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Home My WebLink AboutCO 02-04PiCKERING REPORT TO COUNCIL Report Number: CO 02-04 Date: September 28, 2004 From: Councillor David Pickles Chair, Accessibility Advisory Committee Subject: City of Pickering 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan - Reviewed by the Accessibility Advisory Committee for Council Consideration - File: CO3000 Recommendation: That Report CO 02-04 regarding the City of Pickering 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan be received; and that Council endorse the City of Picketing 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan as presented and reviewed by the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee. Executive Summary: The purpose of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) is to improve opportunities for people with disabilities and to provide for their involvement in the identification, removal, and prevention of barriers to their full participation in the life of the province. The ODA mandates that all municipalities prepare annual accessibility plans. To this end, the City of Picketing has prepared the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan. Within the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan, the City of Pickering has identified 32 barriers to people with disabilities. The most significant areas for improvement are in the area of municipal facilities. By the end of 2005, the City of Pickering aims to review and/or remove the barriers identified in the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan~ Over the next several years, the City of Pickerin9 aims to address all facility related improvements as outlined in the City's 2000 Accessibility Audit, Financiai implications: Report CO 02-04 Subject: City of Pickerin9 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan Date: September 28, 2004 Page 2 included in the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan would draw on these funds identified under capital account 2719-6183. The potential costs to complete the policy and service related barriers have not yet been determined and will be subject to approved 2004 and 2005 capital and operating budgets. Any barrier that cannot be completed within the 2004 or 2005 approved capital or operating budget will be deferred to future annual accessibility plans. Background: The Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) received Royal Assent on December 14, 2001. The purpose of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) is to improve opportunities for peoPle with disabilities and to provide for their involvement in the identification, removal, and prevention of barriers to their full participation in the life of the province. Under the Act, all municipalities are required to prepare annual accessibility plans, make the plans public and consult persons with disabilities. According to the Ontario Accessibility Directorate within the Ministry of Citizenship, the purpose of the Annual Accessibility Plan is to describe the measures that the municipality has taken in recent years and the measures the municipality will be taking in the coming year to identify, remove and prevent barriers to people with disabilities. According to the requirements of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA), the City of Pickering has prepared the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan. The City's plan is for the period of September~ 2004 to August 2005. Within the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan, the City of Pickering has identified 32 barriers to people with disabilities. The barriers identified in this report were based on information collected from the City of Picketing 2000 Accessibility Audit and the 2004 Annual Accessibility Workbook issued to city staff for their comments. The 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan has been reviewed and endorsed the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee. in order to make the plan available to the public, the City of Pickering will place an advertisement in the local newspaper to announce the completion and availability of the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan. The public will be able to access the 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan electronically vi~ the City of Pickering website or by picking up a hard copy st the Pickerin¢ Civic, Compie× or' Pickerin9 Central Libraw. Attachments:: CORP0227-07/0'i ,Report CO 02-04 Subject: City of Pickerin9 2004 Annual Accessibility Plan Date: September 28, 2004 Page 3 Prepared By: / 'x ; / Marisa Carpino ( ~ Supervisor, Cultu'i'-b & Recreation Approved / Endorsed By: Councillor David Pickles Chair, Accessibility Advisory Committee MC/ Attachment Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the con.~i8eration of Pickering Thomas J. Qui~Ch~Administrative Officer r.;ORP0227-07/(,,.!