Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee 

Mission Statement: 'The Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee shall provide direction  and vision towards the attainment of a universally accessible Brantford.'

The Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee (BAAC) formally known as The Community Advisory Committee for Disability Issues was established in 2004. BAAC serves as an advisory committee to Brantford City Council for accessibility issues that concern persons with disabilities. The committee is comprised of representatives from many organizations that focus on assisting persons with specific types of disabilities as well as citizens who know first hand the challenges of negotiating facilities and services within the City of Brantford.  

BAAC meets on every first Thursday of the month to carry out their duties as listed below.

  1. The Committee shall meet with City staff to review, comment on and suggest amendments to the Municipality’s annual proposed accessibility plan.  
  2. Following Council’s approval of the plan, the Committee will meet, as required, to review the progress of implementation of the plan.  
  3. The Committee shall meet in the fall of each year to review the effectiveness of the plan, and to assist/advise municipal staff on the preparation and presentation of an annual report to Council.  
  4. The Committee will conduct public consultation meetings to review the Municipal Accessibility Plan, occasionally, as required.  
  5. The Committee shall create ‘working groups’ that will involve the public-at-large in specific projects. These ‘working groups’ shall be dissolved once the project is complete and a final report submitted to the Committee.  
  6. The Committee shall recommend to Council projects for consideration. Any recommended expenditures must be approved through the Capital and Operating budget process.  

Schedules, Agendas and Minutes will be posted as they become available.

If you have any questions regarding the Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee, please contact the Coordinator of the Municipal Accessibility Plan:

Jenny Sawicki

Phone: 519-759-4150 ext. 2266   E-Mail: jsawicki@brantford.ca   Fax: 519-759-0561

100 Wellington Square, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, Ontario  N3T 5R7

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Click to download the 2010 BAAC Meeting Schedule in Adobe PDF format.

Agenda & Minutes

Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee Agenda & Minutes Documents