City of Barrie - File #: TMP-19960

• File #: TMP-19960
• Version: 2
• Type: Item of Discussion
• Status: To Be Introduced
• File created: 1/16/2017
• In control: Accessibility Advisory Committee
• On agenda: 1/26/2017
• Final action: 1/26/2017
• Title: NATIONAL ACCESS AWARENESS WEEK - RECOGNITION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF RICK HANSEN'S MAN IN MOTION TOUR AND THE INCEPTION OF NATIONAL ACCESS AWARENESS WEEK C. Dillon, Accessibility Coordinator provided an update regarding National Access Awareness Week - Recognition of the 30th Anniversary of Rick Hansen's Man in Motion Tour and the inception of National Access Awareness Week. Ms. Dillon commented that there is a toolkit available from the Rick Hansen Foundation to support National Access Awareness Week. Ms. Dillon highlighted that there are plans for each municipality in Simcoe County to coordinate events on same day and/or week in recognition of National Access Awareness Week in an effort to capture and bring more awareness to accessibility. She noted that exact dates still need to be determined. Ms. Dillon suggested that the Committee could propose a date for an event for National Access Awareness Week.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2017	2	Accessibility Advisory Committee	Received

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NATIONAL ACCESS AWARENESS WEEK - RECOGNITION OF THE 30^TH ANNIVERSARY OF RICK HANSEN’S MAN IN MOTION TOUR AND THE INCEPTION OF NATIONAL ACCESS AWARENESS WEEK

C. Dillon, Accessibility Coordinator provided an update regarding National Access Awareness Week - Recognition of the 30^th Anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour and the inception of National Access Awareness Week.  Ms. Dillon commented that there is a toolkit available from the Rick Hansen Foundation to support National Access Awareness Week.

Ms. Dillon highlighted that there are plans for each municipality in Simcoe County to coordinate events on same day and/or week in recognition of National Access Awareness Week in an effort to capture and bring more awareness to accessibility. She noted that exact dates still need to be determined.  Ms. Dillon suggested that the Committee could propose a date for an event for National Access Awareness Week.