Overview
- Alberta remains one of only two provinces without overarching accessibility legislation, a gap supporters say the bill seeks to close.
- Bill 206 would require the government to create a committee with a majority of members who have disabilities, alongside legal experts and supporters.
- The proposed standards would address public transit, employment accommodations, access to health care, housing and education.
- Assisted Living Minister Jason Nixon raised objections over limited roles for businesses and Municipal Affairs and said many of the bill’s aims are already underway.
- Disability advocates Bean Gill and Zachary Weeks detailed daily barriers and pressed MLAs to adopt a framework, though private members’ bills rarely pass.