As part of its commitment to accessibility, Elections Ontario has established the Elections Ontario Accessibility Advisory Committee.
Its mandate is to advise the Chief Electoral Officer on specific initiatives to be undertaken by Elections Ontario to remove barriers in the electoral process and to increase opportunities available to persons with disabilities. The Committee held its first meeting on January 26, 2011
Elections Ontario Accessibility Advisory Committee
Profiles of Advisory Committee Members
Standing – left to right: Sheela Subramanian, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario; Greg Essensa, Chief Electoral Officer for Ontario; Miguel Aguayo, Toronto; Paul Howe, Tiny Township; Wayne Lord, Ottawa; Keith Moyer, Elliott Lake; John Rae, Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians; Dorothy Macnaughton, Sault Ste. Marie; Loren Wells, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer for Ontario; Allan Angus, Ajax; Cathy McKibbin, Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf; Norma Cochrane, Returning Officer, Algoma-Manitoulin.
Seated – left to right: William Upper, Returning Officer, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry; Joanne Markey, Rygiel Supports for Community Living; Elizabeth Lounsbury, March of Dimes; Gail Campbell, Orangeville; Sheila Allard, Kingston
Mike Johnson, Canadian Paraplegic Association; Margaret Murphy, Windsor
updated: April 7, 2011