Village of Pemberton and the Pemberton and District Library are looking for the AIC to support us in the meaningful implementation of the Accessible British Columbia Act, furthering our goal to authentically identify, remove and prevent barriers to individuals in, or interacting with our organizations to meet the requirements of Part 3, section 9 of the Act, the AIC responsibilities include:
- assist us to identify barriers to individuals in or interacting with, the organization; and
- advise us on how to remove and prevent barriers to individuals in or interacting with, the organization.
We are also looking for the AIC to support our ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility through:
- sharing feedback and advice on our current Accessibility and Inclusion Plan (“the Plan”). This work will take place upon the establishment of the AIC, and then continue to involve reviews of the Plan; and,
- considering and sharing any insights around feedback that the organizations may receive about the Plan and/or the public feedback mechanisms.
We are committed to improving inclusion and accessibility within our organizational cultures as well as taking an active and meaningful role in improving accessibility and inclusion for Pemberton. It is our hope to gain insights from the AIC on:
- programs and policies pertaining to accessibility and inclusivity; and
- ways to strengthen partnerships with leading accessibility and inclusivity sector groups and associations.
NOTE: THE ACCESSIBLE BRITISH COLUMBIA ACT DEFINES “BARRIERS” IN SECTION 2, PART 1 OF THE ACT AS FOLLOWS: “(1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, A BARRIER IS ANYTHING THAT HINDERS THE FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY OF A PERSON WITH AN IMPAIRMENT. (2) FOR CERTAINTY AND WITHOUT LIMITING SUBSECTION (1), BARRIERS CAN BE (A) CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTS, ATTITUDES, PRACTICES, POLICIES, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS OR TECHNOLOGIES, AND (B) AFFECTED BY INTERSECTING FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION.”