Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee (GRAAC) is a municipal advisory committee that gives advice on accessibility issues to the councils of the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, the Region of Waterloo and townships in the region.

On this page:

1. About the committee
2. Mission
3. Join GRAAC
4. Staff contacts
5. Meeting dates, agendas and minutes

About the committee

Ontario municipalities with populations of 10,000 or more are required to set up accessibility advisory committees. At least 50% of members are to be persons with disabilities. This ensures that the people most affected by barriers in the community are involved in the identification, removal and prevention of those barriers. 

GRAAC is a cross-disability municipal advisory committee that gives advice to the councils of:

• the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo
• the Region of Waterloo
• the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries

Members:

• have experience and knowledge in the field of disability
• have a lived disability experiences or are agencies serving persons with disabilities
• must have a willingness to work collaboratively within the framework of a municipal advisory committee

The councils of the participating municipalities adopted the GRAAC terms of reference.

Mission

The Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee helps the participating municipalities fulfill the purpose of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act by giving advice regarding to the removal of barriers (physical, architectural, technological, informational, communicational, attitudinal and policy/practice).

Join GRAAC

We are currently recruiting for vacancies for the City of Waterloo, Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich and North Dumfries. Applications will close on October 21, 2024.

Apply online

If you require an alternate application format, please contact Lolita Paroski or call 519-741-2200 ext. 7226

Staff contacts

Please contact the staff from your municipality directly:

Meeting dates, agendas and minutes

Earlier agendas and minutes are available on Laserfiche:

• GRAAC agendas (2017 to present)
• GRAAC minutes (2004 to present)