[Nyabs] Minutes for may 13th conference call

[Justin Young]

Thank you for send this.  I dropped out due to the very tech difficulties.

Justin

On 5/13/12, Walei Sabry <walei.sabry at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I've both attached and pasted below the minutes from tonights' conference
> call.
> Walei
> Minutes for May 13, 2012:
> Board members present: Chancey, Kate, Nihal, Amanda, and Walei.
> General members present: Carla, Justin, Valeria and Kristina.
>
> Adoption of April minutes:
> Carla makes motion to approve April 8th minutes.
> Motion passes.
> Introductions:
>
> Board member reports:
>
> President Kate: Going to beep ball event on Saturday. Started a face book
> page.
> Secretary/treasurer Walei: pay your dues please.
> Vice president Nihal: was going to CCSD meeting but it was canceled. This
> was regarding the hunter text book issue.
> Old business:
> Funding for student seminar: will be funded by NYC chapter.
>  A suggestion was made to use money from our PayPal account to sponsor
> students coming from upstate.
> Raising money during convention:
> 50/50 raffle tickets. Winner gets 50% of the proceedings.
> Sell mugs, water bottles, or rechargeable USB devices.
> Please post quotes of how much it would cost to buy these items on the list
> serve.
> CCSD meeting: Carla will attend the May 24th CCSD meeting to find out if
> they can work with us on the Hunter text book issue.
> Hunter textbook accessibility: Students at hunter have complained that they
> cannot get books in accessible format unless they present a receipt to the
> Access center. This is illegal according to the ADA. Students in other
> colleges have had this issue as well.
> Carla will get either CUNY or Hunter accessibility guidelines.
> Kate will contact hunter personnel to inquire about this issue. She will
> also get St. John’s policies.
> i.	Contact at hunter: Sudi Shayesteh Director of Office of Accessibility:
> Phone: 212-650-3581. Email:  HYPERLINK
> "mailto:sudi.shayesteh at hunter.cuny.edu" sudi.shayesteh at hunter.cuny.edu
> ii.	Eija Ayravainen Vice President of Student Affairs: Phone: 212-772-4878.
> Email: eija.ayravainen at hunter.cuny.edu
> Kristina: will get the policies from teachers college.
> Walei has had positive experiences getting accessible text books while
> attending the Disability Studies Program. He will get info on the School of
> Professional Studies’ policies as a model.
> New business:
> Chancey suggests that we start having Skype conferences instead of
> conferences over the phone. It can be hard to hear others and we’ve
> experienced some technical difficulties. Most of us have Skype on our
> computers or smart phones. For those who cannot join, we can use Skype
> credit to call their cell or home phone.
> Announcements:
> Hear the ball is next Saturday May 19th.
> Walei is collecting $3 dues for the year. This money goes into our PayPal
> account and is used in case we can’t attain funding for a project or event.
> NYABS Face book page:  HYPERLINK "http://www.facebook.com/blindStudents"
> www.facebook.com/blindStudents
> Carla motions to adjourn.
> Motion passes.
> Next meeting is June 10th at 6 PM.
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