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C. ADA COORDINATOR'S REPORT Î A. LEVIN <br />A. Levin reported that there are currently two vacancies on MCPD. He spoke to <br />Disability Rights Hawaii (DRH) and the County Council informing them of the <br />vacancies and that the committee would welcome any recommendations. S. Golden <br />suggested that MCPD put an article in the newspaper announcing the vacancies. <br />A. Levin offered to do the press release. Three people (Karen Kane of UH Hilo; <br />Donald Haumea, and Linda Toms Barker) have expressed interest in serving on <br />MCPD so he sent applications to them. He suggested that MCPD members forward <br />names of interested applicants so the applications can be mailed out to them. <br />S. Golden suggested that the countyÓs website include a request for committee <br />members because there is not any announcement about the vacancies. A. Levin <br />offered to follow up with Janet Snyder who does the county's website. <br />A. Mitchener said it would be desirable to have a parent of a child with a disability as <br />a member of MCPD. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />A. PROJECT IMPACT <br />Tabled. <br />B. PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT Î A. MITCHENER <br />A. Mitchener asked if MCPD would like her to submit a written or verbal report for <br />each meeting. B. Whitney said she would like an outline of projects and progress to <br />be submitted with the meeting packet. <br />A. Mitchener shared the following: <br />1. The Department of Parks and Recreation has their nine division heads acting as <br />disability access liaisons for the transition plan. They met on <br />2. Accessibility Tool Kit Î Progress is being made with a contract <br />lending library. A. Mitchener is seeking community input on adapted recreation <br />toys. <br />3. A. Mitchener lead hands on TTY training for 32 Parks and Recreat <br />Responses ranged from extreme fear to comfort based on an individual's ability <br />to type. She reviewed questions about purchasing TTYs. Island <br />is assisting with researching assistive listening systems and de <br />4. Looking to create a system for measurement of success. Need to track the <br />number, attendance, and repeat registration of people with disabilities of all ages. <br />Currently tracking requests for new programs. Evaluating programs with staff. <br />Surveying people who participate. A. Mitchener asked if anyone on MCPD <br />wished to include specific questions on the P&R public survey to <br />her. <br />3 <br /> <br />