Accessibility Advisory Committee
This Committee has worked actively since its creation to complete an Accessibility Plan for the Township as required under The Ontario with Disabilities Act, 2001(ODA), and to update the plan annually. The Committee has inspected every park and every municipal building in the Township to plan for accessibility for all. All areas needing improvement have been included in the plan and all related works must be completed within a specified period of time. The Accessibility Committee has met with various Committees of the Township to ensure that accessibility is included in their planning of events, renovations or reconstruction of facilities, and in long term capital plans.
Committee Members (2019-2022) | |||||||||||||||
Brenda Malowney Nancy Blakely Bruce Buttar Councillor Mark Lovshin Mike Gibson, Community Care Northumberland Specialized Transportation |
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Committee Objectives | |||||||||||||||
The objectives for the Committee in its mandate include: To prepare and implement annual accessibility plans as specified by the ODA;
To promote public awareness and understanding of the needs of disabled persons; |
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Meeting Schedule 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Public Awareness and Understanding
It is hoped that all businesses in the municipality will consider the need to have their offices, buildings or entrances meet standards to ensure that they are accessible for persons with disabilities.
Please also consider the access from where vehicles are parked up to and including the building. Quite often, the inside of a building is accessible but a person with disabilities may not be able to get up to and into the building.
Plans and Policies |
Township of Hamilton Accessibility Plan (updated April 2018) Schedule 'A' Accessibility Plan (updated June 2015) Schedule 'B' Accessibility Plan (updated June 2015) Schedule 'C' Accessibility Plan (updated June 2015) Schedule 'D' Accessibility Plan (June 2015) Accessible Customer Service Standards Policy (By-law 2009-59) |
Helpful Links |
Community Living West Northumberland
FishAbility Sports Club E.A.R.N. (Employment Assistance Resource Network) |