Deborah Stienstra to Serve on the Guelph Accessibility Advisory Committee

The City of Guelph has recently appointed Deborah Stienstra to serve on its Accessibility Advisory Committee for 2018. The Commitee provides vision and direction to staff and Council regarding the removal of barriers that exist within Municipal services, practices and programs. 

Deborah is a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Guelph, holds the Jarislowsky Chair in Families and Work, and is the Director of the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being. Within these roles, she works toward transformative inclusion, so the diverse women and men with disabilities, Indigenous people, and girls and boys from around teh world can participate in their communities and societies. Deborah's research covers a range of sectors including resource development, global development, information technologies, end of life care, health care, trade relations, and others. 

Read about the city of Guelph's current Corporate Accessibility Policy.

Read about the city of Guelph's multi-year accessibility strategy.