Although the main work of the Accessibility Coordinator and Lunenburg County Accessibility Advisory Committee is to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to access in municipal spaces, goods and services, barriers to accessibility exist throughout our communities. The Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage is currenly accepting applications to the Community ACCESS-Ability and Business ACCESS-Ability Programs. these grants provide funding for various types of businesses and organizations to increase accessibility in specific ways.
Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2022! IDPD was first proclaimed by theUnited Nations in 1992 with the goal of increasing awareness of disability issues and encouraging action to support the wellbeing, dignity and rights of people with disabilities around the world.
IDPD is also a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities and to consider the theme of the year. The theme for IDPD 2022 is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“. To learn more about what this means, you can visit the United Nations IDPD 2022 website.
Municipalities in Lunenburg County are working hard to plan and take action to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility by meeting the commitments in the pdf Lunenburg County Accessibility Plan (344 KB) (2021). If you have questions about the plan or want to comment on accessibility in Lunenburg County, you can contact the Accessibility Coordinator at or by phone at 902-277-0456.
The Lunenburg County Accessibility Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, November 7, 2022, from 11am to 12pm. This will be a virtual meeting. As these meetings are open to the public, please contact Ellen Johnson, Accessibility Coordinator at or 902-277-0456 for information about how to attend this meeting.
The Lunenburg County Accessibility Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, October 3, 2022 from 11am to 12pm. This will be a virtual meeting. As these meetings are open to the public, please contact Ellen Johnson, Accessibility Coordinator at or 902-277-0456 for information about how to atttend this meeting.