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Clarington Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes
Wednesday September 25, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Hybrid Via Microsoft Teams
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Present: Keith Brettell
Sanja Wirch
Barbara Henn
Sheikh Hossain
Councillor Corinna Traill (Until 7:10pm)
Hawa Mire (Joined at 7:41 pm)
Also Present: Jeannette Whynot — Accessibility Coordinator
Regrets: Lesley Scherer (Chair)
Allison Speight
Beatrice Kraayenhof
The meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m.
1. Land Acknowledgement Statement
Keith Brettell shared the Land Acknowledgement Statement.
2. Declarations of Interest
No declarations
3. Approval of June 19, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Moved by Barb Henn, seconded by Sanja Wirch
That the June 19, 2024 meeting minutes be approved as presented.
Carried
4. Regional Awards Night Recap & Feedback
Jeannette asked the Committee for feedback about the recent Regional Accessibility Awards
evening. Members who attended shared that they enjoyed the evening overall but had some
feedback on how to make it more accessible and inclusive. Members who did not attend also
offered feedback on what deterred them from attending. Jeannette advised she would pass
along the feedback to staff at the Region and encouraged committee members to fill out the
feedback form if they had not done so already.
5. Accessibility Design Standards — Update
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Jeannette advised that the Clarington Accessibility Design Standards (CADS) report was
approved by Council at their September 23rd meeting. A brief discussion about how
information within CADS could be best shared with the committee took place. Committee
members requested that the Accessibility Coordinator add CADS to each agenda and speak to
a few sections; this will allow information to be shared without it becoming overwhelming or
taking over the entire meeting.
Quorum was lost at 7:10pm once Councillor Traill left the meeting.
6. AppleFest — Saturday October 19tn
Jeannette advised the committee that AppleFest is taking place on Saturday October 19t" from
9am to 5pm in downtown Bowmanville and is looking for committee volunteers to support her
in promoting Treat Accessibly to the community. The Municipality will have a tent on
Temperance St and committee members were encouraged to volunteer for a couple of hours,
if able to attend. Additional information will be shared to the committee through email.
Sanja Wirch suggested we create an interactive photo prop to promote Treat Accessibly at
AppleFest. The idea is to have a large board with the Treat Accessibly characters from the
postcard and have it set up so people can take their picture with the head poking through.
Committee members mutually agreed it was a great idea and Jeannette advised she would try
to make that happen, but if it wasn't possible this year she would ensure it was in place for
next year.
7. South Bowmanville Recreation Centre (SBRC)
Jeannette advised that the project team for the SBRC would like to meet with the AAC to
gather their feedback about their current design plans. In August Lesley and Keith met with the
project team and provided feedback, however given the size of this municipal project, the team
would like to engage with the entire AAC. Jeannette advised that she will coordinate a special
AAC meeting in October so everyone can review and provide feedback on this important
project. Additional information will be shared through email as it becomes available.
8. AAC Work Plan and Future Meetings
The AAC reviewed their current workplan and discussed goals that were now complete and
offered suggestions for additions. Many of the suggestions focused on ways disability and
accessibility and be included into the Municipality's social media posts.
Jeannette advised she will use the workplan to guide future agendas and will ask the
committee to review it regularly to ensure their goals are tracked and worked on.
Quorum was re -obtained at 7:41 pm when Hawa Mire joined the meeting.
9. Next Meeting
A special meeting will be held in October. Jeannette will share the date with committee
members as soon as possible. A calendar invitation for the November meeting will be sent as
soon as possible.
10.Other business
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No other business was discussed.
11.Adjournment
Moved by Sanja Wirch, seconded by Sheikh Hossain
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm.
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