Ontario Lt.-Gov. David Onley will be among the visitors during Accessibility Day at the Simcoe County Museum.

The event, which takes place on May 7, offers people with disabilities a chance to get out in the community.

Albert Stein, acting chairperson of the City of Barrie Accessibility Advisory Committee, spoke to Barrie City Council Monday night about the upcoming event.

“Fifty-four per cent of people with disabilities do not leave their home very much. They just aren’t able to get around and are reluctant to leave,” he said. “An awareness day will provide an opportunity for the persons with disabilities to get involved and to get out.”

The event is a joint project of the Barrie Accessibility Committee, the Innisfil Accessibility Committee, the Simcoe County Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Simcoe County Accessibility Network and the Simcoe County Association for the Physically Disabled.

Stein said the museum was the perfect location to hold such an event.

“The newly renovated museum building boasts and building with a structural design that provides an equal opportunity for all members of the community and it can be enjoyed by everybody,” he said.

Kelly Swift-Jones, from the Simcoe County Museum, said they are thrilled to a part of the event.

“We are working very hard with the committee to make sure that the day is enjoyable for everyone who attends,” she said.

Onley, who lives with polio and post-polio syndrome, will take part in the opening ceremonies at 10 a.m.

The event will include 34 vendors and exhibitors, profit and non-profit groups showing off their services and products.

The museum will be open for tours and there will be a free barbecue lunch.

Barrie Transit and Barrie Accessible Community Transportation Services will provide transportation.

For more information, call the Simcoe County Museum at 728-3721.