Accessibility

• Councillor Marg Isbester
• Councillor Gord Schermerhorn
• Ken Ackerman
• Jessica Boomhower
• Kelly McCaugherty
• Marlene Rosenblath
• Brian Shenton 

Learn the facts about Disability Sensitivity.

Learn more about the importance of Changing the Perception.

Traditional language has ascribed words and phrases that demean people with disabilities are no longer acceptable. Attitudes and perceptions about people with disabilities is changing, and so is the appropriate language to use. 
People with a disability are people. People without disability are also people. We are all people first! Put the person before the disability and describe what a person has, not who a person is. Say “person with a disability” rather than a “disabled person.” 

Learn how you can change your language when referring to accessibility.

 Whereas one week each year is recognized across Canada as National Access Awareness Week and is an opportunity to highlight accessibility awareness;

And whereas the Town of Greater Napanee is committed to accessibility;

Therefore I, Mayor Schermerhorn, do hereby proclaim the week of May 27 - June 2, 2018 to be National Access Awareness Week in the Town of Greater Napanee and encourage all citizens to promote inclusion and accessibility in our community.

Read about National Access Awareness Week in the Town of Greater Napanee.

Accessible parking permits are issued to a person or business and not a vehicle.  Permit holders must be in the vehicle and the permit displayed on the dashboard in order to park in an accessible parking space.
Accessible parking spaces that serve a particular building or facility are located at the shortest accessible route from parking to an accessible entrance.

Learn more about some of the health conditions that individuals may face that requires the use of accessible parking. Think before you judge; just because someone doesn't look disbled, doesn't mean they are not disabled.

In the past, the idea of an accessible playground in Greater Napanee was putting an inclusive swing on the swing set.  But in the Spring of 2017 our vision was to make as much as the playground inclusive as we could! 

Now we can proudly boast about our beautiful Rotary Playground, with components that address physical play, social interaction, creative thinking, sensory, cognitive  imaginative and interactive play, and quiet retreats.  

Learn more about the ways parks have created inclusive spaces in which everyone can use.

A service or therapy animal is any animal trained to assist a person with a disability.

That typically is a guide dog for the visually impaired, but could include other roles, like alerting persons of an oncoming seizure, assisting people with autism, epilepsy, mental health disabilities, and physical disabilities.  An emotional support animal offers comfort and calm to help with fear and anxiety

While the most common service animals are dogs; however other species, such as monkeys, ferrets, snakes or miniature horses are also used to provide support.  

Not all service animals wear a harness or vest.

Learn more about the duties of a service animal.