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Accessibility Plan

The Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA), 2001, came into effect on September 30, 2002. The purpose of this Act is to improve opportunities for people with disabilities to participate fully in the community and to provide for their involvement in the identification, removal, and prevention of barriers.  The ODA also mandates that every municipality have an Annual Accessibility Plan.  As 17% of the population in Thunder Bay identify as having a disability, the Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay has been committed to maintaining an Accessibility Plan that is up to date and relevant to the needs of Thunder Bay. 

Thunder Bay's Annual Accessibility Plan is made possible with the input of people with disabilities through the Accessibility Advisory Committee and input from individuals from our community. The Plan identifies barriers removed in the prior year and barriers to be removed in the year to come. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions, or would like to report a concern you have faced in your community. The City's current Accessibility Plan is also available in hard copy, or alternate format, on request by contacting:

Donna Sippala
Supervisor - Special Services
Operations

Address:
City of Thunder Bay
500 Donald Street E
Thunder Bay ON P7E 5V3 
Tel:
(807) 625-2418
Fax:
(807) 625-3395
TTY:
(807) 622-2225 
E-mail:
dsippala@thunderbay.ca

2009 Accessibility Plan
Entire Plan PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 62 pages, 642 KB
Part 1: Introduction PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 2 pages, 29 KB
Part 2: Executive Summary PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 4 pages, 44 KB
Part 3: Municipal Jurisdiction PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 1 page, 20 KB
Part 4: Consultation Activities PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 2 pages, 28 KB
Part 5: Administrative Accessibility Committee PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 1 page, 21 KB
Part 6: Organization Overview PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 20 pages, 121 KB
Part 7: Target barriers Removed 2008-2009 PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 9 pages, 62 KB
Part 7B: Identification of Barriers Already Removed PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 7 pages, 61 KB
Part 8: Target Barriers 2009-2010 PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 5 pages, 40 KB
Part 9: Review Process PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 1 page, 19 KB
Part 10: Accessibility Implementation Plan PDF Document Icon Adobe PDF, 8 pages, 50 KB
 
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