Adding your experience and insight while connecting with others in the province doing the work towards accessibility will further strengthen the Accessible BC Act.
Know the Law:
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