2011-02-16 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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Committee on People with Disabilities February 16, 2011 Page 3 person first language because there are still pieces in the Coun like handicap that almost insult at this point. If we updated our language, we would update our thinking and we would update our actions. A. Parker comments such as intellectual disability. Yes per A. Mitchener. A lot like that a nationwide movement to remove the word retardation that has been called the R word that is considered demeaning. It is a national trend to sta and to use different words. V.CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence received from DCAB, dated February 2011. P. De Lima motion to accept, L. Tobosa and W. Tanigawa, seconded. VI.NEW BUSINESS A.Establish bi-monthly meeting dates The Chair asked the Committee what they felt about meeting every second Wednesday or every third Wednesday so that anybody in the public would kno routine and we would be more accessible. W. Tanigawa confirmed that he did look into it. P. De Lima commented we can vote on the third Wednesday. Lets open for discussion. (Dr. Ron Wagner-Wright and guide dog McGarret enters into the Training Room for the meeting.) Dr. Ron apologized for going to the wrong place. P. De Lima mentioned to Dr. Ron that we have a guest here and asked if ever themselves. Alisa Mitchener, Department of Parks and Recreation; Dr. Ron Wagner- Wright (with McGarret) and is the President of the newly found Hawaii Five-O and will be training in Hilo service dogs for any disabled person on this island free of char Ron mention about an article in the newspaper about a young man, Muscular Dystrophy, and he only has two years left to live. In the two years he has he had a service dog at 12 years old and got out and killed some to be put away. This is why McGarret is the number one on the list. Dr. Ron m that they partnered with the Humane Society. They provide the dogs. Last year there were 15,000 dogs on this island. They are providing the dogs and the 35 trained volunteers and they are training these dogs. In Martins case, Dr. Ron went to the Rotary and they are paying the $200.00 to the Humane Society for the medical, shots, spade and food for the dog. Dr. Ron also mentioned that they can provide it for