Volunteer Opportunity: Interregional Advisory Committee for Library Accessibility

ECRL wants your thoughts on accessibility.

Are you looking to make a difference in your community? Why not consider serving as the volunteer member representing Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) on the Interregional Advisory Committee for Library Accessibility [IACLA]?

The Interregional Advisory Committee for Library Accessibility provides advice to the Annapolis Valley Regional Library (AVRL), Cape Breton Regional Library (CBRL), Colchester East Hants Public Library (CEHPL), Cumberland Public Libraries (CPL), Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL), and Western Counties Regional Library (WCRL) on identifying, preventing and eliminating barriers to people with disabilities in programs, services, initiatives and facilities. The committee plays a pivotal role in helping the participating regional libraries become accessible, in compliance with Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Act (2017).

At least one half of the members of the advisory committee must have a disability or represent an organization that represents people with disabilities.

Disability includes a physical, mental, intellectual, learning, or sensory impairment—including an episodic disability—that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders an individual’s full and effective participation in society.

Printable applications are available here.   

Your completed application may be submitted by mail, in-person at any ECRL location, or by email to:

Address:

c/o Laura Emery

ECRL Regional Office

390 Murray Street, PO Box 2500

Mulgrave, NS B0E 2G

E-mail: lemery@ecrl.ca   Subject line: Interregional Advisory Committee for Library Accessibility

For more information:

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