Clause 19 in Report No. 9 of Committee of the Whole was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting held on May 21, 2015.
Report No. 1 of the
York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee
Meeting Held on April 22, 2015
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Contact: Regional Clerk’s Office, @email, 18774649675 extension 71320]
The York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m. on April 22, 2015.
The following were in attendance:
Chair:
V. Spatafora
Members:
L. Bolt, A. Dennis, S. Foglia (Vice Chair), K. Hill, L. Hulme-Smith, J. Hunt, L. Jones, B. Lynch, F. Maggisano, S. Palombo, J. Simmons, D. Wheeler
Staff:
K. Adeney, S. Ayres, A.M. Carroll, C. Clark, L. Davies, C. Frank (YRP), M. Gallant, L. Gonsalves, K. Griffin (YRP), J. Hastings, K. Henderson, M. Herder, S. Horvat, R. Houghton, A. Lauzon (YRP), K. MacGillivray, J. Mitchell, J. Mitchell-Emmerson, A. Prokoptchouk, P. Thiru, A. Urbanski
Election
1. Election of York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee Vice Chair for 2015
Committee elected Steve Foglia as Vice Chair of the Accessibility Advisory Committee for 2015.
Presentations
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2. What's Ahead - 2015 Committee Visioning
Committee received the presentation by Jason Hastings, Manager, Human Services Strategies and Partnerships, Community and Health Services.
3. EnAbling Change Project: Accessibility Self-Assessment Tool for Organizations Demonstration
Committee received the presentation by Lois Davies, Program Manager, Accessibility and Kimberley Henderson, Project Supervisor, Program Communications, Community and Health Services.
4. 2015 Information and Communications Requirement - Accessibility (Compliance) Report on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)
Committee received the presentation by Kim MacGillivray, Communications Specialist, Corporate Services, Kathleen Griffin, Manager of Corporate Communications, York Regional Police and Carol Frank, Communication 9-1-1 Training Coordinator, York Regional Police.
Deputations
5. Association for Differently Abled People Together (ADAPT)
Committee received the deputation from James Knox, President, ADAPT.
Communications
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6. Mobility Plus Eligibility Appeal Panel
Committee deferred the communication from Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, dated March 30, 2015 to the next meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee on June 24, 2015.
7. National Access Awareness Week
Committee deferred the communication from Adelina Urbanski, Commissioner of Community and Health Services, dated March 26, 2015 to the next meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee on June 24, 2015.
Other Business
8. Update on National Access Awareness Week
Committee deferred the update from Kim Adeney, Senior Policy Analyst, Accessibility Unit, Community and Health Services to the next meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee on June 24, 2015.
9. Update on Accessibility Activities
Committee deferred the update from Lisa Gonsalves, Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services to the next meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee on June 24, 2015.
10. Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Dates for 2015
Committee received the schedule of 2015 meeting dates, to take place in the Seminar Room, as follows:
April 22, 2015
June 24, 2015
September 23, 2015
November 18, 2015
11. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee is scheduled at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2015.
The York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
April 22, 2015 V. Spatafora
Newmarket, Ontario Chair
Carol Clark
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