Starting today (May 31), the provincial government is inviting people with disabilities to share the restrictions they may have faced with barriers due to their disability in the workforce or accessing services.
This comes as the Provincial Accessibility Committee is proposing accessibility standard recommendations for service delivery and employment that are guidelines that support the removal of barriers for people with disabilities.
The public engagement will take place from May 31 to July 31. BC Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility Susie Chant says people can participate through their online engagement website and virtual town halls that will happen throughout June. The virtual town hall for the Vancouver Island and Coastal Region will take place on June 11 starting at 9 a.m.
CHLY attended the announcement on May 30 with MLA for Nanaimo and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson and Parliamentary Secretary Chant at the opening of the Inclusion BC Conference.
