The Accessibility Advisory Board established a committee of members with expertise in education to develop recommendations for an accessibility standard in education. This includes making the education system accessible so students with disabilities have equitable access to education.
The Education Standard Development Committee developed recommendations in 2 phases. The Accessibility Advisory Board submitted the recommendations to the Minister of Justice in 2020 and 2023.
These recommendations are being used to prepare Nova Scotia’s accessibility standard in education.
Phase 1 recommendations for accessibility standard in education
The Education Standard Development Committee Phase 1 Recommendations in American Sign Language (ASL).
Phase 2 recommendations for accessibility standard in education
This PDF document contains the full Phase 2 recommendations made by the Education Standard Development Committee.
This PDF document contains a summary of Phase 2 recommendations made by the Education Standard Development Committee.
This PDF document contains a summary of Phase 2 recommendations written in plain language.
The Education Standard Development Committee Phase 2 Recommendations in American Sign Language (ASL).
About the committee
The majority of committee members identify as having a disability. Committee members include:
- persons with disabilities
- representatives from organizations representing persons with disabilities
- representatives from private and public early childhood, primary, secondary, and post-secondary education sectors
- representatives from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Department of Advanced Education and Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
Committee members
- Rosalind Penfound, Chair - Vice-President, Organizational Development, Nova Scotia Community College, Dartmouth
- Cynthia Bruce, Vice-Chair - Assistant Professor, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University, Kentville
- Annie Baert – Director, Student Services, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Denise Cameron - Department Head, Learning Centre and Resource, Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education, Truro
- Linda Campbell - Professor and senior research fellow, Department of Environmental Science, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax
- Jacqueline Cote - Manager, Accessible Learning, Cape Breton University, Sydney Forks
- Alice Evans - Executive Director, Prescott Group, Halifax
- Mary Goya - Manager, Policy and Planning, Adult Education Division, Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Dartmouth
- Sheila Jamieson - Classroom Teacher, Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, Halifax
- Diane Johnson-Snook - Program Co-ordinator, Achieve Program, Nova Scotia Community College, Port Hawkesbury
- Alex LeBlanc – Retired Tradesman, Human Rights Advocate, Wolfville
- Chrissi Lynch – Co-ordinator, Student Services, Strait Regional Centre for Education, Queens
- Patricia Monaghan - Executive Director, Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development Intervention Services, Halifax
- Adela N'Jie - Student Services Co-ordinator, Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Dartmouth
- Kevin Penny - Equipment Grants Co-ordinator, Post-Secondary Accessibility Services, Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Halifax
- Ann Power - Executive Director, Student Equity and Support Services, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Halifax
- Cornelia Schneider - Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University, Porters Lake
- David Steele - Registrar, Dexter Institute Private Career College, Lower Sackville
- Sue Taylor-Foley - Executive Director, Innovation, Programs and Services, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Chester
- Matt Walsh - Accessibility Mentor and Advocate, Subway Employee, Upper Tantallon
- Barbara Welsford - Assistive Technology Specialist, South Shore Regional Centre for Education, Mahone Bay
- Jillian Wood - Classroom Teacher, Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education, Hastings