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4. Attended a DCAB conference on communication. She was able to obtain <br />information on accessible websites which she passed on to the Da <br />Department. <br />5. Plans to create access information pages for Parks and Recreatio <br />programs (including access maps) for the CountyÓs website next year. <br />6. Working on assistive listening systems for our county programs. She has been <br />conducting research with an audiologist, DCAB, and parents. She found out that <br />the county needs to provide listening receivers at the Edith Kanakaole Stadium <br />which must equal 4 percent of the total number of seats. There is an estimated <br />5500 seats at the stadium. She asked MCPD for a reasonable recommendation <br />on how many receivers she needs to order. The county has allocated $1,500 for <br />six receivers. The Merrie Monarch is the biggest event held once a year at the <br />Edith Kanakaole Stadium. <br />L. Scadden said there are many ways to do assistive listening devices. You cannot <br />use infrared if itÓs going to be used outside. You can either use radio frequency or <br />loops. Loops will only work in a confined area. <br />B. Whitney suggested that A. Mitchener speak to a communication specialist who <br />knows about assistive listening devices. J. Hartman suggested former member <br />Spike Werner who is a retired audiologist. A. Mitchener replied <br />Island Skills Gathering, product representatives, audiologists, and parents who have <br />children that uses the device in school. <br />The meeting was recessed at 11:47 a.m. The meeting was reconven <br />11:55 a.m. <br />MCPD is mentioned several times in the Parks and Recreation Transition Plan. <br />A. Mitchener would like to bring a list of items on what the transition plan is asking <br />the committee at the next meeting. She would like to add this item on next monthÓs <br />agenda. <br />A. Mitchener requested help from MCPD for a letter of support regarding the <br />volunteer enforcement officers monitoring accessible parking during large-scale <br />events. <br />J. Souza suggested having a separate TV monitor with captioning in a particular <br />area at the Merrie Monarch Festival for people who are deaf. <br />E. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS <br />L. Scadden reported that Bobby is not the recognized way of judging web <br />accessibility. The best way to determine whether a website is a <br />person who is knowledgeable or a person with a disability to evaluate the site. <br />6 <br /> <br />