Meeting & Agendas

• Minutes: Motion to approve made by Meg Kareithi
• Minutes: Seconded by Sean Lolraas
• Unanimous vote to approve

Minutes: Motion to approve made by Meg Kareithi

Minutes: Seconded by James Loomis

Unanimous vote to approve

Emily Perhamus introduces draft of CAC goals

• Goal drafts:
  • CAC will draft a process to audit and provide recommendations on accessibility-related ARs by July 2026
  • CAC will provide feedback and consultation on implementation of Pfluger Architects college-wide physical accessibility audit by July 2026
  • CAC will propose content for a student-centered ADA compliance training, to share with EOC leadership, by July 2026

Rosalind discusses Title II consultant funds approved, Digital Access Director position in the works with HR, AHEAD audit of ADS, and EOC Administrative Review

Emily Perhamus discusses affecting change through CAC and potential next steps which include possibly shifting reporting structure from ASAC to ASC

• Shared Governance website: https://infohub.austincc.edu/shared-governance/
• Meg brings up the success of the past resolution presented by CAC regarding language for course materials for classes. This is before the administrative rule was changed
• Marica shared response she received from Gayle Lynn after sending the resolution presented by CAC regarding Title II deadline
• Kristie supports CAC moving under ASC. As when things are in Student Affairs, faculty gets forgotten. So moving under CAC under ASC would better support faculty
  • ADA training is mandatory every 2 years
• Sean and Meg provide that the fac component was a large part of looking at consultants

CAC workgroups were given 15 minutes to meet with their groups. Upon returning to the larger group, each workgroup presented information

• Policies/Procedures:
  • Workgroup Members: Marcela, Sean, Clare, Trent, Kristie Kelly
  • Updates: A meeting for this workgroup will be scheduled. Policy database has been searched, will inventory and prioritize. Then review high priority items and bring back to the committee for discussion and review
• Physical Accessibility:
  • Workgroup Members: Meg, James, Val, Nadjet
  • Updates: District wide accessibility report is currently underway. Hopes to bring updates to the March meeting
  • Final report will be in the next week or so
  • Metro access drop off - some locations have multiple location drop off locations - accessibility includes safety
    • Specifically regarding HLC, the committee will work with Cap Metro to ensure safety and convenience
  • Long term wayfinding concerns, bathroom issues will be addressed once the repo
  • Language - from “feedback and consultation” to “Feedback” (consultation has already happened)
• Education/Training:
  • Members: Michelle, Richard, Marica, Oddette
  • Updates: ACC’s annual compliance video ( includes Tapestry vid for employees with accommodations. The student’s ADA rights and need to know for fac and staff does not exist. “Vector” creates videos, we can provide them with recommendations that they can customize for us
  • Workgroup will meet and watch Tapestry training and take notes to adapt a version pertaining to students
  • Can we wait until AHEAD provides recommendations from their audit. Assuming the audit will include info around fac/staff training is needed
    • Ryia and Rosalind include that AHEAD is only auditing ADS, however, gaining feedback from fac/students is embedded in AHEAD and will be taken into consideration from both AHEAD and ADS
    • AHEAD auditor - Kaela Parks, Dean of Accessibility at Portland Community College (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaela-parks-b61b9a11/)
    • Rosalind will send the AHEAD evaluator a copy of the physical accessibility report
  • Meg brings up that any training or outreach that CAC puts out should be fully accessible. This includes logical and clear design as opposed to information bombing

• Nadjet informs the committee that NRG and RVS elevators will be under construction over Spring Break
  • In the near future, the escalator issue will be evaluated in HLC 4000
• Updating current membership list
  • Previous member(s)
    • Leslie Hagood (previous SAS rep) is no longer with the college and will no longer be serving on the CAC Committee
    • Andy Kim is stepping down. Nadjet Mahfoud, project manager at CPCS will be taking his seat on the committee
  • In progress:
    • Invitations to newly recommended members - SGA
    • Updates to Shared Governance site membership list

• Future CAC Meeting/Dates Times available here College Accessibility Committee | Shared Governance 
  • March 13, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  • April 10, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  • June 12, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  • July 10, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am

Note: We recognize that some of these dates may collide with the Chancellor’s Town Hall. In lieu of this, some of the times will vary, although they will still be within the 9:00am - 11:00am range