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Minutes I Meeting Summary
Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting
October 15, 2003
7:00 PM
Civic Complex - Boardroom
Attendees:
Absent:
Debbie Blake
Sandy Stanton
Kelly Collins
Stephen Little
Prem Noronha-Waldriff (Chair)
Prem Noronha-Waldriff
Councillor Dave Ryan
Bill Boyes
- Plan was revised to include requested changes by the MC
prior to going to Council for approval.
- Approved by Council on September 15, 2003
- Plan has been made available to the public beginning Sept.
24, 2003.
- This was advertised a number of times in the AlP News
Advertiser, on the Community Page.
- Hard copies are available at the Civic Complex or at the
Pickering Central Library.
- Also available on the City's website.
- Plan has been produced in alternative forms: regular 12 size
font; enlarged font (22 for visually impaired); and CNIB is
currently transcribing into Braille.
- A copy is on order for Sandy Stanton, and others will be
ordered upon re uest.
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- All members have a copy, except Bill Boyes.
Prem to provide to Bill
at next meeting.
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- Prem advised that the Core working group will be meeting bi-
monthly to review progress to date.
- 1st barrier on the list - Emergency Planning for members of
the Community with special needs - timing: Sept 2003.
- 2nd barrier - Visually impaired voting independently: Nov 2003
- Discussion ensued on future frequency of MC meetings -
committee concurred that we could also meet bi-monthly,
opposite to the CORE working groups meetings.
- Staff / committee to look into proper signage for all facilities.
- Building Standards for signage would be a good place to start
with.
- Braille for Washrooms; fire extinguishers; elevators.
- Facilities (arena's / libraries / Civic Complex / Rec Complex)
would benefit from a pictogram layout of the facility.
- At Civic Complex the signage is very high and in very small
print.
- APT A - Braille at the bus stops for visually impaired?
- Map of Ajax/Pickering with streets designated in some sort of
raised surface?
- Handitrans may be able to provide some demographics for
where the disabled are in the communit .
Several other accessibility issues were brought up for
discussion:
1) Request for a Cross Walk (Valley Farm Road / South
Esplanade area) was brought forward. It is extremely
difficult to cross the street due to speed and volume of
traffic.
2) Snow shoveling in the city is very poor on side walks and
especially curb cuts. Bi-Iaw does not enforce enough.
More ads in Community Page required - enforcement
also required.
3) Bi-Law: Over night parking in the winter - cars park on
the street and are shoveled in. Disabled cannot find the
curbs. More enforcement required.
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- Committee requests
update on these items
at next meeting: Nov
19/03.
- Committee requests
a schedule of CORE
working group
meetings to determine
a schedule for MC
meetings. (for Nov
19/03 meetin
- Sandy has a contact
at CNIB, and also a
sign company that she
will check with.
- Steven may also
have a contact that he
will check with.
Prem to bring forward
at CORE working
group meeting.
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Next Meetin : Wed. Nov. 19, 2003
Meeting Adjourned: 8:40 PM
Copy: Stephen Reynolds, Division Head Culture & Recreation
Marisa Carpino, Supervisor Culture & Recreation.
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