Built Environment Standard Development Committee

Recommendations to the Minister of Justice

An important part of our goal of creating an accessible Nova Scotia by 2030 is the development of accessibility standards. The built environment accessibility standard is intended to prevent and remove barriers in the spaces where people live, work, learn and play across Nova Scotia.

The Accessibility Advisory Board established a committee of internal and external stakeholders and experts to develop recommendations on an accessibility standard for the built environment. The Built Environment Standard Development Committee developed recommendations in 2 phases. The committee’s work informed the recommendations that the Accessibility Advisory Board submitted to the Minister of Justice.

These recommendations are being used to prepare Nova Scotia’s accessibility standard for the built environment.

Phase 1 recommendations for an accessibility standard in the built environment

• Full recommendations (PDF -363 kB)
• Recommendations – plain language (PDF 343 kB)
• Recommendations – American Sign Language (ASL) video

Phase 2 recommendations for an accessibility standard in the built environment

• Phase 2 full recommendations (PDF 792 kB)
• Phase 2 recommendations – plain language summary (PDF 447 kB)
• Phase 2 recommendations – American Sign Language (ASL) video

About the committee

The majority of committee members identify as having a disability. Committee members include:

• persons with disabilities, or representatives from organizations representing persons with disabilities
• representatives of organizations and classes of organizations likely to be affected by the standard, such as the municipal, construction and business sectors
• representatives from the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Department of Public Works

Committee Members

• Laurie Cranton, Chair

• Ramzi Kawar, Vice-Chair

• Paul Burt

• Douglas Foster

• Mohammad Harb

• Donna Hoar

• Andrew Jantzen

• Megan Gainer

• Earl MacKenzie

• Sheena Moore

• Allison Moz

• Peter Polley

• Jennifer Powley

• Joseph Rogers

• Ross Sampson

• Saira Shah

• Gordie Snook

• Johanna Stork

• Hannah Wood