Minutes

Accessibility Advisory Committee

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Electronic Meeting
Members:
  • C. Davies,
  • A. Dennis,
  • L. Fortnum,
  • L. Gold,
  • D. Hamilton,
  • K. Hill,
  • D. Hingsburger,
  • B. Martin,
  • S. Palombo,
  • J. Simmons,
  • V. Spatafora,
  • A. Tocco,
  • T. Vegh,
  • and S. Wollin
Staff:
  • K. Abbas,
  • K. Adeney,
  • L. Alfieri-Sladen,
  • K. Bacani-Angus,
  • J. Burgis,
  • K. Chislett,
  • C. Clark,
  • S. Doyle,
  • T. Edwards,
  • C. Goodeve,
  • A. Griepsma,
  • M. Herder,
  • N. Kelly,
  • T. Kirkwood,
  • J. Lai,
  • B. Macgregor,
  • J. Mitchell,
  • K. Richards,
  • A. Shamji,
  • J. Silva,
  • E. Straughan,
  • and J. Tsui
Other:

  • ai-Media (Closed Captioning)

A.
Call to Order
 

Regional Councillor Vegh called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. and made the following remarks:

“We acknowledge the land we are meeting on today is the traditional territory of many First Nations, including the Chippewas of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of the Credit. These lands are now home to many diverse Indigenous peoples.

We also acknowledge that York Region falls under Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Williams Treaties with several Mississauga and Chippewas First Nations.”

B.
Disclosures of Interest
 

None

C.
Presentations
 

C.1
York Region Compliance with 2021 Legislated Web Requirements
This item has attachments. 

1.Status_Update_on_Legislated_Web_Requirements.pdf

Committee received the presentation from Andrea Griepsma, Manager, Digital Design and Public Relations, Corporate Communications and Neal Kelly, Corporate Digital Specialist, Corporate Communications.

C.2
Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: Stakeholder Engagement Session
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1.Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Stakeholder Engagement Session.pdf

Committee received the presentation from Lisa Alfieri-Sladen, Manager, Human Services, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services and Joachim Tsui, Program Manager, Human Services Integration, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services.

 

Committee recessed at 5:14 p.m. and resumed at 5:25 p.m.

 

C.3
COVID-19 Response, Activities, Preparedness and Recovery: Stakeholder Engagement Session
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1.COVID-19 Response Activities Preparedness and Recovery Stakeholder Engagement Session.pdf

Committee received the presentation from Krista Richards, Health Promoter, Public Health, Community and Health Services, Kim Bacani-Angus, Public Health Nurse, Community and Health Services and Rachel Griffin, Public Health Nurse, Community and Health Services.

D.
Deputations
 

None

E.
Communications
 

None

F.
Other Business
 

F.1
Update on Accessibility Activities
 

Due to time constraints, the update on accessibility activities from Kim Adeney, Manager (A), Social Policy and Accessibility, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Community and Health Services will be emailed out to members.

F.2
Retirement - Kim Adeney - Program Manager
 

Joseph Silva, Director, Strategies and Partnerships announced the retirement of Kim Adeney, Program Manager, Inclusion and Accessibility Unit, who has been supporting the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee for the past 11 years. Mr. Silva thanked Ms. Adeney for her exceptional work on behalf of the committee.

F.3
Khairoon Abbas - New Program Manager
 

Joseph Silva, Director, Strategies and Partnerships introduced Khairoon Abbas as the new Program Manager, Inclusion and Accessibility Unit, who has been a communications specialist with the Strategies and Partnerships Branch since 2018. 

F.4
Next Meeting
 

The next meeting is scheduled on November 25, 2020 and will be held via the Zoom platform.

G.
Adjournment
 

The Committee meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.

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