Nominees must:
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- be a Kingston resident, organization, or business
- have demonstrated positive accessibility contributions in the past three years.
- not have accessibility-related roles in their paid work or education, unless they demonstrate an exceptional accomplishment.
Nominators must:
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- Explain the nominee’s achievements in one or more of the following categories:
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- Built environment: designing, modifying, or renovating buildings, interiors, or outdoor spaces to remove barriers and improve access for people with disabilities.
- Customer service: removing barriers that prevent customers with disabilities from accessing the services they need.
- Design of public spaces: making communal spaces such as trails, beaches, rest stops, outdoor play spaces, accessible parking or outdoor paths of travel more accessible.
- Education: removing barriers to student participation in learning at all levels from kindergarten to post-secondary and adult education.
- Employment: employers or coworkers making their workplaces and practices accessible to potential or current workers with disabilities.
- Health Care: making the health care system more accessible to patients with disabilities and their support people.
- Information and Communication: creating, providing, and receiving information and communications that people with disabilities can access.
- Transportation: making the features and equipment on transportation services, including routes and vehicles, accessible to passengers with disabilities.
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- Can include support letters, testimonials, images, media links, or any other materials to support their nomination.
- Explain the nominee’s achievements in one or more of the following categories: