The following Description of Duties, taken from the NETA Handbook, give information for both the Committee Chair and the Alternate.

Accessibilities Standing Committee Chair

Summary: The Accessibilities Chair works with Accessibilities committees and professionals to assist in carrying the AA message to those who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, chronically ill or homebound and those who are developmentally disabled. He/she keeps the Area informed about Accessibilities 12th‐Step activities and encourages member participation in those activities. The Accessibilities Chair and committee help to provide a clearinghouse of information in the area with respect to the GSO catalog of AA Literature and Audiovisual Materials for Accessibilities and information from public Accessibilities agencies and professionals.

Duties:

1. Keep a record of members in districts and groups willing to work in Accessibilities services and assist members with accessibility issues. Visit groups and districts within the area as often as possible and encourage participation in Accessibilities services from the individual members and districts.
2. Maintain a list of Accessibilities contacts to include volunteer American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters.
3. Work with district committees to encourage information sharing meetings in the community and coordinate theactivities of Accessibilities as it relates to AA within the area.
4. Distribute information from the General Service Office (GSO) and other Areas regarding Accessibilities. Helppromote awareness of the GSO catalog of AA Literature and Audiovisual Materials for Accessibilities and encourage the use of catalog items for Accessibilities such as Braille, large print and easy to read literature and media such as audiotapes and closed captioned and ASL videos.
5. Coordinate with the Area Chair and Convention Chair to ensure that Accessibilities considerations are accommodated for assemblies, area committee meeting and area events.
6. Coordinate Accessibilities workshops and workshops/presentations to those districts and/or groups that request them.
7. Develop, maintain and distribute an Area Accessibilities Workbook.