV><FONT
face="Times New Roman, serif"><FONT size=4><B><BR>* * * DRAFT * *
*<BR><BR><BR>Minutes of the Accessibility Committee
Meeting</B></FONT></FONT><FONT size=4><B><BR>Tuesday, February 5,
2008</B></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><B>Present: </B>David Gilmartin, Jeanne-Marie
Moore, Cindy Pitcairn, Fred Schultz</P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><STRONG>Candle-lighting and a
reading </STRONG><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN>by Jeanne-Marie Moore<SPAN
class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> , who
dedicated the poem to Mary Otten, the co-chair of the committee. <FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>We had brief </FONT></FONT></SPAN>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"><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
class=375243020-09022008> </SPAN><STRONG>Secretary's Report:</STRONG> 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"><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
class=375243020-09022008> </SPAN><STRONG>Fun Church Events:
</STRONG>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.<SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2> *Jeanne-Marie has a conflict in April and is contacting
Phyllis to see if the game night can be changed to
May. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
class=375243020-09022008> </SPAN><STRONG>Liaisons with Other
Groups:</STRONG> 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. <SPAN
class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial size=2> However, the next day
after the meeting, she received a response encouraging accessibility issues to
be discussed at the Listening Groups. This committee is closed for the
time being. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN class=375243020-09022008></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
class=375243020-09022008> </SPAN>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 <SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> what it's like to communicate with a sighted person if you
are blind, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>though that piece might be used at the game night
instead. </FONT></SPAN>.</P>
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color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
class=375243020-09022008> </SPAN><STRONG>General
Discussion:</STRONG><BR></P>
<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"><SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2> * </FONT></SPAN>Jeanne-Marie Moore mentioned the importance
of letting people know that those with accessibility issues are now able to
vote through <SPAN class=375243020-09022008><FONT face=Arial
size=2> a program developed by the Secretary of State's Office and the
Help America Vote Act which a person with a disability can use at home on
their own computer or go to the County Elections Office to vote privately
and independently. Contact the County Elections Office: 682-4234 for
further information.</FONT></SPAN><BR></P>
<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></P>
<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>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Respectfully submitted,</P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Cindy Pitcairn, Scribe</P>
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