Attendees: Leilani Auna (Committee Chair), Roy Yamamoto, Kenway Kua, Isileli Kongaika, Hans Taala, Keola Birano, Megan Smith, Patsy Tuisaula            

Opening Prayer: Keola Birano

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INTRODUCTIONS

*Leilani went around the room and had everyone introduce themselves and which  department they represented.

•   Leilani Auna - Special Needs Coordinator, Counselor at the Student Development Center's Counseling Center.
• Roy Yamamoto - Director of Safety for the University. Kenway Kua - Manager of the BYUH Bookstore.
• Isileli Kongaika - Vice President of Student Life.
•  Hans Taala - Head of BYUH Campus Security.
• Keola Birano - Post Graduate Intern for the Counseling Center.
• Megan Smith - Social Work Intern.
• Patsy Tuisaula - Administrative Assistant for Counseling Services and Academic Advisor for Undeclared Majors.

Purpose of the Committee

*The Special Needs Committee (SNC) was organized to discuss issues pertaining to the ADA Law and how this law affects the BYUH Campus.

*The SNC is also responsible for pushing through issues of importance to help student with special needs.

*The SNC is responsible for making the BYUH Campus ADA Compliant by pushing forth projects that will fulfill ADA requirements for those individuals who do have disabilities.

*The key term for the SNC is "Reasonable Accomodations."

*The University is a private organization.  Therefore, the University is exempt from ADA compliancy.  However, the SNC would like to make sure that the University does provide "reasonable accommodations" to not only our students, but to those individuals who visit our campus on daily basis.

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Guest Presenter from the Department of Human Services

*Peter Herrer, a Program Specialist and a member of the Disability and Communication Access Board, did a presentation on public services for people with special needs.

*Peter went over the ADA Law and the four titles that make up the ADA Law. 

*The Title he deals with the most is Title Three, which deals with public accommodations.

*For information about the ADA Law, please click on the following link: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pubs/ada.txt

*Peter suggested that if we wanted more training in the area of the ADA Law and public accommodations, he would be willing to come back out to the BYUH Campus for a workshop.

*Leilani will contact everyone in the committee to let them know when our next meeting will be.