2010-12-01 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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Committee on People with Disabilities December 1, 2010 Page 3 J. Navarro confirmed that she wished to open some doors. P. De Lima called for a vote. The motion passed unanimously. P. De Lima said everyone should think about the teams they might be interested in. A. Mitchener offered that every Adhoc team needs to be spearheaded by a committee member. C.Mobi Mats (Presentation on, and report of activities –Parks & Recreation). Alisa Mitchener said she would be happy to work with the Adhoc Recreation team. She implements the transition plan for accessible Parks and Recreation Programming. Beach access is included in the plan. A. Mitchener read text and Mobi Mat Project provided brief audio description during a slideshow of the . Mobi Mats are heavy duty woven polyester mats; temporary pathways rolled out for wheelchair access along the sand. Project photos showed participants swimming and bonding with their friends and caregivers, increasing their swim skills, using “Hippocampe” flotation devices and the beach wheelchair. They enjoyed a great summer of socializing and relaxing at the beach. Volunteer teams from the Office of Social Ministry installed the Mobi Mats once a week for the summer season. A County plan for ADA improvements at Richardsons Beach is in the design phase and includes accessible restrooms, showers, and an accessible route from the parking lot to the sand. D.Website/Face Book Presentation Tom Callos, Executive Director for Penn Hawaii Youth Foundation presented information on the NING platform used by BJ Penn for his website. NING stores ideas and brings people together. It records videos from i-phones. A player can play the videos concurrently from i-phone without interruption. It could produce a show that does not require editing because it uploads directly from an i-phone to the site and it airs within minutes. It could be a completely private site where you need to join as a member, or viewers could only see the front page, or it could be a completely public site. Tom does not represent or sell this service; he was offering this for “information only”.