{"212531":{"#nid":"212531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Presidential Committee to Oversee Campus Accessibility","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that none of the more than 26,000 students, faculty, and staff that make up the Georgia Tech community is deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings, President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has established a new committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe President\u2019s Committee on Disabilities and Access will determine if campus barriers \u2014 whether physical or technology-related \u2014 adversely impact access to Tech\u2019s programs or services anywhere across the 400-acre campus, which houses some 238 buildings and other structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is committed to the inclusion of individuals with disabilities throughout our campus community and ensuring full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other pertinent laws, that recognize and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThis committee will have broad oversight responsibilities to ensure that we are meeting our responsibilities and obligations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce convened, the committee will be charged with reviewing Institute policies, identifying potential problem areas, and benchmarking against national best practices for disability and access compliance. The committee will detail its findings in an annual report to the president that will include recommendations for improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitial committee members include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArchie Ervin\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Vice President, Institute Diversity (Co-Chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGary Wolovick\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Managing Attorney, Legal Affairs (Interim Co-Chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusann Estroff\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Senior Attorney, Legal Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven Girardot\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Design and Construction \/ Facilities Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELance Lunsway\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Parking and Transportation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDenise Johnson Marshall\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Disability Services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHelena Mitchell \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014\u0026nbsp;Executive Director, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Morrison\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Residence Life\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMia Reini\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Compliance and Policy Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristie Rink\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Assistant Director, Athletics Event Operations\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJon Sanford\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Director, Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJenny Singleton\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Professor, Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELori Sundal\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Enterprise Information Systems\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Vance\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Senior Human Resources Business Partner\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHoward Wertheimer\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2014 Director, Capital Planning and Space Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUndergraduate Student Government Representative (TBD)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGraduate Student Government Representative (TBD)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals interested in the committee\u0027s progress can track the activities on a soon to be established website or can contact one of the committee members directly.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that none of the more than 26,000 students, faculty, and staff that make up the Georgia Tech community is deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings, President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson has established a new committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ensuring that none are deprived of the chance to fully participate in the Institute\u2019s offerings"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-05-13 13:55:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:16","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Institute Diversity"},{"url":"http:\/\/president.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the President"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"360","name":"accessibility"},{"id":"358","name":"CATEA"},{"id":"359","name":"disability"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"10351","name":"inclusion"},{"id":"12451","name":"President Peterson"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArchie Ervin\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Institute Diversity\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-3686\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}