Laserfiche WebLink
new machines and some of the apparatus to help make things more accessible on <br />election day. Judy Paik from DCAB is working with the Office of Elections on the <br />issue of accessibility for the voting process. <br />N. Olesen stated that anyone on MCPD with issuesfor DCAB should contact him. <br />M. Gleason asked if MCPD should advise the Office of Elections about inaccessible <br />voting locations to ensure that they are accessible by election day. J. Souza <br />suggested checking with them in August if no information has been given by the end <br />of July. <br />C. ADA COORDINATORS REPORT € T. SPINOLA-CAMPBELL <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she distributed the scholarships application forms <br />for the Tools for Life Workshop to all the agencies that she knew. She also received <br />a message from F. Wai that nobody has responded from the Big Island. Therefore, <br />she sent them out again. She spoke to H. Marks, DD Council, and he seemed to <br />think it was an issue of people not having money to afford the hotel on Oahu. <br />H. Marks said they were also circulating the application all around town. <br />ADA Coordinators report attached. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she attended an ADA Conference in Las Vegas, <br />Nevada in May 2004 and a lot of the ADA Coordinators stated that elections are held <br />in supermarkets in a lot of the counties because they are accessible. The <br />supermarkets like this idea because people go there to vote and then they decide to <br />do some shopping. Perhaps this issue should be raised with the Office of Elections <br />for the Big Island. <br />J.SouzaquestionedthestatusoftheIDcardsfordeafcitizens.T.Spinola- <br />Campbell responded that she wrote a letter to the Aloha State Association for the <br />Deafinquiringaboutthecurrentstatusofthecards. <br />J. Souza asked if the Mass Transit Agency has a TTY. Many deaf people are <br />complaining because the Mass Transit Agency dont use a TTY and they will not <br />respond to a TTY call. Therefore, the deaf community has to go through the relay <br />service. If they do have a TTY, are they trained on how to use it? T. Spinola- <br />Campbell said she will follow up with T. Brown. <br />D. PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT € A. MITCHENER <br />No report. <br />E. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS € L. SCADDEN <br />L.ScaddenreportedthathewasinWashington,D.C.forthreeweeksinMayand <br />early June and he had the opportunity to discuss this issue with some people. The <br />NationalOrganizationonDisabilityislocatedinWashington,D.C.andtheyhavea <br />very good brochure called Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for emergency <br />4 <br /> <br />