The Accessibility Resource Group is specifically charged with the following responsibilities:
- Document campus roles and responsibilities related to accessibility and access for students, staff, faculty and visitors.
- Identify barriers to campus community members’ success and any gaps in services needed to ensure accessibility.
- Coordinate implementation of effective programmatic, technological and physical measures to improve accessibility at UC Merced.
- Research innovative and effective ways to address accessibility for all campus community members.
- Advise and make recommendations to campus leadership regarding policies, programs, services and procedures that will improve accessibility.
- Advocate for and promote accountability systems for UC Merced that include clear goals tied to strategies, metrics and stories of impact to ensure initiatives address the campus community experiences.
Membership
Cindi Zimmerman - ARG Co-Chair, Risk Manager
Drew Shelburne - ARG Co-Chair, Student Accessibility Services, Director
Heather French - Dean of Students
Ali Kalmin - Human Resources, Employee Benefits Director
Rachel Leigh Bellofatto - Office of Information Technology, Academic & Campus Technology Support Director
Vanessa Hauser - Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities & Admin. support
Tom Hohne - Digital Accessibility Coordinator
JP Pham - Accessibility Officer/Executive Policy Analyst and Special Projects Coordinator
Ex-Officio Members
Tania Gonzalez - Counseling & Psychological Services, Director
Karin Groth - Transportation & Parking Services, Director
Debbie Henderson - Marketing and Conference Services Manager (Events)
Joan Holmquist - Academic and Emerging Technologies, OIT, Director
Min Jiang - Facilities Management, Project Director
Scott Leppla - Residential Education, Associate Director
Christine Lim - Fire and Safety
Jay Lomeli - Human Resources, Interim Benefits Manager
Mark Lutz - Facilities Management, Building Services Manager
Laura Rodriguez-Mascorro - Campus Emergency Manager
VACANT - Student representative
VACANT - Faculty Representative
