Event Photos
Accessible and Visitable Home Tour
Day in the wheelchair Event October 15, 2009
Accessibility In Kihei, Maui, USA
Accessibility Tim Horton's downtown Nanaimo
Accessibility Music Maxx, Nanaimo
Remembering Norm
Sadly, Norm, a valuable and vibrant member of the Access Nanaimo Committee since its inception passed away unexpectedly in December 2010. We greatly miss his happy smile, his passion for life and his unwavering commitment to making Nanaimo a truly accessible community.
Accessible and Visitable Home Tour
Attendees at Accessible/Visitable Home Tour.
Committee Member Hermine Hicks measures up an accessible deck railing
Mayor John Ruttan, City Councillor Loyd Sherry and Occupational Therapist Johanna Scott chat with Committee member Kristy Tymos between tour stops.
Sean, the RDN Transit bus driver that skillfully transported us from home to home.
See the Housing section under the " Service Directory" for some examples of accessible/visitable home features
A parking space awareness campaign was held on Friday, August 20th and Saturday, August 21st from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.at Costco and Superstore in Nanaimo. Access Nanaimo Committee members and Nanaimo and Region Disability Resource Centre volunteers teamed up with City of Nanaimo Leaders in Training volunteers to distribute rack cards to customers encouraging appropriate and responsible use of parking spaces designated for those with disabilities.
Thank you to Costco and Superstore for allowing us to undergo this campaign and to the City of Nanaimo for providing volunteers to assist with distribution of the rack cards.
Plans are underway to have a booth at Woodgrove Mall during the pre-Christmas shopping season to continue the campaign.
Committee member Kristy outside Superstore at the recent Parking Blitz
See the Housing section under the " Service Directory" for some examples of accessible/visitable home features
Day in the Wheelchair Event- October 15, 2009
The rain stopped in time for the participants in the Day in the Wheelchair event to experience negotiating the grounds of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre as temporarily mobility-challenged individuals.
Participants included MLA Leonard Krog, municipal politicians (Mayor Ruttan and Councillors Fred Pattje, Jim Kipp and Diana Johnstone), Nanaimo City staff members and representatives from Vancouver Island University
A heartfelt thank-you goes out to:
All participants
Medichair - for providing the wheelchairs for the event
Nanaimo Aquatic Centre staff - for assistance with set-up and staging of the event
Nanaimo News Bulletin, Nanaimo Daily News and Nanaimo Magazine - for covering the event
City Councillor Jim Kipp and Wendy Needham, City of Nanaimo Engineering Designer Staff
City Councillor and Access Nanaimo Committee Council Liaison Fred Pattje
MLA Leonard Krog and Committee Member Kristy Tymos
Vic Cooper, Parks Operations Trades Supervisor and Committee Member Norm Hemstreet
City Councillors Diana Johnstone and Jim Kipp and Committee Member Bert Abbott
Accessibility in Kihei, Maui, USA
Accessible parking spot with access aisle
Accessible parking spot with access aisle being used improperly
Accessible parking sign
Tactile surface at end of sidewalk to indicate elevation change for those with visual impairments
Close-up of tactile surface
Tactile surfaces at ends of sidewalks as well as very gradual curb cuts
Grooves in concrete to indicate elevation change for those with visual impairments
Accessibility Tim Horton's downtown Nanaimo
A sincere thank-you to Tim Horton's, Downtown for the recent installation of the accessible door
Accessible parking spot in front of Tim Horton's, Downtown
Recently-installed accessible door
Accessibility Music Maxx, Nanaimo
A sincere thank-you to Music Maxx, Nanaimo and Store Manager Scott Macleod for the installation of this accessible parking spot in front of the store 
Handicapped parking spot in front of Music Maxx Nanaimo
Music Maxx Store Manager Scott Macleod and Access Nanaimo Committee member Bert Abbott
Accessibility Forum 2009
