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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2018-04-05, Page 15PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018. Classified Advertisements Help wanted Help wanted EFS•PLASTICS MAKING PLASTICS SUSTAINABLE Millwrights EFS -plastics Inc. is offering two exciting opportunities for a day shift Millwright, and an afternoon or night shift Millwright. Our fast growing business is located in Listowel, ON and Hazleton, PA. As a market leader in post -consumer plastic recycling and reprocessing, we are continuously developing and expanding new processing systems in Canada and the US. As part of our maintenance team, you will be working closely with Engineering and Production. You need to be self -driven and able to handle stressful situations. As a Millwright on our team you will be dealing with: - Plastic Bulk conveying - Plastics processing - Automation and Controls - Hydraulics and Pneumatics - Water flow and Heat transfer applications Reauirements: • Ontario Millwright licence • 5 years' experience in equipment maintenance • Works well in a team environment • Ability to plan and organize work independently • Problem solving skills EFS Plastics Inc. offers a competitive remuneration package including group benefits and RRSP. Interested applicants please submit your cover letter and resume in confidence by Friday, April 13th via email or regular mail to: Ward & Uptigrove Consulting & Human Resources Attention: Alexis Richards P.O. Box 127 Listowel, Ontario N4W 3H2 Email: alexisr@w-u.on.ca We are committed to providing a barrier free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request. This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request. We thank all candidates for their interest; however only those candidates selected for further screening will be contacted. No phone calls please. Public notice Public notice ,ar 4ir \if.eiltraiilliron PUBLIC NOTICE 2018 Municipality of Central Huron Budget The Council of the Municipality of Central Huron has commenced the 2018 Budget Deliberations. Monday, April 16, 2018 Regular Council and Public Budget meeting for adoption of bylaw 5:00 p.m. in the Central Huron Council Chamber, 23 Albert St. Clinton. Please check the municipal website for further agendas and postings as they become available. www.centralhuron.com HELP FIGHT CYSTIC FIBROSIS ♦ Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1-800-378-CCFF www.cysticfi brosis.ca Accessibility can be easy By Julie Sawchuk Less than accessible When it comes to commodes, accessibility is not a one - size -fits -all solution, however there are right ways to do things and wrong ways to do things and, as Julie Sawchuk explains, the washroom above, in a London hotel, isn't very well designed. Sawchuk says that the grab bar to the left isn't helpful due to its distance from the toilet and said that a second horizontal bar should also be present beside the toilet. (Photo submitted) It wasn't that long ago when Lorie Falconer and I decided we would like to host an accessibility workshop. And here it is, the start of April, our first workshop over and we are already planning another! The workshop was called Building an Accessible Huron. We had support from Allan Avis Architects, Cowbell Brewing Co., Ontario Home Health in Stratford, Lawnmaster, Unilock, Med-E-Ox Mobility in Motion and Watson's Home Hardware (welcome to Blyth!). We were thrilled by the support we received, not just from sponsors, but also from the wide variety of people interested in building accessible spaces. In attendance were architects, home and kitchen designers, builders, local business owners, homeowners looking to build and renovate, municipal and county building officials and politicians. Many were local, but attendees also came from Stratford and London. The overall theme of the workshop was to create awareness of how easy it is to design and build accessible spaces that allow for independence, inclusion, saving energy and, most of all, safety, for everyone. Lorie and I spoke about how designing for mobility needs (like not having carpet) allows me to save energy and reduces trip hazards for Lorie. We also gave lots of examples of having enough reach, turning radius, proper slope of ramps and parking lots, space for recreation and exercise and, of course, all about universal bathrooms. Charlene O'Reilly described how planning ahead (talking about the "F" word: future) has helped her family prepare for her son's needs as well as her own. Charlene also spoke about her experience working as a ASL sign language interpreter. She described background noise as "clutter" and showed the importance of mirror and window placement. Cheryl Peach helped us all understand how visual disabilities vary so greatly and how increasing contrast and reducing glare play such a key role. I gained a better understanding of the need for a universal washroom, one where a woman can go in with her husband and help him find his way — something that is not possible in the men's room. Jason Morgan, an architect from Allan Avis Architects, spoke about Universal Design and working with the building code to ensure that accessibility features are always included correctly. Jason Dykstra, Chief Building Official from the Town of Goderich, explained the permitting process. They both stressed the idea of using your building official and architect as a resource — they are not trying to make the home-building/ renovation job more difficult, just better! Aging in place was a topic that we could have spent the whole two hours on! The March of Dimes and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation have both conducted research on the topic and have described the need for accessible housing as "dire". In Ontario, 65 per cent of people age 65 and over have a disability. That number will only increase in the coming decade. Everyone in their lifetime will have a need for accessible spaces — what that space looks like will be different for everyone. Every time I go out I see mobility equipment that is either larger (like a power wheelchair) or slower (like a walker) and I am reminded, once again, that accessibility planning has no one -size -fits -all solution. Sometimes needs even conflict. The topic of funding always comes up — people are under the misconception that improving accessibility has to cost a lot of money. It doesn't. There are a few places to access funding. The March of Dimes is a good place to start, but grab bars, contrasting paint colours and wider doorways do not drastically increase costs. Including options for adding accessibility features in the future (like plywood in bathroom walls for backing grab bars) actually reduces costs. I love witnessing people react to examples of accessibility "gone wrong" and last week's audience was no disappointment. Ihave so many examples that I had a hard time choosing which ones to share! Most involve bathrooms — toilets too low, grab bars too far away or on an angle (instead of L-shaped), "roll -in" showers with a six-inch lip and toilet paper rolls in the way (see photo). Better yet are the scary ramps. With every photo I add to my collection it becomes even more clear that the people making the decisions are not the ones who require accessibility! After the presentations we toured Cowbell, looking specifically at the accessibility features. People are always a bit leery about touring a bathroom, but once we were all in, there were so many questions. There are more than 20 different features to talk about in the universal washroom — most people had never seen an adult size change table before! Lorie and I will be running another workshop — this one filled up without even advertising. Plans are also being made to start a professional business offering accessibility education and advice. Stay tuned for more details. 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