Meeting & Agendas


Committee
College Accessibility Committee
Date
08/10/2026
Status
Approved
Begin Time
10:00 am
End Time
11:00 am
Location

Virtual
Online/Remote Url


Members in attendance: Sean Loraas, Marcela Nouzovska, Valori Riethmayer, James Loomis, Megan Kareithi, Emily Perhamus, Rosalind Blackstar
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, Manuel Zamarripa, N/A, N/A, Madiha Kark, Henry Leal, Lara Niles, Andrew Silver

Agenda:

1)
Description
Introduction
Presenter
Rosalind Blackstar
Minutes

○ Meeting was held via Zoom on Friday, April 10th, 2026 from 10:00am - 11:00am.

○ Welcome all members and guests

2)
Description
Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting
Presenter
Minutes

○ Minutes: Motion to approve made by Meg

○ Minutes: Seconded by James

○ Vote to approve: Unanimous

3)
Description
Approve Agenda For Current Meeting
Presenter
Minutes

○ Minutes: Motion to approve made by Emily

○ Minutes: Seconded by Meg

○ Vote to approve: Unanimous

4)
Description
Distance Education & Accessibility Updates
Presenter
Minutes

Sandy Kendall and Trent Griggs present to the group on advances in Distance Education & Accessibility

5)
Description
CAC Workgroup Updates
Presenter
Minutes

CAC workgroups were invited to provide brief updates

6)
Description
For the Good of the Order
Presenter
Minutes

○ Minutes: In progress:

  1. Revision of current membership list
  2. Emily and Rosalind provide updates on a recent conversation with Mike Midgley regarding the reporting structure of CAC, including the formal process of requesting membership updates and potential reporting structure changes
  3. Updates to Shared Governance site (minutes and agendas)

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

  1. June 12, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  2. Request for Nadjet to give Facilities/Physical Accessibility Updates
  3. July 10, 2026 from 9:00am - 11:00am
  4. 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

Guests:

Name:
Ryia Whitfield
Email:
ryia.martin@austincc.edu
Name:
Trent Griggs
Email:
Name:
Sandy Kendell
Email:

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