Accessibility Advisory Committee needs community volunteers
Posted on 03/21/2023
Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee application deadline is March 31, 2023

Do you want to help make our community and beyond more accessible? Join our Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee! We are seeking individuals with lived and learned accessibility experience to join the Terrace and area Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee.

This committee is being formed in response to and support of the Accessible BC Act. We are looking for members who represent the diversity of B.C., and/or are persons with a disability, or are individuals who support persons with disabilities either at a personal or organizational level.

With a focus on the experiences of people with disabilities, Committee members will work together to identify barriers to individuals in or interacting with various Northwest B.C. communities and organizations and advise on how to remove and prevent those barriers, as well as contribute to the development of Accessibility Plans for the various Northwest B.C. communities and organizations involved in the Committee.

To review the Terms of Reference and/or submit an online membership application, please go to the City of Terrace website and navigate to the Board/Committee Application tab. Alternatively, the application form and Terms of Reference can be obtained at Terrace City Hall (3215 Eby Street) or Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (300-4545 Lazelle Avenue,Terrace, B.C.). The deadline for submitting applications to Ashley McColl, Corporate Officer, by mail (3215 Eby Street, Terrace BC, V8G 2X8), email, or online submission is 12 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023.