Accessibility for the disabled in our Community
Shirley Jago from the Canadian Paraplegic Association provided the club with a power point presentation about accessibility for the disabled in our community. Her presentation was based on a universal design concept that suggests all people including the disabled should be "welcome to the space".
All disabilities such as people with canes, wheelchairs, strollers, visual and hearing should be able to move freely with in our community.
She went on to show spaces that provide a welcome and then spaces that said not welcome. Some of the areas she compared were very obvious such as washrooms, but went on to many examples most people don't think about such as vanities and mirrors, change rooms, water fountains and signage.
She talked about
Meeting Date: June 15
Program: Canadian Paraplegic Association and accessibility for all
Guests: Dick Bide - District Assistant Governor and Shirley Jago - Canadian ParaplegicAssociation.
Meeting Notes:
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District Assistant Governor Dick Bide passed out the Membership Roster and asked that everyone please update their information. For those members not in attendance at the meeting, please contact Dick @ rbide@memlane.com to have any changes made for the upcoming roster
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Club membership survey on line - everyone is asked to complete
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Monday June 28 will be a joint induction meeting with all 4 Rotary Clubs participating. Tickets are at the door and are $20.00. Please contact Gordon or Sean if you plan to attend. BECAUSE OF THIS JOINT MEETING THERE WILL BE NO MEETING ON TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 29, 2010
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Caroline Vandean is organizing a trip to
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Dan made mention of The Health Foundations Cold Hard Cash Draw - please contact him if you are interested in a ticket.