Adding your experience and insight while connecting with others in the province doing the work towards accessibility will further strengthen the Accessible BC Act. The Accessible Organizations Project is nearing completion on a robust e-learning to further support committee members and host organizations. Look for an update in early January 2025.
Know the Law. Please reference the three links below:
Learn About Your Committee:
- Some organizations have agreed to partner into a joint committee through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Some organizations have chosen to focus their initial efforts internally so that they can better serve those externally in the future
- Most committees have created a Terms of Reference (TOR) that outlines how they operate
Committee Member(s) from Within Your Organization:
- Co-lead committee meetings
- Orient committee members
- Present committee advice to Council/Leadership team
- Liaise with organizations and develop networks
- Co-develop accessibility plan
- Share public feedback with committee
- Solicit public feedback about accessibility gaps and share these with accessibility committee
Committee Members with Disabilities:
- Co-develop the plan
- Advise organization about barriers and actions to address barriers
- Seek accessibility public feedback
- Assist with ongoing committee recruitment
- Search for funding opportunities to support accessibility initiatives