Committee on Disability Issues

Representatives

Chairs

Elyse Zucker, English
Anne Rounds, English

Committee Members

Julie Trachman, Natural Sciences
Jorge Matos, Library
Biao Jiang, Natural Sciences
Alexandra Milsom, English
Aaron Botwick, English
Marcelo Viana Neto, Humanities
Marie Ortiz, ARC, HEO, Ex-Officio
Minfeng Lin, SDEM, HEO

Minutes

2018-2019

2017-2018

May 15, 2108
March 26, 2018
Yearly Committee Report 2017-2018

Committee Mandate

"ARTICLE VII: SENATE COMMITTEES

SECTION 9 COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ISSUES

A. Membership:

1. Membership shall be determined by the Committee on Committees.

2. The Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities shall serve as an ex-officio member.

B. Function:

1. To review existing college policies and procedures related to disability and to recommend to appropriate college offices and governance entities changes in such policies and procedures for the purposes of:

(a) achieving institutional compliance with federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination on the basis of disability; and

(b) recommending ways of eliminating all barriers that might hinder or even prevent the fullest functioning of individuals who are students and/or employees of the College.

2. To collaborate in the development and provision of educational activities regarding disability issues of importance to the College community. "