District of Lantzville - Accessibility Advisory Committee

In compliance with the Accessible British Columbia Act (ABCA), the District of Lantzville is forming an Accessibility Advisory Committee to support the development of a municipal Accessibility Plan. The purpose of the Accessibility Plan is to outline strategies to identify, remove, and prevent barriers faced by people with disabilities that interact with the District of Lantzville. Barriers can be attitudinal, physical, information-based, systemic, technological, sensory, etc. The Accessibility Advisory Committee will consist of up to seven (7) voting members appointed by Council based on their experience and credentials, and to the extent possible, include representation as follows:

• At least half of the members to be persons with disabilities, or individuals who support, or are from organizations that support, persons with disabilities;
• At least one Indigenous person;
• Members that reflect the diversity of persons in British Columbia; and
• At least one member of Council, to be appointed as Chair.

New Accessibility Advisory Committee: Call for Volunteers

For more information about the Accessibility Advisory Committee, please review the Terms of Reference below. To be considered for appointment to the Accessibility Advisory Committee, please submit a Committee Volunteer Application Form no later than 4:00pm on Friday, June 9, 2023 by:

Email:Trudy Coates tcoates@lantzville.ca

Mail: Director of Corporate Administration
District of Lantzville
7192 Lantzville Road, PO Box 100, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0

Accessibility Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
Accessibility Advisory Committee Application Form

For more information about the ABCA, please visit the BC Laws website at:
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Questions?

Please contact the Planning department at planning@lantzville.ca if you have any questions about the Accessibility Advisory Committee or Accessibility Plan.