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Home My WebLink AboutCACD Minutes 02.13.24 CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 Carmel Advisory Committee on Disability Tuesday, February 13, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. Carmel Clay Public Library, Board Rm. 425 E Main St. Present CACD members: Mindy Cameron, Kelvin Solares, Shannan Penaflor, Tim Paramore, Melissa Keyes, Jennifer Stites, Marissa Barret, Natalie O’Hare, David Littlejohn Others: Laura Campbell, Lindsay Head Introductions Those present briefly introduced themselves. Minutes of Previous meeting Minutes for November 3rd meeting were approved. March – Disabilities Awareness Month plans update March 2nd kickoff event discussion. Sensory Day at Midtown March 2nd from 10:00 to 2:00. Braunability sponsored snacks, the City of Carmel provided giveaway items and sensory activity items. CACD education videos will play before Finding Nemo plays with closed captioning, then the virtual art exhibition will launch after the movie. All restaurants have been asked to turn off their music. Virtual art exhibit will run from March 2nd – 31st. OneZone is hosting a disability awareness lunch on March 13th. Hamilton County Tourism disability awareness event on February 26th Hounds HQ video with Mayor Finkam was discussed. The March 2nd event was discussed in more detail. Making every City event sensory friendly and Kulture City were discussed as a goal for future events, and hosting multiple sensory friendly events throughout the year was noted as a goal. CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 The total eclipse event(s) in Carmel and what, if anything, we can do to be more accessible were discussed. A large amount of people are expected to visit Carmel so there are a lot of unknowns about what can be done or recommended. Marketing and Community Relations will look into what can be done. The next meeting date was moved back one day to April 10th to avoid any potential eclipse traffic on the morning of the 9th. OneZone education workshop was pushed back to May. Onezone received a grant from Invest Hamilton County to host the event. The event will be held at Braunability. The Onezone March luncheon was discussed. October – Disability Employment Awareness Month Last year’s job fair event and lessons learned were discussed. Potentially hosting the event at a different venue and having more time for employees and employers to interview would help make the event more successful. Transportation options and what people need was briefly discussed. Hamilton County Express and a potential parking location was discussed. Micro transit was also mentioned as a way to provide transit in Carmel. There was a proposal to do a survey asking people about their views on transportation in Carmel. The Carmel community survey is set to go live on Feb 14th. Other potential parking locations for Hamilton County Express were discussed. Future events/promotions Parks is planning to their sensory friendly trick or treat event in October. They are looking into offering it as a resource fair as well. Westfield created an Advisory Committee on Disability and David will be meeting with them to discuss how our CACD group operates. Collaborating with other groups in Hamilton County was noted as a goal. CACD committees will be added to the agenda for the April meeting. CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 The City created a CACD handout and they will be shared at our next meeting. The State’s funding policy regarding care givers was discussed. It was recommended to contact state legislators individually rather than making a public statement as the advisory committee. Next meeting April 10th, 2024 Adjournment