Accessibility Advisory Committee

That: The June 2, 2026, Minutes of the Fort Erie Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting be approved as printed. (Carried) 6. 2026 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan Brooklyn Bergstrand, Election Coordinator, provided a presentation outlining the draft 2026 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan in order to obtain feedback from Committee members. The Plan will be made publicly available. The presentation is attached to the Minutes as Appendix “6”. Brooklyn advised that this will be the first election to utilize on-line voting from October 5, 2026, through to close on October 26, 2026. Brooklyn explained that all voting sites have level entrances that are wide to accommodate mobility devices, have strong lighting, accessible washrooms, accessible booths with large fonts, magnifying glasses, and will provide great customer service. Laura from Neuvote provided a virtual demonstration of the on-line voting platform, noting that there is a fully accessible screen reader and keyboard navigation. The platform uses a QR code that prepopulates information and allows a voter to put in their pin and use their date of birth to authenticate. The system also supports mobile phones and tablets. A vote receipt is also provided and is completely anonymous. Councillor Noyes questioned what happens if someone votes on-line at 10 a.m. and then shows up at a voting site at 10:05 a.m. and tries to vote again? Laura explained that the system interacts with the voting list and once the voter plac

That: The June 30, 2026, Agenda of the Fort Erie Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting be approved as printed. (

That: The June 2, 2026, Minutes of the Fort Erie Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting be approved as printed. (

That: The June 30, 2026 meeting of the Fort Erie Accessibility Advisory Committee does now hereby adjourn at 5:50 p.m. (