ADA 504 Act Steering Committee

ADA logosThe Stockton ADA-Rehabilitation Act Steering Committee (“Steering Committee”) is charged with providing ongoing assistance to the Chief Officer/ADA-504 Coordinator in coordinating Stockton’s effort to ensure that its (1) living, learning, and working environments are accessible to persons with disabilities and (2) procedures, practices and plans for addressing disability issues are responsive to the current understanding of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act requirements.

Subcommittee Members

Academic Access

  • Zippi Abramson
  • Michele Collins-Davies
  • Dana Grasso
  • Priti Haria
  • Valerie Hayes
  • Rebecca Mannel
  • Patricia McConville
  • Maria Spade
  • Anthony Thomas (convener)

Communications & Training

  • Valerie Hayes (convener)
  • Kathleen Klein
  • Patricia McConville
  • Bart Musitano
  • Maria Spade

Facilities, Parking, & Transportation 

  • Zippi Abramson
  • Christina Birchler
  • Steve Evert
  • John Fritsch
  • Cynthia Gove (convener) 
  • Laurie Griscom
  • Valerie Hayes
  • Donald Hudson
  • Alexander Marino
  • Marcie Pallante
  • Charles West

Policy & Procedure 

  • Valerie Hayes (convener) 
  • Kathleen Klein
  • Rebecca Mannel
  • Patricia McConville
  • Bart Musitano
  • Maria Spade
  • Anthony Thomas

Technology & Purchasing

  • Walead Abdrabouh
  • Roberto Castillo
  • Joseph D’Agostino (convener) 
  • Valerie Hayes
  • Maria Spade

Subcommittee Descriptions 

  1. Academic Access – This subcommittee identifies the needs of students with disabilities in Stockton's academic spaces and makes recommendations.
  2. Communication and Training – This subcommittee identifies ways in which the work of the steering committee is publicized to the campus and training on ADA-504 and associated topics are developed and delivered to faculty and staff.
  3. Facilities, Parking and Transportation – This subcommittee identifies accessibility issues associated with facilities, parking, wayfind and transportation.  Their work might interface in appropriate ways with other identified Stockton committees addressing similar issues.
  4. Policy and Procedures -- This subcommittee review and, where appropriate, drafts new and/or revised existing policies, procedures and other documents pertaining to students and employees with disabilities. 
  5. Technology and Purchasing –  This subcommittee identifies accessibility issues related to technology and purchasing, which includes but may not be limited to web pages, E-learning, purchases of accessible academic publishing material.  Their work may interface with the work of existing subcommittees.  

Plans & Reports

Resources

 

Revised: 10.05.25