Membership and Function

The IT Accessibility Committee membership shall include expertise in all of the major disability, accessibility and information technology specialty areas. Major core areas represented on the Committee should include deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, mobility and speech impaired and cognitive considerations. Members must have a vested interest in accessibility and represent a broad spectrum of skills and knowledge including legal, policy, national perspective, human resources, purchasing
and various technologies.

Current Members

Pauline Lamontagne (Chairperson), Dept of Education
Carolyn Bebee, Bureau of Rehabilitation, DOL
Eric Dibner, Bureau of Rehabilitation, DOL
Kathleen Powers, Statewide Assistive Tech Project, MaineCITE
Paul Sandlin, OIT/E-Government Services, IT Accessibility Coordinator
Floyd White, Office of Information Technology, DAFS
Ellen Wood, Maine State Library
Leigh Wilkinson, Human Resources
Bruce Prindall, Office of Information Processing, DOL
Alan Parks, University of Maine at Orono
Leah Smith, Dept. of Health & Human Services

The Committee may establish project related work groups to address specific issues identified by the CIO or the Committee.

The Committee is responsible for designing an on going process for membership recruitment, selection and decision making criteria.

The Information Technology Accessibility Coordinator shall be responsible for facilitating administrative support to the committee members and committee meetings, including interpreters and materials in alternative format.

Leadership

The Committee is responsible for designing an ongoing process for selection of the chairperson.
The Committee shall meet monthly. The chair may call special or additional meetings of the IT Accessibility Committee as the chair deems necessary.

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Membership and Function