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Information and Communication Standard Development Committee: Call for Members

 

Help Make Communications in Nova Scotia More Accessible 

Invitation to apply in ASL 

Reminder: Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Advisory Board is seeking members for the Information and Communications Standard Development Committee.

The committee will help the Board make recommendations to the Minister of Justice on a standard to prevent and remove barriers to communications for people with disabilities. This standard will help people with disabilities access information. 

For example, there may be recommendations about getting information in print or online (digital), training about accessible communications, plain language formats so that information is easy to understand the first time it is read or heard, and how to make sure information and communication is accessible with commonly used assistive technologies.  

Information about the committee and how to apply can be found in English, ASL and French on the Accessibility Directorate website.

Committee Member Criteria 

The Accessibility Advisory Board is looking for applications from people who are: 

  • interested in sharing their knowledge and experience about information and communications
  • people with disabilities
  • representatives of organizations serving people with disabilities
  • representatives of organizations that could be affected by the standard, such as businesses, libraries, museums, schools, and municipalities. 

Apply and Share 

The Board welcomes all applications. Please share this invitation with anyone you think would be interested in being a member of the committee.

The deadline to apply is March 29, 2024

Contact Us 

Please contact Lisa Jacobs at the Accessibility Directorate (Lisa.Jacobs@novascotia.ca) if you would like assistance applying or sharing this invitation.  You can also contact the Directorate by email at: accessibility@novascotia.ca  or by telephone at: 902-424-8280