Clearview Township is celebrating National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) from May 31 to June 6, 2026. Each year during National AccessAbility Week, Canadians are encouraged to think about the barriers people with disabilities face and to find ways to help remove them.
History of National AccessAbility Week
- Ontario became the first jurisdiction in Canada to legislate a framework and timeline for making Ontario accessible.
- National AccessAbility Week was established in 1987 following Rick Hanson's 40,000 km Man in Motion World Tour. "As part of the legacy of the Man in Motion World Tour, the Rick Hansen Foundation provided strategic leadership to create and implement National Access Awareness Week (NAAW) in partnership with federal and provincial governments across the country. The purpose of the program was to promote better community access for people with disabilities." - Rick Hansen Foundation.
It’s important for us to realize what accessibility means to our province – socially and economically. If people with disabilities cannot fully participate in our communities, we are missing out on our own potential. Accessibility is also about making everyone in our communities feel welcome. The small activities that most of us take for granted – playing in a park, watching a movie, dining in a restaurant – should be equally available for everyone, including our seniors who, through the natural aging process, may begin to experience barriers to everyday living that they once took for granted.
Clearview Township is an Inclusive Community
In Clearview Township, National AccessAbility Week is an opportunity to highlight accessibility awareness at the local level and an opportunity to celebrate the work that is being done across the Township to improve accessibility to information, programs, services, parks, arenas, community halls, and businesses.
Celebrating Ongoing Accomplishments in Clearview!
Clearview Township has a successful Accessibility Advisory Committee that meets monthly with open sessions that anyone can attend. The schedule of upcoming meetings can be viewed on our website at www.clearview.ca/accessibility-advisory-committee.
Some of the accomplished improvements made in Clearview are:
- Assisted with accessibility recommendations for the recently completed Sunnidale Corners Community Centre AODA renovation, including an audit for future considerations.
- Assisted with accessibility recommendations for the completed Avening Community Centre AODA renovations, including an audit for future considerations.
- Completed an Accessibility Desk Audit with the Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility
- Created an updated Munti-Year Accessibility Plan.
Meet with or Contact Committee members
The Clearview Accessibility Advisory Committee will be at the Creemore Farmers Market on May 30th, the Music, Market & Park It Farmers’ Market on June 4th and Trail Tunes on June 6th. Stop by, ask some questions and provide suggestions for accessibility initiatives. There will also be information and first responder stickers available.
If any member of the community has any comments, questions or concerns regarding accessibility matters in Clearview, they are welcome to contact any Accessibility Advisory Committee member or share their comments, questions, or feedback by telephone, in person, in writing or by email.
All contact information can be found on our website at www.clearview.ca/accessibility-advisory-committee.
For more information, please contact:
Tammy Gill
Director of Human Resources
Clearview Township
(705) 428-6230 ext. 255
tgill@clearview.ca