Barrier Free Learning Committee

OFFICE OF RECORD: Student Development Office
ISSUED BY: ADA Coordinator
EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/28/10 04-02-00
APPROVED BY: Douglas D. Knowlton

04-02-00

Policy

The Barrier-Free Learning Committee will leverage the intellectual, technological, and physical resources of campus to facilitate 1) education about the evolving responsibility of providing a barrier-free environment in which to work and learn; 2) the pursuit of opportunities to make DSU a regional and national leader in providing the best access for persons with disabilities; and 3) the pursuit of the most current information and methods with regard to streamlining pedagogical and technological methodologies, devices, delivery systems, and environments which might otherwise prove an impediment to students, faculty, and staff with disabilities.

Procedures

Membership

Membership of this committee shall consist of one representative from each of the following areas, with the exception that each college will have two faculty representatives:

Two faculty from each college
Student Affairs
Extended Programs
Instructional Technology
Web Strategist
Sponsored Programs
Library
Physical Plant
ADA coordinator
One student representative

Members shall be appointed for three-year overlapping terms. Faculty nominations will be forwarded to the President by the deans and Director of Library at the beginning of the fall semester. Non-faculty or shared-duty representatives will be appointed by their respective directors. A student representative will be recommended by the ADA coordinator. Records documenting the committee's actions will be maintained in the office of the ADA Coordinator and posted on the intranet.