Meeting & Agendas

Meeting was held via Zoom on Friday, December 12th, 2025 from 9:30am - 11:00am.

Motion to approve made by Odette

Seconded by Sean

Motion to approve made by Clare

Seconded by James

All members discussed updates and ongoing initiatives from three active CAC workgroups for AY 25-26; Please bring workgroup updates to December CAC Meeting

• Policies/Procedures:
  • Workgroup Members: Marcela, Sean, Clare, Trent, Kristie Kelly, Leslie
  • Updates:
    • Sean shared that this workgroup met on Dec 4 regarding policy workgroup and inventory. Notes from this meeting were shared
    • Recommendations will be open to the group before sending them as a committee recommendation
    • Kristie will share insight on survey that will be going out to faculty in regards
• Physical Accessibility:
  • Workgroup Members: Meg, James, Val, Leslie
  • Updates: This workgroup has not yet met
    • Welcomes new member, Leslie Hagood
    • Waiting for the college wide review that is currently underway. Have not yet seen these results
    • Behind the scenes: CapMetro has been working with Andy to help figure out accessible drop off locations
    • Overarching goal of this workgroup: Physical accessibility is an important part of every campus
    • Kristie comments that NRG has been struggling with physical accessibility. Specifically with broken elevators
      • Students have had to drop courses because they cannot access the upper floor(s)
      • Val brings up the issue of a lack of maintenance workers
      • Leslie asks who assigns classrooms? With this knowledge, can we work internally to discuss a classroom shift?
    • Idea: “Report an accessibility concern button” on the ACC website
      • This idea has been mentioned previously but not yet explored
• Education/Training:
  • Members: Michelle, Richard, Marica, Odette
  • Updates: This workgroup has not yet met
    • Michelle shared that in 2026, DE is going to be putting out a series of drop in workshops for fac/staff at each campus
      • Feb/March, maybe April
    • Training request form: https://form.asana.com/?k=7SmABs0kpRoIeyQC9RjpMg&d=88303944259432
    • Blackboard Ally is sitting at about an 84% accessibility rating

Emily introduces a project that all CAC members will contribute to: Compliance Video For College On Student Accessibility. Discussion was held around this topic

• Michelle expresses the desire to ensure that the message is student centered
• Kristie had a colleague at UT who introduced a very hands on approach to training and educating on accessibility (showing it is like to face certain accessibility barriers)
  • Any training given should show that there are a vast variety of disabilities. And it must be centered on students and education
• Sean has been developing a promotional initiative around “Accessibility Begins With Me”. Sean will plan on bringing this proposal to the group in the new year
• Common issue: Students are not introducing themselves to professors. The current process of accommodation letters is hands-off to faculty
  • This would be better if students were being trained/directed to be involved with and communicate with their professors

• Sean suggests that CAC make a proposal to the chancellor
  • CAC's ADA Title II Ruling Deadline Recommendation (DRAFT)
  • Suggestion: Develop recommendation relating to ADA ruling and deadline. Request a large audit of all college systems. Provide training on raising accessibility awareness. Develop a recommendation that outlines what ACC needs to do to
    • Digital access plan to meet the ADA Title II deadline (College Wide Digital Access Action Plan: Marketing / web audit. Required training for faculty and staff.) Involving the following:
      • Training (long term)
      • Promo
      • Marketing
      • Teams
      • Outside audit
      • Develop a guide bank for faculty
        • DE has a website for accessibility how to’s. These are the best resources we have at the moment
        • Defines terms, has links, holds policies and procedures)
      • Invite all ADS Directors to the next meeting/this discussion to make sure we are aligned
    • Good example: https://digitalaccessibility.unc.edu/ada-title-ii-info-and-faq/
    • Timeline: Send something out IN January, as the accessibility deadline is in April
    • Thoughts on this topic should be added to the shared folder and/or sent to Sean and Meg
    • Draft resolution for CAC, survey other colleges for their accessibility initiatives, and what they involved
• Updating current membership list
  • New member(s)
    • Oddett Garza-Weatherspoon - Prof Tech Rep
    • Kristie Kelly - Full time Faculty Rep
    • Leslie Hagood - SAS Rep
    • Add new members to workgroups 
  • In progress:
    • Invitations to newly recommended members
    • Updates to Shared Governance site membership list

Future CAC Meeting/Dates Times available here College Accessibility Committee | Shared Governance 

• January 9, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Revisit CAC goals and workgroup
• February 13, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
• 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 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:am range