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L. Scadden reported that the DCAB report had a brief reference to efforts to prepare <br />people with disabilities for voting this year. He is currently on the State Office of <br />Elections Committee for selecting a new electronic voting machine that will be fully <br />accessible for people with disabilities. People with disabilities are encouraged to <br />participate and learn the voting machine in advance of the September primary <br />election and November election. Public demonstrations will be held at the end of <br />July and first part of August in Hilo, Kona, and Waimea. <br />J. Souza mentioned that the Office of Elections selected him to do some training for <br />deaf people on the Big Island. L. Tobosa and Center for Independent Living will be <br />training later. There will be curbside parking and drive up to vote for people who <br />cant walk easily into the election site. <br />B. Report from Debbie Jackson, DCAB Program Specialist, regarding DCAB Activities <br />Update for July 2004 <br />C. ADA Coordinator Activities May 2004 <br />SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS <br />A. EDUCATION/PUBLIC AWARENESS SUBCOMMITTEE € M. GLEASON <br />M. Gleason reported that this subcommittee did not meet this month. <br />B. RECREATION SUBCOMMITTEE € L.SCADDEN <br />L. Scadden reported that he needs to meet with A. Mitchener to discuss some of the <br />county issues. There was a discussion a couple of meetings ago about county <br />parks. It was reported that there was some additional accessible trail within Kahaluu <br />County Park in Kona. Therefore, he and his wife went to check out the park. There <br />was a rubberized mat which is fully accessible to wheelchairs and it does traverse <br />quite a distance within the park to a new pavilion. However, it does not go right <br />down to the water. This is something that can be looked at in the future. He would <br />liketocommendthecountyformakingtheparkmoreaccessiblethanithasbeenin <br />the past. <br />L. Scadden reported that Bob Dunkley, ADA Coordinator for the Hawaii Volcanoes <br />NationalPark,contactedhiminJuneandaskedifhewouldbeabletocheckout <br />some of the things they are doing to make the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park more <br />accessible. L. Scadden said he would like to commend the Hawaii Volcanoes <br />National Park for making more trails fully accessible. They are also making great <br />advances within the visitor center. There are two design people assigned to working <br />on making their exhibits fully accessible to people who are blind as well as making <br />things within reach for those in wheelchairs. He would like to commend B. Dunkley <br />and Jim Gale for their efforts in making things accessible. <br />C. TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE € B. WHITNEY <br />Noreport. <br />2 <br /> <br />