Responsibilities
- Promote awareness and provide information to educate the university community of the unique challenges, legal rights and diversity of people with disabilities, both visible and hidden, provide information and resources, and promote respect of the various cultures within the disability community.
- Assist and advise the university community on issues associated with compliance with state and federal disability access laws, including Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and subsequent revisions.
- Strive for representation of the entire university community as members of the committee.
- Attend regular meetings, which are held a minimum of three times per semester throughout the academic year and as necessary during the summer months.
Meetings will be held the second Wednesday of every month at a time and place to be agreed upon by the majority of the full committee.
Membership Composition
Eligibility & Management
- Faculty, staff, and students of Eastern Kentucky University are eligible
- Annually, an updated membership list must be sent to the Office of the President. The membership list will contain recommendations for addition to and removal from the full committee.
- The size of the full committee shall be representative of the needs of the University. An optimum size of 25 voting members is recommended. This number is not to include alternate and ex-officio members.
Membership Classification & Establishment
- Full Members
- The full membership consists of full voting members of the committee.
- Full members have rights and privileges as defined by the by-laws (detailed in link below).
- Full members are expected to attend 60% of the official meetings of the committee.
- Full committee members must be nominated by their respective unit and approved by the President of Eastern Kentucky University.
- Student representatives shall be nominated at the discretion of the current executive committee or student government association president.
- Alternate Members
- Alternate members are appointed to attend committee meetings in place of a full member should the need arise.
- Alternate members are required to take information presented in committee meetings to their corresponding full member for consideration.
- Alternate members are to be appointed by a full member. Every full member is expected to have one alternate member who may attend in their stead. Alternate members shall be approved by the executive committee
- Ex-Officio (Non Voting) Members
- Certain members of the University, whether by knowledge or position, may be granted non voting membership to the committee.
- This type of membership may include, but is not limited to, members of the community, faculty, and staff.
- This type of membership shall include the current president of the University.
- Ex-Officio members may be nominated by any full member of the committee at any time. Ex-Officio members shall be appointed/removed by a two-thirds vote of the full committee.
- Officers
- Officers will be elected from the membership of the committee and serve a three year term, or until their successor is elected and seated.
- Chair
- Reside at all meetings of the Committee and at all meetings of the Executive Committee.
- Appoint all standing and special committees, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, and shall be ex-officio member of all committees.
- Act for the Committee between meetings, clearing important action with the Executive Committee by mail, e-mail, or telephone. The Chair or such alternate as he/she may designate, shall represent the Committee at meetings or other groups where Committee representation is desired or required.
- Vice Chair
- Serve in the absence of the Chair and assist the Chair in performance of duties and activities of the Committee.
- Provide leadership to the ADA Awareness Activities Subcommittee of which the primary responsibility is the coordination of “Disabilities Day.”
- Secretary
- Attend all meetings of the Committee.
- Record Committee meeting minutes and provide communications outside the Committee to all membership.
- Prepare meeting agendas, publications, newsletters, correspondence among membership and various other tasks as needed.