Tag: Accessibility Advisory Committee

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!

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After taking their usual break in March, the Accessibility Advisory Committee got together again to talk about a myriad of different topics from the downtown patio program, to the issues around getting more playgrounds with rubber surfaces, to the more general issues around making people with disabilities feel more involved in the community engagement process. Also, we’re already counting down to Election 2026! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023

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After taking a scheduled month off, the Accessibility Advisory Committee gets back to business with their regular meeting, and the agenda will cover matters coming in the immediate future and the sort of far future. Feedback will be sought about a permanent patio policy, accessibility of playground equipment, traffic calming, community engagement and the 2026 municipal election. Once again, there’s a lot to cram in to the two hour running time.  Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Offers Notes on Slate of Future Projects

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The regularly schedule Accessibility Advisory Committee for February featured a packed slate of upcoming City of Guelph construction projects including a new splash pad at Margaret Greene Park and the Emma-to-Earl Pedestrian Bridge, plus there was some early feedback offered to the Downtown Parking Master Plan and the Cycling Network study for College Avenue. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though as we dive into this month’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Offers Notes on Slate of Future Projects” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for February 21, 2023

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This month’s Accessibility Advisory Committee gets down to business with a lot of planning and other work that requires the board’s feedback and insight. On the agenda is walking, parking, cycling, zoning and there’s also a plan about a splash pad in there too. There’s a lot to cover, and only two hours to cover it all in, so here’s what’s on the agenda for the next AAC meeting… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for February 21, 2023” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Completes December Agenda, Talks Playgrounds and Elections

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Back in December, the Accessibility Advisory Committee got an early jump on most of the City’s local boards and advisory committees by holding a pre-Christmas meeting that ended up going past the two hours set aside for the meeting. So instead of waiting until February to finish the agenda, the executive decision was made to hold a special meeting in January, and here’s how it all unfolded! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Completes December Agenda, Talks Playgrounds and Elections” →

RECAP: First AAC Meeting of the Term is “To Be Continued…” in January

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At the first meeting of the new Accessibility Advisory Committee this term, things were so busy that they had to declare that the meeting would be continued at a special meeting of the committee that will take place in January. The entire two hour meeting was all about committee orientation, so the other two items will have to get an airing next month. In the meantime, you can see the preview of the meeting here, and find links to the Twitter coverage below. Continue reading “RECAP: First AAC Meeting of the Term is “To Be Continued…” in January” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for December 20, 2022

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In the last official City of Guelph committee function of 2022, the Accessibility Advisory Committee will meet for the first time this term to talk about a couple of pressing issues and do some orientation. After all the pressure to be as accessible as possible in this year’s local election, staff will talk about their results, and the committee will also hear from different staff members about a matter of play. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for December 20, 2022” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #342 – A Conversation About Systemic Ableism

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There was a Guelph man named Matthew Wozenilek who passed away in 2016. He was well-known for his “Stop Ableism” campaign, a one-man effort to make Guelph more accessible one fight at a time, including a case against Elections Canada at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The awareness raised did make people more mindful of barriers to physical accessibility. So we all lived happily ever after, right? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #342 – A Conversation About Systemic Ableism” →

This Month at Council: Voting Methods, Route Review, and Zoning Bylaw Changes

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November was a busy month around the virtual horseshoe, and that’s even before you factor in the business of the 2022-2023 Guelph budgets. We’ll deal with that in another recap post, but for now, you can re-live the debates around having a more accessible vote for next year’s election, some of the proposed changes to the comprehensive zoning bylaw, and some planned changes for Guelph Transit over the next 10 years. Continue reading “This Month at Council: Voting Methods, Route Review, and Zoning Bylaw Changes” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 22, 2021

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There’s some unfinished business on trailers and voting methods. You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 22, 2021” →