Accessibility Plan
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, municipal council approved our newest Joint Accessibility Plan as mandated by the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act. Read the plain language version here: Joint Accessibility Plan.
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The Municipality released a report on the Plan's progress since its 2022 inception. If you would like to give feedback on this progress, please fill out this form. Information about in-person engagement sessions will be released in the coming months.
Human Rights Remedy
The Human Rights Remedy is a process to fix discrimination against people with disabilities. People will have more choice and control over their funding, home, activities, and more. Read our Joint Accessibility Plan to learn about how the Municipality of Cumberland is improving services to prepare for their move into community.
Learn more here: The Remedy Overview | Nova Scotia Transforming Support
Cumberland County Transportation Services (CCTS)
Cumberland County Transportation Services is a rural transportation service seeking to provide reliable, affordable and accessible transportation to residents of Cumberland County to where they need to go when they need to get there.
Culture and Recreation
Cumberland Recreation has a variety of accessible equipment available to borrow.
A person wearing a helmet drives an Odyssey Semi-Recumbent Bike, which has three wheels, back support and a lap belt. It is designed for someone under 225 pounds with limited mobility or balance issues.
The Kipawo, a former ferry, in her final resting place in the deck of The Ship's Company Theatre. A worker touches up her paint, and the deck is decorated with flags and flowers.
The Ship's Company Theatre in Parrsboro has assistive listening devices available to increase your ability to hear their plays. They also have front-row wheelchair-designated seating areas, a gender-neutral stalled washroom and an accessible, single-use/family washroom. Contact
Community Engagement Coordinator
Contact the Community Engagement Coordinator to submit feedback, request the Joint Action Plan in an alternate format, or to ask questions related to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, or poverty reduction.
(902) 694-3159
For general customer service, please email
Accessibility Advisory Committee
We have formed an Accessibility Advisory Committee that includes community members with disabilities and organizations representing those with disabilities. Our work will be to learn from the community and advise Municipal Council on identifying, preventing, and eliminating barriers to people with disabilities in municipal programs, services, initiatives, and facilities. The committee plays a pivotal role in helping the Municipality of Cumberland become an accessible community and meet its obligations under Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Act.
pdf Accessibility Advisory Committee Terms of Reference(244 KB)
Current Members
- Stephanie Keilhack (Staff Lead, lived experience),
- Amanda Purdy (Sunset Community Representative),
- Helen Sims (Cumberland County Transportation Services),
- David MacEwan (Village of Pugwash representative),
- Darrell Fagan (Village of River Hebert representative),
- Lisa Betts (Pugwash clerk/treasurer),
- Andrea Meekins (Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development Intervention Services representative),
- Catherine Aquino Russell (lived experience),
- Melanie Prendergast (committee secretary, Municipality of Cumberland staff)
- Maggie Pitts (former committee chair, Municipality of Cumberland staff)