Meeting & Agendas

Committee
College Accessibility Committee
Date
10/10/2025
Status
Approved
Begin Time
10:00 am
End Time
11:00 am
Location

Online/Remote Url

Zoom
Members in attendance: Sean Loraas, Marcela Nouzovska, Valori Riethmayer, James Loomis, Megan Kareithi
Members not in attendance: N/A, Becky Villarreal, Michelle Escudier, N/A, Michael Garcia, Jonathan Tyner, Theresa Mooney, Pamela Askew, N/A, Andrew Kim, Christine Price, Lawrence Fizer, N/A, Bryan Dickman, Sara Schulz, N/A, N/A, N/A, Madiha Kark, Emily Perhamus, Rosalind Blackstar, Henry Leal, Lara Niles, Andrew Silver
Agenda:

1)
Description
Introduction
Presenter
Minutes

Meeting was held via Zoom on Friday, October 10th, 2025 from 10:00am - 11:00am.

2)
Description
Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting
Presenter
Minutes

Motion to approve made by Clare Wolf

Seconded by Sean Loraas

3)
Description
Approve Agenda For Current Meeting
Presenter
Minutes

Motion to approve made by Meg Kareithi

Seconded by James Loomis

4)
Description
CAC Workgroups for 2026 Academic Year
Presenter
CAC Members
Minutes

All members discussed pre-established subjects that will be covered by the CAC Workgroups

  • Three active CAC workgroups for AY 25-26
    • Policies/Procedures:
      • Including first day registration, digital accessibility, instruction/academic [textbooks and materials])
      • Members: Marcela, Sean, Clare
      • Workgroup notes from July meeting: Objectives - inventory existing policies and procedures, benchmark them against standards, contact stakeholders related to said policies and procedures, bring procedures to committee for review
      • Proposed meeting frequency: Every 2 weeks
      • Goals and actionable tasks:
        • We have surveyed other community colleges about priority reg, awaiting reports on that benchmarking.
        • Additional committees at the college interested in working on this too?
        • Large group will discuss resolution on this and will go to Academic Advisory Committee
          From last sub-group meeting:
        • Inventory existing policies/procedures
        • Benchmark existing standards
        • Targeted gap analysis between what we should be doing and what we are doing
        • Engage other key stakeholders, draft and share 
        • Wanting to request some training on higher ed policy
           
    • Physical accessibility:
      • Including field trips, and facilities accessibility
      • Members: Meg, James, Val
      • Workgroup notes from July meeting: Waiting for review for physical accessibility to be released, ADA review, long term plans. Access drop off points (especially large campuses, RRC, EVC, etc), Andy and Martin will be connected to tackle this. Wayfinding - navigational tech (Cap Metro is currently testing Navilens, which provides navigational instructions)
      • Solving wayfinding/navigation
      • Proposed meeting frequency: Once a month
      • Met in September, developed draft of workgroup objectives
      • Goals and actionable tasks:
        • Andy making progress with Cap Metro on pickup/drop-off points
        • ADA report finalizing
        • Wayfinding improvements have been helpful
        • Sean and Meg wanting to connect to wayfinding consultants to continue conversations
           
    • Education/Training:
      • Including faculty/staff training, seizure preparedness training, mental health first aid, collaboration with other committees such as the Safety and Environmental Management Police Committee and Academic and Student Affairs Council Committee)
      • Members: Michelle, Richard, Marica
      • Proposed meeting frequency: Twice a month
      • Workgroup notes from July meeting: Look within departments (DE and SAS) to help provide trainings
      • Goals and actionable tasks:
        • No one present from that group at this time.
        • Oddett is in instruction and can support in this area!
  • Future CAC membership: Do you know of anyone who would be a good contributor to this workgroup for the upcoming academic year?
    • Current suggestions
      • Lisa Lopez (HLC)
      • Isabel (Izzy) Torez (EVC)
      • Career Services? Cetricia? (Marica will outreach)
      • Student Life? (Kelly Brown?) Marica will outreach)
      • Welcome Center (Oddett will outreach)
5)
Description
For the Good of the Order
Presenter
Minutes

Updating current membership list

  • New member(s)
    • Oddett Garza-Weatherspoon
  • Previous members
    • Dr. Jonathan Tyner
    • Theresa Mooney
    • Lawrence “Scott” Fizer
    • Andrew Silver

Updating past agenda minutes to website

  • This is still in progress, but will take longer due to the increased ADS workload

Invitations to be sent out to recommendations from current members to join CAC

Workgroup to provide updates at October meeting

6)
Description
Announcements
Presenter
Minutes
  • Future CAC Meeting/Dates Times
    • November 14, 2025 from 9:00am - 11:00am
    • December 12, 2025 from 9:00am - 11:00am
    • January 9, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
    • 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
    • College Accessibility Committee | Shared Governance 
    • 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
Guests:

Name:
Marica Kelley
Email:
marica.kelley@austincc.edu
Additional Information:
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