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Upcoming NCLGA Webinar: Resources and Services to Promote Accessible Organizations: Disability Alliance BC

November 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
via Zoom

This resource-rich webinar will provide an overview of the Accessible Organizations Project and will include information on the Accessible BC Act, the draft Standards to be developed by the Province, and current funding opportunities. Inspiring success stories will be shared from communities around BC. Participants will learn about supports that are available to communities and organizations in North and Central BC to remove disability barriers, promote advocacy work, and create a more inclusive and equitable society.

Background: The Accessible Organizations Project is a project funded by the Government of British Columbia and led by Disability Alliance BC. The purpose of the project is to support over 750 Prescribed Organizations, including municipalities and regional districts across BC, to meet the requirements of the Accessible BC Act. Disability Alliance BC is working directly with partners and collaborators in all sectors to reach Prescribed Organizations and provide them with resources and services to establish an accessibility committee, develop a plan, and create a public feedback mechanism.
More information at: www.bcaccessibilityhub.ca

Speakers: Roberta McDonald, Project Manager and Anna-Maria Wijesinghe, Local Government Consultant, for Accessible Organizations Project, Disability Alliance BC

Who should attend: NCLGA membership (local government elected officials and CAO's), members of the municipally-operated Access and Inclusion Advisory Committees

please email bjohnson@nclga.ca to register

Speaker Biographies

Roberta McDonald, Project Manager
Roberta McDonald (she/her) is the Project Manager for the Accessible Organizations Project. She is passionate about building accessible, inclusive, sustainable communities. Her lived experience of sensory and non-apparent disabilities, along with deep knowledge of the Accessible BC Act informs all her work and she is driven to remove barriers for the benefit of everyone.

Anna-Maria Wijesinghe, Local Government Consultant
Anna is Local Government Consultant for the Accessible Organizations Project that is led by Disability Alliance BC (DABC). Alongside DABC’s Project Manager, she is specifically working with local governments to support them to meet the mandate of Part 3 of the Accessible BC Act. Previously, she was the Manager, Member and Association Services for the Union of British Columbia Municipalities – a position she has held for over 16 years — providing services and consulting to over 130 local government employers on their group benefit plans.