WEEKLY REPORT
Mayor?s Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Week(s) of: 10.12.09 ? 10.19.09 Name: Anita Newson
CONTACTS, CALLS RECEIVED/
PROJECTS PROGRESS/ Obstacles COMPLETION COMMENTS
Office visit by Mae F. Buellar. Requesting information for volunteer work with
committee or other agencies. Gave Ms. Buellar some agencies she may be able to volunteer
and work with.
Received call from Jeanette Brown. 706-563-8878 Will return call.
Received call from Jamie Young with the Hampton Center in New York, requesting
information for services and resources in the Columbus area for patron moving
to the area. 631-702-1019 Forwarded a request for information to agencies in the Columbus
area. Returned call to Ms. Young. Jenny Dowdy with the SOURCE program at the
Medical Center directed to contact the Area Agency on Aging (AAA).
Pat McClark (?) called with concerns about the wheelchairs and other accessible
issues at the Government Center. Was not happy with the assisted she received
for her disabled son. 706-565-9245 (work #) Will return call and provide
information to departments?i.e. bailiffs, etc.?on assisting patrons and offer
assistance on providing service to patrons and customers with disabilities.
Received call from Phyllis Alford concerning receiving assistance from Police
Department on trespassers in her house. Doesn?t feel she is getting the
assistance from the Police she needs when calls are made. Will contact
appropriate authorities to inquire about procedures that apply in such
circumstances.
Received call from Nerita Davis, Trainer Assessment Manager, offering trainer
services for our general committee meetings presentations and others.
ndavis@protrainedu.org. Gave Ms. Davis information to contact our Training
Department as well.
Received call from Nancy Duncan, Executive Director of Disability Resource
Group, requesting services and resource for local patron in Columbus. (An
amputee who is losing his vision). Replied via email and forwarded request to community
agencies to assist and provide information for patron.
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