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The City of Kamloops has a goal to be one of the most accessible cities in Canada and to be a model for other municipalities to follow. Effective September 1, 2023, municipalities are required to develop an accessibility plan and establish an Accessibility Engagement Group, under the Accessible BC Act. In addition to our commitment to diversity and equity-seeking communities, we will ensure that the City of Kamloops meets or exceeds the requirements laid out in the Accessible BC Act by reviewing and updating our existing 2018 Accessibility and Inclusion Plan.
Accessibility aims to reduce any barriers that hinder the full and equal participation of individuals with permanent, temporary, or episodic physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or cognitive impairments. All residents are entitled to barrier-free activities, whether they are work, play, or other daily tasks. Our objective as an organization is to provide an equal opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use.
The new Accessibility Plan will be informed by those impacted by accessibility barriers to help identify and provide solutions to reduce barriers that are found in our day-to-day lives that may be caused by environments, attitudes, practices, policies, information, communications, or technologies, and affected by intersecting forms of discrimination.
Help Inform the Accessibility Plan
The survey and in-person engagement sessions have now concluded. The feedback received will be considered in the final plan, which will be presented to Council this summer.
The City of Kamloops has a goal to be one of the most accessible cities in Canada and to be a model for other municipalities to follow. Effective September 1, 2023, municipalities are required to develop an accessibility plan and establish an Accessibility Engagement Group, under the Accessible BC Act. In addition to our commitment to diversity and equity-seeking communities, we will ensure that the City of Kamloops meets or exceeds the requirements laid out in the Accessible BC Act by reviewing and updating our existing 2018 Accessibility and Inclusion Plan.
Accessibility aims to reduce any barriers that hinder the full and equal participation of individuals with permanent, temporary, or episodic physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or cognitive impairments. All residents are entitled to barrier-free activities, whether they are work, play, or other daily tasks. Our objective as an organization is to provide an equal opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use.
The new Accessibility Plan will be informed by those impacted by accessibility barriers to help identify and provide solutions to reduce barriers that are found in our day-to-day lives that may be caused by environments, attitudes, practices, policies, information, communications, or technologies, and affected by intersecting forms of discrimination.
Help Inform the Accessibility Plan
The survey and in-person engagement sessions have now concluded. The feedback received will be considered in the final plan, which will be presented to Council this summer.
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Residents and caregivers who experience accessibility barriers are encouraged to participate in the Accessibility Plan survey open from April 17 to May 7, 2023. The survey seeks input on the four accessible areas of focus identified within the 2018 Accessibility and Inclusion Plan: services and programs, built environment, transportation, and employment.
City staff will also be available in person at the Tournament Capital Centre 8:30–11:30 am on April 25 and at the Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market on April 29 and May 3 to provide information on the work being completed to develop the Accessibility Plan and allow residents to complete the survey.
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The opportunity to apply has now closed.
March 23, 2023—The City of Kamloops Recreation, Social Development, and Culture Division is seeking applications from Kamloops residents who are interested in serving on the newly established Accessibility Engagement Group on a voluntary basis. Members of the public with lived experience and a desire to advocate for accessibility are encouraged to apply.
The Accessibility Engagement Group will assist and support the Accessibility Working Group with the development of the City’s new Accessibility Plan. The group assists and supports the Accessibility Working Group by, among other things:
• providing input and feedback for the Accessibility Working Group’s activities • identifying opportunities to remove barriers to accessibility at the City of Kamloops • providing input into the City’s new Accessibility Plan
If you are interested in applying for a position on the Accessibility Engagement Group, please submit an online application at Kamloops.ca/Volunteer or phone 250-828-3582 by 4:00 pm on April 3, 2023. Read the full news release.
Recreation, Social Development and Culture Manager
City of Kamloops
Project Timeline
Phase 1
2023 Accessibility Plan has finished this stage
Staff will work with an internal Accessibility Working Group to review of the 2018 Accessibility and Inclusion Plan.
A Engagement Group will be established to represent accessibility in our community and provide a voice for all residents.
A draft plan framework will be created to ensure that new actions and objectives are identified to meet the Accessible BC Act requirements and provide a pathway for community input into the draft plan.
Phase 2
2023 Accessibility Plan has finished this stage
Community engagement will take place through key stakeholders workshops and the public to provide input through information sessions and a survey to provide feedback and input into the draft Accessibility Plan.
Phase 3
2023 Accessibility Plan is currently at this stage
Contributions to this engagement consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The feedback and input received will be used to develop a draft Accessibility Plan which will ultimately be presented to the Community and Protective Services Committee in the summer.
The project team will report back on key engagement outcomes of the survey and information sessions.
Phase 4
this is an upcoming stage for 2023 Accessibility Plan
The final Accessibility Plan will be presented to Council for adoption.
