Dartmouth (N.S.). Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities

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Dartmouth (N.S.). Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities

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        Dates of existence

        1989 - 1996

        History

        The Committee, which existed 1989-1996, originally known as the Five Star Committee, consisted of seventeen (later sixteen) members: six citizens-at-large, one honorary chairperson, staff appointees from Parks and Recreation and Social Services, and representatives from these organizations: Metropolitan Transit, the Canada Employment Centre, Dartmouth District School Board, the Canadian Mental Health Association Dartmouth Branch, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Canadian Association of Community Living, the Society of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Nova Scotia, and the Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia. Members were appointed for a term of three years. The Committee met monthly. The Committee's duties were to:
        Advise Council on the status of persons with disabilities;
        Review by-laws to promote full participation of persons with disabilities;
        Help City departments respond to issues and concerns of persons with disabilities;
        Review and/or monitor accessibility of municipal services and facilities;
        Advise Council, the City, and the public about participation in the National Access Awareness Week;
        Receive referrals from Council or its Committees for review, information and recommendation;
        Prepare an annual report of its activities; and
        Share principles of accessibility with the community.

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        Dartmouth (N.S.). City Council (1961 - 1996)

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        Dartmouth (N.S.). City Council is the superior of Dartmouth (N.S.). Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities

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            http://www.lin.ca/Resource/HTML/cpra/PRC_vol48no5.dec1990vm/vm78.pdf.

            City Clerk’s Office. Dartmouth (N.S.). Boards and Committees Membership Book, Names and Addresses, 1994. Non-paginated.

            City Clerk’s Office. Dartmouth (N.S.). Boards and Committees Membership Book, Names and Addresses, 1995. Non-paginated.

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