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Proclamation - Access Awareness Week 2026

Published: May 31, 2026

See the Facebook post and video HERE.

WHEREAS, the week of May 31 st - June 6th, 2026, is recognized as Access Awareness Week; and

WHEREAS the 2026 theme is Disability Justice: Stronger together, First Voice Leading Change for Collective Action; and

WHEREAS Access Awareness Week aims to celebrate achievements made both by and for persons with disabilities in the areas of accessibility, transportation, housing, employment, recreation, education, and communication; and

WHEREAS this is the 39th year that this public awareness initiative has taken place in Nova Scotia; and

WHEREAS Access Awareness Week promotes the inclusion of all Nova Scotians with disabilities as full citizens within our communities; and

WHEREAS through public awareness, community partnerships and education, this campaign aims to foster an environment of equal participation for persons with disabilities within the Town of Oxford.

THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Greg Henley, Mayor on behalf of the Town of Oxford, do hereby proclaim May 31 st -June 6th, 2026, as  pdf "Access Awareness Week"(39 KB) in the Town of Oxford.

Dated at Oxford, Nova Scotia


May 31 st, 2026

Greg Henley, Mayor

Town of Oxford