Inclusion Advisory Committee
The Inclusion Advisory Committee advises Council on accessibility and inclusion in City programs, policies, and services. It reviews matters referred by other Council committees or initiates its own recommendations.
For further information contact cityclerk@stjohns.ca
Membership
- Nancy Reid: Coalition of Persons with Disabilities NL
- Marta Evstigneev: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
- Duane Morgan: Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
- Leah Farrell: Autism Society
- Meaghan Kennedy: Inclusion Canada NL
- Kendra Hodder: Association for New Canadians
- Carolyn Mills: Metrobus/GoBus - Accessible Transit
- Nancy Emberley: NL Association for the Deaf
- Kathy Hawkins: Empower NL
- Sherry Nandha: Anti-Racism representative
- Sandra Cunning: Universal Design
- Lisa Zigler: Women's representative
- Shawn Broomfield, First Light
- Kimberley Hawco, Mental Health representative
- Jenna Slaney, 2SLGBTQIA+ representative
- Councillor Lynn Hammond: Council Champion
- Megan Wall, Easter Seals, Physical and Neurological Disabilities
- City of St. John's Manager of Healthy City and Inclusion
- City of St. John's Inclusion Coordinator
- City of St. John's Accessibility and Inclusion Facilitator
Terms of Reference
Review the Inclusion Advisory Committee Terms of Reference to learn more about the committee's mandate, roles and responsibilities.
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:
- Mobility Disability - Jane Simmons (public representative)
- Neurodiversity - Leah Farrell (Autism Society of NL)
- Mental Health - John Dinn (CMHA-NL)
- Vision Loss/Blindness - Duane Morgan (CNIB)
- Hearing Loss - Ashley Bonnell (CHHA-NL)
- Deaf - Nancy Emberley (NLAD)
- Intellectual Disability - Tina Neary (Inclusion Canada NL)
- Learning Disability - Joby Fleming (Empower NL)
- Cross Disability and Systemic Advocate - Trevor Freeborn (COD-NL)
- City of St. John's Accessibility and Inclusion Facilitator
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