Accessibility

Our Commitment to Accessibility

The County of Essex is committed to ensuring our buildings, services and programs are accessible to all residents. We are continually working to identify accessibility barriers in order to remove them,

WE Check The Trails

WE Check the Trails is a community engagement exercise, born out of the concept of inclusivity and access for all. The Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee (ECAAC) and the County of Essex are working with the Essex Region Conservation Authority to offer a data collection tool, for members of the community to use to report on features, conditions and issues that may impact the overall accessibility of the local public access trails. This information will be reviewed by the project team and reported back to those who are responsible for the trails.

The WE Check the Trails Feedback Forms can be used to report an issue with the trail system! You can report issues related strictly to accessibility issues and also general trail issues using a form that is geolocation enabled.

We Want Your Feedback

Contact us to let us know how and where we can improve accessibility.
Phone: 519-776-6441, ext. 1353
TTY: 1-877-624-4832
Mail: 360 Fairview Ave. W., Essex, Ontario, N8M 1Y6

Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee (ECAAC)

This committee is very active and works year-round to promote inclusiveness and awareness and to share information about accessibility concerns.

The committee, among other tasks, also:

Reviews policies and procedures for accessibility;
Reviews blueprints and designs;
Tours existing facilities and suggests improvements;
Organizes and promotes accessibility awareness events;
Initiates discussions on social media and elsewhere and attends public events.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), a majority of the members of the Accessibility Advisory Committee shall be persons with disabilities. The committee also includes:

One member of County Council
Stakeholders from the disability community

Committee Meetings

The committee meets at the Essex County Civic Centre on the second Thursday of every month at 3 p.m. or as needed.

ECAAC Meetings are taking place virtually, and can be live-streamed via the ECAAC Facebook page and the agenda can be found on the Meeting Calendar for minutes, agendas, and reports.

For minutes and agendas prior to January 1, 2014, see Document Archives.