Accessibility

There are over 926,000 people with disabilities in British Columbia and the Government of B.C. is committed to and working towards becoming a more inclusive province. In June of 2021, the Accessible British Columbia Act became law. The Act provides the framework to identify, remove and prevent barriers to accessibility in the province. 

Over 750 organizations in B.C., including local governments, are taking steps to ensure that programs, services, and environments enable everyone to participate fully in society and without barriers.

Applications are now being considered for the regional accessibility advisory committee. The committee will meet a minimum of four times per year. Members will be appointed for a three-year term except in the first year where two appointments will serve a two-year term to allow for staggered expiration.

Committee Criteria

  • A maximum of six members,
  • At least three or more of those members should be persons with disabilities or individuals who support or represent persons with disabilities, 
  • Members should reflect the diversity of persons with disabilities in BC,
  • At least one of the members should be an Indigenous community representative,
  • All members of the committee should reflect the diversity of persons in BC.

Background

  • On September 13, District council voted in favour of supporting a funding agreement with the CSRD, City of Salmon Arm, City of Revelstoke and City of Golden for the administration costs of the committee.

The Province, through the Accessible British Columbia Act, has tasked organizations with the following actions:

  • The establishment of a committee to identify barriers to those interacting with the organization and advise how to remove and prevent barriers; and
  • The development of an accessibility plan to identify, remove and prevent barriers; and 
  • A process to receive comments from the public regarding the organization’s accessibility plan and barriers that individuals face.

The District of Sicamous is currently working with regional partners in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) to establish a Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee. Based on the recommendations from the committee, each participating local government will be responsible for developing an accessibility plan for their community.

 

Accessibility Feedback Form

The District is striving to improve accessibility as an organization! Help us identify barriers as we work towards developing an accessibility plan for the District of Sicamous.

 

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