A locally designed Accessibility flag was raised at the Essex County Civic Centre Monday to mark National AccessAbility Week, which runs from May 26 to June 1. The flag, designed by Kristine Verbeek and selected above others by the accessibility advisory committees of Essex County and the local municipalities, features the word “Accessibility” beneath a stylized figure in a wheelchair facing the right side of the flag, with a series of seven chevrons pointing in the same direction.
The Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex is currently accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the ECAAC. The appointment to the ECAAC will be for the remaining term of Council, until 2022.
Please be advised that the agenda for the next Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting, scheduled for February 13, 2020, has been published to the County website and is available for viewing. The meeting will be held at the Essex County Civic Centre in Room ‘B’ at 3:00 p. m.
Renowned accessibility advocate David Lepofsky is calling on Essex-Windsor residents to take to Twitter in the campaign for an accessible Ontario, saying individuals can affect great change by using social media to lobby decision-makers and expose barriers. “You can each as individuals make a difference,” said Lepofsky, the Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, to a crowd of more than 60 during a talk Tuesday at the Essex County Civic Centre.
Please be advised that the elevator at the Civic Centre (360 Fairview Ave. W. ) is currently operational, but will be out of service beginning on Wednesday, November 6 2019 due to a regular maintenance update.
David Lepofsky, a prominent and passionate champion for accessibility and the rights of persons with disabilities, will speak at a free event hosted by the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee at the Civic Centre on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Please be advised that the agenda for the next Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting, scheduled for October 10, 2019 has been published to the County website and is available for download. The meeting will be held at the Civic Centre in Room ‘B’ at 3:00 PM.
Braeden St. Louis doesn’t let his wheelchair stop him from dancing.
The Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee is inviting the media and the public to the second annual Celebrate Our Abilities Accessibility Awareness Walk on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at the Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex in LaSalle.
Please be advised that the agenda for the next Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting, scheduled for September 12, 2019, has been published to the County website and is available for download. The meeting will be held at the Civic Centre in Room ‘E’ at 3:00 PM.
