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Table of Contents

Regional Overview

York Region's 2009 Accessibility Plan Summary

1.	Helping People Live Independently
2.	Making it Easier to Move Around the Region
3.	Making Regional Services More Accessible
4.	Making it Easier to Participate in Regional Gouvernment
5.	Changing Attitudes and Raising Awareness
Conclusion

Departmental Accessibility Plans

Community and Health Services

Corporate Services

Environmental Services

Finance

Office of the Chief Administrative Office

Planning and Development Services

Transportation Services

York Regional Police

Acknowledgements

York Regional Council would like to thank the many people who actively contributed and participated in the development and production of Access-ability: York Region's 2009 Accessibility Plan.

The successful development of this Plan was made possible by many people from across The Regional Municipality of York who gave their time and expertise, including the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee, members of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA) Staff Committee, and other Regional staff who were involved in the creation of this Plan.

We appreciate the ongoing commitment and support of all of these people.

The Members of the ODA Staff Committee

Front Row:	Pat Harrison, Aisha Saintiche, Lois Davies, Sharon Duffy, Lina Bigioni, Piragal Thiru, Tracy Grover, Dawn Seetaram, Kirti Gandhi, Lisa Gonsalves, Marc Gallant
Back Row:	Val Sequeira, Tim Paleczny, Darryl Blakeley, Dino Basso, Brenda Mulroy, Hector Deault, Michelle Herder, Barry Crowe, Kelly Vandette
Other Members:	Joy Hulton, Deputy Chief Eric Jolliffe, Cordelia Abankwa-Harris (Chair of Committee), Deputy Chief Bruce Herridge, Lizuarte Simas, Leslie Gilbert, Don Gordon, Irene McNeil, Bev Cassidy-Moffatt, Sylvia Patterson, Gabe Tropea