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Cheryl Branker

Dr. Cheryl Branker
Associate Vice Provost and Director of Disability Compliance Programs

Location & Hours
1900 Student Health Center
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday

Mailing Address
Campus Box 7509
Raleigh, NC
27695-7509

Phone Numbers
Voice: 919-513-3768
Fax: 919-513-2840
TTY: 919-515-8830

Email
cheryl_branker
@ncsu.edu

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory Committee
Introduction

The establishment of the NC State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory Committee is to ensure input from a variety of students, faculty and administrative organizations, and units. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the ADA Coordinator regarding the needs of persons with disabilities.

Announcements

  • NC State Access Announce List Serve

    A new list serve, the NC State Access Announce List Serve is now available. This list provides email annoucements related to disability access to NC State subscribers.

  • ADA Hotline - Now Available

    A new email address, ADAHotline@ncsu.edu, is now available. This email address is used by the Office for Equal Opportunity to receive requests, comments, reports, and information from the public about disability and/or accessibility issues related to NC State facilities, programs, services, and benefits so that we can respond to them as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you would like to report an issue, we encourage you to use this email address.

Charge to the Committee

The charge of the ADA Advisory Committee is to:

  • advise the ADA Coordinator regarding activities that would heighten disability awareness and sensitivity issues on campus;
  • make recommendations regarding development and implementation of policies and procedures in the area of services to students and employees with disabilities;
  • advise the ADA Coordinator and other university offices related to disability services in addressing the needs and concerns of students and employees with disabilities;
  • make recommendations to the ADA Coordinator on how to best provide input from campus on concerns and issues related to architectural and existing facility barriers.

Selection of Members

Each unit listed in the Committee Membership section above is asked to submit the name of one person designated to serve on the committee.

A person shall represent the committee from the following areas:

  • Facilities Planning & Design
  • Faculty Senate
  • Staff Senate
  • Disability Services Office
  • University Housing
  • Human Resources
  • Libraries
  • Public Safety
  • Transportation
  • Computing Center
  • Student Government
  • SODA (Student Organization for Disability Awareness)
  • Athletics
  • ADA Coordinator, Ex-Officio

Terms of Service

Members of the committee from the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Government and SODA are asked to serve for a period of two years. The remaining units are asked to make appointments for three years. At the end of service, appointments may be renewed or new appointments made.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the members of the ADA Advisory Committee are:

  • to meet on a quarterly basis or as convened to advise the ADA Coordinator;
  • report on activities of their respective area relevant to the purpose of the committee;
  • identify grant opportunities;
  • stimulate grant proposals;
  • keep current with issues related to providing services with persons with disabilities;
  • increase awareness on campus of the needs of persons with disabilities and activities of the committee.

Staff Support

Staff support for the ADA Advisory Committee is provided by the ADA Coordinator’s office.

Meeting Dates

  • Next meeting: TBA

Meeting agenda from past meetings

Current Member List

  • Adams, Bradley
  • Branker, Cheryl
  • Cummins, Rene
  • Dexter, Katherine
  • Ducote, Jonathan
  • Goldgeier, Eileen
  • Hill, Curtis
  • Hoy, Ken
  • Kalra, Vinney
  • Kendall, Tyler
  • McIlmail, Jennifer
  • Nicholos, Harry
  • Pappenhagen, Jim
  • Reggi, Randy
  • Williams, Rick
  • Yates, Shannon
  • Younce, Tom
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