Accessibility Advisory Board
The Accessibility Advisory Board is responsible for advising and making recommendations to the Minister of Justice about accessibility.
Join the board
Join the Accessibility Advisory Board and help build an accessible Nova Scotia. The Accessibility Advisory Board has up to 12 members and terms run for three years. The majority of members must be persons with disabilities, Deaf and/or neurodivergent persons and have one or more of the following:
- Senior leadership and/or board experience
- Experience in public sector policy and administration, finance, communications, human resources, legal services, or stakeholder engagement
- Be an active champion with knowledge of issues that are important in disability communities
Accessibility Advisory Board Recruitment – American Sign Language (ASL) video
Apply to the Accessibility Advisory Board
Annual Reports
Board Members
- Max Chauvin, Chair
- Ellen Johnson, Vice Chair
- Linda Campbell
- Denise DiGiosia
- Birgit Elssner
- Louise Gillis
- Amy Lays
- Melissa MacKenzie
- Sarah Moore
- Earl Muise
- Rob Patey
- Shellene Sparks
Meeting Summaries
2024
- May 16, 2024 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 135 KB)
- April 29, 2024 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 134 KB)
- February 1, 2024 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 152 KB)
2023
- November 30, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 140 KB)
- November 23, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 150 KB)
- September 21, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 173 KB)
- July 13, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 135 KB)
- July 6, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 132 KB)
- June 20, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 162 KB)
- May 18, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 139 KB)
- February 23, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 176 KB)
- February 16, 2023 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 159 KB)
2022
- December 15, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 150 KB)
- November 17, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 174 KB)
- September 22, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 162 KB)
- August 16, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 173 KB)
- July 12, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 129 KB)
- May 17, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 146 KB)
- April 14, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 140 KB)
- March 24, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 166 KB)
- February 15, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 138 KB)
- January 20, 2022 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 136 KB)
2021
- December 15, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 144 KB)
- November 16, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 158 KB)
- October 21, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 121 KB)
- September 21, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 102 KB)
- August 10, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 92 KB)
- July 13, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 94 KB)
- June 10, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 105 KB)
- May 3, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 106 KB)
- April 8, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 157 KB)
- February 3, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 135 KB)
- January 21, 2021 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 189 KB)
2020
- December 02, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 101 KB)
- November 17, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 106 KB)
- October 21, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 146 KB)
- September 15, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 108 KB)
- August 18, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 105 KB)
- August 7, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 76 KB)
- July 30, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 66 KB)
- July 28, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 91 KB)
- June 11, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 179 KB)
- May 5, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 89 KB)
- January 31, 2020 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 142 KB)
2019
- November 29, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 137 KB)
- October 4, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 142 KB)
- June 7, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 141 KB)
- March 29, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 144 KB)
- February 25, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 108 KB)
- February 8, 2019 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 146 KB)
2018
- December 10, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 87 KB)
- September 27, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 85 KB)
- September 21, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 110 KB)
- June 14, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 280 KB)
- May 31, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 280 KB)
- April 23, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 280 KB)
- March 16, 2018 Board Meeting Summary (PDF 281 KB)
Contact
Phone: 902-424-8280
Toll-free (within Nova Scotia): 1-800-565-8280
TTY: 902-424-2667
TTY toll-free (within Nova Scotia): 1-877-996-9954
accessibility@novascotia.ca
Related legislation
Related information
- Access by Design 2030
- Accessibility Act review
- Accessibility Act: compliance overview
- Accessibility Advisory Board
- Accessibility in Nova Scotia
- Accessibility resources
- Government of Nova Scotia Accessibility Plan
- Nova Scotia Post-Secondary Accessibility Framework (PDF)
- Nova Scotia Public Libraries Joint Accessibility Framework (PDF)
- Small Business ACCESS-Ability Grant Program
- What We Heard: Accessibility in Nova Scotia