Community, Research and Innovation: Moving Together Towards Access By Design 2030

Prescribed Public Sector Bodies (PPSB’s) under Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Act are required to develop and implement accessibility plans to meet with compliance of legislated accessibility standards by 2030: otherwise known as Access by Design 2030. Post-secondary institutions and municipalities are among the first PPSB cohorts to undertake this work, and in rural Nova Scotia communities, where relationships are the driving force to facilitate change, there is synergy between the academic resources to facilitate research and innovation and the strategic priorities of municipal government to implement that change for the betterment of all its citizens.  

Join in on this National AccessAbility Week discussion with Barb Shaw, Manager of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at the Town of Wolfville, Julie Glaser, Manager of the Equity, Anti-Racism and Accessibility Program for the Association of Municipal Administrators of Nova Scotia, and Dr. Donna Sears, Associate Professor of Marketing at Acadia as they present community development approaches and projects that align with the goals of Access by Design 2030.