Anyone affected by a disability in the Municipality of North Norfolk will have a chance to have their voice heard in the near future.

Mayor Neil Christoffersen says the previous Manitoba government did a study, and set forth a 4 to 5 year program to make public buildings more accessible for everyone. Christoffersen says it's happening across the Province, and they're just getting started.

"It's not just for municipalities, it's for all public buildings. So what we're doing is having a joint accessibility, or a joint consultation hearing with the Pine Creek School Division coming up on the 30th of May, where we're going to advertise and listen to people that want to come and provide any input they have on accessibility issues."

Christoffersen explains the conclusion of the study.

Neil Christoffersen

"The percentage that they said of people with disabilities, or would be affected by accessibility issues was substantial. They were looking at all types of accessibility issues, and to do that they had developed about a 4 or 5 year program."

Christoffersen says it's going to take some time.

"We have to provide these services, but there's no download of any money to do this type of thing, and we have to provide that for ourselves. It starts out with the obvious things like wheel chair ramps, and the push buttons on the doors. It's going to take quite a bit of time, and training, and learning how to do all of this stuff."

Christoffersen says they're hosting a joint consultation at the Pine Creek School Division on May 30th.