Greg Pyc, National Operations Manager at the Neil Squire Society, won the City of Vancouver’s Accessible City Award of Excellence. The Accessible City Award recognizes outstanding leadership to enhance accessibility, inclusion, and elimination of barriers to full participation for persons with disabilities. At the Neil Squire Society Greg helps lead the Neil Squire Society team in using technology, knowledge and passion to empower Canadians with physical disabilities. In the community Greg takes on initiatives to promote the independence of persons with disabilities.

The Neil Squire Society was the runner up for the Accessible City Award of Excellence, in the organizational category.

See more on Greg’s nomination by clicking here (new window).

 

 

“A member of Vancouver’s Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee, Greg Pyc was instrumental in securing $9 million from the federal government to fund employment programs for people with disabilities in six cities in Canada — including 150 people in Vancouver — and improve workplace access for people with disabilities. 

Pyc has helped Vancouver become a recognized world leader in the areas of accessibility and inclusivity. He has directly impacted important issues such as accessible infrastructure, de-institutionalization, and accessible public transit (HandyDart).

A leader in the disability community in Ontario and Vancouver for more than three decades, Pyc has advocated for and improved services and increased access at the national and local levels.” – City of Vancouver, Accessible City Award