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A Blueprint for Action Developing Livable Communities for all Ages

This American guide provides local leaders with tools to create livable communities for people of all ages.

A Guide to Creating Accessible Play Spaces

The Accessible Play Spaces Toolkit from the Rick Hansen Foundation is a practical guide to creating accessible play spaces for children of all abilities.

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Accessible Festivals and Outdoor Events Guide

Check out these tips to make your events more accessible.

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Age Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide

This guide looks at the barriers faced by seniors in small communities and how to overcome them, focussing on better planning and design.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The ADA page outlines new provisions under the act, with links to information about building codes and other compliance rules.

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APEC Report on Best Practices in Accessible Tourism

Read this older study outlining what accessible tourism should be and how it is working in member states of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.

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Bathroom Modifications

Examples of bathroom accessibility modifications without the need for major renovations.

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BC Accessibility Hub

Find resources and tools to support your organization’s accessibility planning.

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Canadian Standards Association Access Standards for the Built Environment

This Standard contains requirements for making buildings and other facilities accessible to persons with a range of disabilities. It will be useful to builders, renovators, Occupational Therapists and the public.

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CareAge Home & Health

They provide renovations and supply products for accessibility: showers, wet rooms, lifts, ramps.

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City of Vancouver Accessible Events Checklist and Resources

Find out how to plan and run accessible events.

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Curbless Showers: An Installation Guide

Use this guide to learn how to install truly accessible showers.

Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook

Use these guides as a starting point to work on improving accessibility and inclusion in any organization.

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Guide to Age Friendly Cities – World Health Organization

The purpose of this World Health Organizations guide is to help cities become more age-friendly by offering practical suggestions on evaluating current infrastructure and improving it.

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Guidelines for Pedestrian Rights of Way

These American standards comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines and will be useful for Canadian builders and planners as well.

Harpers Ferry Centre

For those who work in museums or national parks, this US site has comprehensive guidelines on how to make interpretive centres accessible to all.

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Making Ontario Accessible

This page outlines what businesses can and should do to make their facilities fully accessible, going beyond simply installing a ramp or door opener.

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Making your Business Accessible for People with Disabilities

This article provides some excellent ideas for small businesses.

Measuring Up the North – Final Report

This report outlines the highly successful project to assist nearly 40 communities to become more livable for all.

Measuring Up Vernon – Final Report

This report identifies many ways to remove barriers and improve the life of people with disabilities, and is applicable in many communities.

Naturally Accessible: Improving Access Through Information

Find out how to evaluate and promote accessible features in outdoor areas so people can decide which locations will best meet their needs.

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Park Accessibility

The project sought to identify barriers to park accessibility for people with disabilities and their companions, as well as solutions for addressing these barriers.

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Planning for the Future: Official Community Plan Tool

This guide offers practical advice on how to make an Official Community Plan more inclusive. It will be useful for city planners and those who work with disability issues.

Playgrounds Accessibility Guide

This guide is intended to help designers and operators in using the ADA accessibility guidelines for play areas. While not required in Canada, planners will find the information useful.

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Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design

Find out about best practice guidelines to make your museum, exhibit, or event space accessible to everyone.

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The Common Universal Design Dimensions

Use these simple tables for metric-imperial conversions for common measurements used in universal design.

United States Access Board Accessibility Guidelines

This independent US Federal agency is devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. It is a leading source of information on accessible design.

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Universal Design for Outdoor Spaces

With reference to the CSA standards, BC Building Code and ADA guidelines, this guide is a good compilation of suggestions for universal design for outdoor spaces with references to walkways, ...

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Making Ontario Accessible

A Blueprint for Action Developing Livable Communities for all Ages

A Guide to Creating Accessible Play Spaces

Accessible Festivals and Outdoor Events Guide

Age Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide

Americans with Disabilities Act

APEC Report on Best Practices in Accessible Tourism

Bathroom Modifications

BC Accessibility Hub

Canadian Standards Association Access Standards for the Built Environment

CareAge Home & Health

City of Vancouver Accessible Events Checklist and Resources

Curbless Showers: An Installation Guide

Equity and Inclusion Lens Handbook

Guide to Age Friendly Cities – World Health Organization

Guidelines for Pedestrian Rights of Way

Harpers Ferry Centre

Making Ontario Accessible

Making your Business Accessible for People with Disabilities

Measuring Up the North – Final Report

Measuring Up Vernon – Final Report

Naturally Accessible: Improving Access Through Information

Park Accessibility

Planning for the Future: Official Community Plan Tool

Playgrounds Accessibility Guide

Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design

The Common Universal Design Dimensions

United States Access Board Accessibility Guidelines

Universal Design for Outdoor Spaces

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