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The Municipality of Central Elgin is committed to ensuring that services and programs are accessible to all residents and visitors. Our municipality recognizes that accessibility is essential to all area's of our communities, and with that embraces and celebrates diversity amongst us all.

Please take a look at the following areas for more information:

Central Elgin Accessibility Plan 2016 - 2021

The 2016-2021 Accessibility Plan outlines our approach to ensuring that services are accessible. We are committed to developing inclusive policies and procedures, and making information available in accessible formats.

Accessibility: Municipal Election 2018

2018 Municipal Election - Accessibility

 Accessibility Working Group

The County of Elgin and the Municipality of Central Elgin formed a Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee called the Elgin/Central Elgin Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (JAAC). The JAAC consists of five people from all areas of the County of Elgin.

Each municipality with a population of over 10,000 people needs to form a committee to identify accessibility barriers. Membership on this committee to be composed of a majority of persons with disabilities and to prepare and publish annual accessibility plans.

The JAAC's mission statement is "to identify, remove and prevent barriers to person with disabilities who use the facilities and services of the County of Elgin and the Municipality of Central Elgin, including employees, volunteers, visitors, and all members of our Community."

For more information, please see:

Present members include:

  • Doug Mayer, Chair
  • Deputy Mayor Tom Marks
  • Arnold Row
  • Michele Horton
  • Harry Moir

Support staff attend the meetings as well. Support staff includes:

  • Dianne Wilson, Deputy Clerk, The Municipality of Central Elgin (519-631-4860 ext. 286)
  • Sam MacFarlane, County of Elgin, Accessibility Coordinator (519-631-1460 ext.167)

You can contact any member of the committee or staff to obtain more information about accessibility.

 Accessibility in Ontario

The Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) aims to increase opportunities for people with disabilities and involve them in the identification, removal and prevention of barriers.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) requires that an Accessibility Standards Advisory Council advise the Province on the development of accessibility standards and the progress made toward developing accessibility standards.

2018 Annual Accessibility Status Report
2018 Annual Accessibility Status Report
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