Inclusion Advisory Committee

The Inclusion Advisory Committee provides information and advice to Council on matters of accessibility and inclusion as they relate to City programs, policies and services. Matters referred to the committee by other committees of Council, or as initiated by the Advisory Committee itself.

For further information contact cityclerk@stjohns.ca

Membership

• Joby Fleming: Co-Chair/Empower NL
• Dr. Sulaimon Giwa: Co-Chair/Anti-Racism Representative
• Trevor Freeborm: Coalition of Persons with Disabilities NL
• Ashley Bonnell: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
• Duane Morgan: Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
• Leah Farrell: Autism Society
• Tina Neary: Inclusion Canada NL
  
• Renata Lang: Association for New Canadians
• Carolyn Mills: Metrobus/GoBus - Accessible Transit
• Nancy Emberley: NL Association for the Deaf
• Vacant: First Light NL
• Jane Simmons: Physical and Neurological Disabilities
• TJ Jones: 2SLGBTQIA+
• Vacant: Mental Health representative
• Lisa Zigler: Women's representative
• Councillor Debbie Hanlon: Council Champion
• City of St. John's:
  • Manager of Healthy City and Inclusion
  • Inclusion Coordinator
  • Accessibility and Inclusion Facilitator

Agendas, minutes and terms of reference

• Agendas and minutes are found in the Council Calendar.
• Terms of Reference

Accessibility Working Group 

The Inclusion Advisory Committee has formed an Accessibility Working Group to help create the City's Accessibility Plan. Members include persons with disabilities and organizations that represent people with disabilities including: