Pre-consultation sessions
During the pre-consultation period, from January to March 2024, the Government of BC met with a broad of range of public, non-profit and private sector partners to raise awareness about the Accessible BC Act Standards public engagement that begins in May 2024. These sessions also sought input on engagement design.
The Accessibility Directorate conducted pre-consultation sessions with the following organizations and groups, selected based on:
- Whether the organization/group was already a partner of the Directorate
- The organization/group’s interest in engagement on standards development
- The likelihood of the organization/group being impacted by the standards
- The organization/group’s capacity to host pre-engagement events/session
- The Accessibility Directorate’s commitment to engage a diverse group of British Columbians in advance of public consultation
Groups consulted
- Assistant Deputy Minister Service Delivery Committee
- ADMCEDI
- Public Service Agency’s Executive Committee
- Equity & Diversity Service Delivery Reference Group
- Diversity & Inclusion working group
- Diversity & Inclusion Leaders
- Employee Accessibility Advisory Group and ACOP members
- Employee Resource Groups
- Executive Directors Service Delivery Reference Group
- Human Resources Community of Practice
- Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee
- Public Sector Employers’ Council
- Social Services Roundtable
- The Minister’s Advisory Council for Children and Youth with Support Needs
- Working Group for the implementation of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee
- Real Property Division Senior Leadership Team
- Citizens’ Service Ministry Executive Committee: SBC, Real Property, IT Technology Enabler Divisions
- Stronger BC Youth Council
- BC Assessment
- BC Council for International Education
- BC Family Maintenance Agency
- BC Financial Services Authority
- BC Games Society
- BC Housing
- BC Hydro and Power Authority
- BC Infrastructure Benefits
- BC Energy Regulator
- BC Pavilion Corporation
- BC Transit
- British Columbia Lottery Corporation
- British Columbia Securities Commission
- Columbia Basin Trust
- Columbia Power Corporation
- Community Living BC
- Destination BC
- First Peoples’ Cultural Council
- Forest Enhancement Society of BC
- Forestry Innovation Investment
- InBC Investment Corp
- Infrastructure BC
- Innovate BC
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Knowledge Network
- Legal Aid BC
- Royal BC Museum
- SkilledTradesBC
- Crown Corporations Board Chairs
- Transportation Investment Corporation
- Crown Corporations Board Chairs
- Association of BC Libraries
- BC Arts Council
- BC Public School Employer’s Association
- CEOs of Public Service Employers Association
- Education superintendents
- Healthcare authorities
- K-12 Education provincial leaders
- Post-Secondary Education Institutions
- Post-Secondary Employers’ Association
- Public Libraries Accessible working group
- Public Sector Employers Associations CEO’s
- African Descent Education, Advancement, and Equity initiative Canada Ass.
- Archway Community Services Society
- Battered Women’s Support Services
- BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
- BC Federation of Labour
- BC Resilience Network
- Centre of Integration for African Immigrants
- Chilliwack Community Services
- CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind)
- Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN)
- Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society
- Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada
- Cowichan Valley Intercultural & Immigrant Society
- DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
- Engaged Communities Canada Society
- EYA Environmental Youth Alliance Society
- Foundation for a Path Forward
- Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
- HeadHeartHand Foundation
- IBPOC Deaf
- Immigrant Multicultural Services Society of Prince George
- Immigration and Settlement Services of BC
- Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS)
- KCR Community Services
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association
- Langley Community Services Society
- MOSAIC
- Multicultural & Immigrant Services Association of North Vancouver Island
- Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities
- North Coast Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society
- Impact North Shore (North Shore Multicultural Society)
- OCCA Communities Association
- Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
- Professionals Beyond Borders Society
- REACH Centre Association
- Richmond Multicultural Community Services
- Rise Bridge Society
- S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society)
- Shuswap Immigrant Services Society
- South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS)
- South Vancouver Neighbourhood House
- Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Color
- The Inclusion Project Society
- The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
- Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society
- Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society
- Vietnamese Professional Association/ Fix Police Reporting
- WS Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society
- Access for Sight-Impaired Consumers (ASIC) (previously with Barrier Free BC)
- Accessibility Peer Learning Network
- British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)
- BC Federation of Labour
- BC Spinal Cord Injury
- Canadian Mental Health Association – BC
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Canucks Autism Network
- Community Living BC
- Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA)
- Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of BC
- Disability Alliance BC
- Family Support Institute
- Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
- Inclusion BC
- Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- March of Dimes Canada
- Plan Institute
- Prince George Brain Injured Group
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC)
- UBC (Professor at the School of Social Work and Director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship)
- Union of BC Municipalities
- Victoria Disability Resource Centre
- Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility (formerly called Western Institute for Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Academic Communication Equity- BC
- BC Deaf Sports Federation
- BC Early Hearing Program
- BC Family Hearing Resource Centre
- BC Hands & Voices
- BC Provincial School for the Deaf
- Canadian Association of Educators of the Deaf & HH – BC
- Canadian Deafblind Association – BC Chapter
- Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – BC Chapter
- Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – BC Youth Peer Support Program
- Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of B.C.
- DeafBlind Planning Committee
- Deaf Children’s Society of BC
- Deaf Inclusion & Diversity Council of BC
- Deaf Well-Being Program – Vancouver Coastal Health
- Douglas College – Program of Sign Language Interpretation
- Family Network for Deaf Children
- Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
- Happy Hands Club (Seniors)
- Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
- Northern BC Children & Family Hearing Society
- Okanagan Association of the Deaf
- Provincial Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
- Provincial Language Service (Sign Language Service)
- Provincial Outreach Program: Deaf & HH Students
- Sunny Hill Hearing Loss Team
- Surrey School District – Education Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- UBC Program in Education of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Vancouver Community College – ASL & Deaf Studies
- Vancouver Community College – Program for Deaf & HH Adults
- Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters
- Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility
- BC Federation of Labour – Accessible Workers Caucus
- BC General Employees Union
- BC NDP Persons with Disability Caucus
- CUPE BC Accessibility Committee
- Hospital Employers Union
- Adventure Coalition
- Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE)
- BC Chamber of Commerce
- BC Economic Development Association
- BC Restaurant and Food Services Association
- Black Business Association of BC
- Building Owners and Managers Association
- Business Council of BC
- Canada West Ski area Association
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters of BC
- Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of BC
- Destination BC
- go2HR
- LandlordBC
- Presidents Group
- Restaurant Canada
- Small Business Roundtable
- Surrey Board Trade
- Tourism Industry Association of BC
- Victoria Board Trade
- Aboriginal Youth Council
- All First Nations in the province
- BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- Indigenous Tourism BC
- Métis Nation BC
- Modern Treaty Nations and the Alliance of Modern Treaty Nations
- Urban Indigenous Coalitions
- Union of British Columbia Municipalities