Community Accessibility Planning

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Community Accessibility Planning Three best
practices Oshawa Access Forum May 8, 2006
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The three best practices
Indoor scooter room Visitable
Design Retail Audit Program
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Indoor Scooter Room
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• Location criteria
• Main hallway-corridor
• Near elavator, if multi-storied building
• Near main entrance

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• Room design features
• secure barrier-free door
• path-of-travel
• electrical, plumbing ventilation servicing
• flooring
• amenities

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• Other design considerations
• User agreements
• Guest Parking space
• Maintenance- cleaning
• Fire safety
• Stakeholder- user input

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Visitable Design
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The Site
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Integrated Transit Service
Accessible paths of travel to-from transit
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Integrated play structure, amenity areas
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No steps _at_ entrance Wider doorways
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• All units incorporate design principles
• No steps
• Wider doorways
• Wider hallways
• Hardware, fixtures, furnishings

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A final product
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Retail Audit Program
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• The Sponsors
• Lindsay BIA
• Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce
• The Volunteers
• East Side Marios (Suburban location)
• Kent Book Store (Downtown location)

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The Basic Retail Accessibility Checklist
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An example of Accessible
Retailing A food menu
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Communications Audit Component
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Standard Menu Page
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Modified page
New Asparagus Ricotta Cappelletti Tender pasta
filled with ricotta and asparagus, tossed in
Alfredo sauce with roasted peppers and asparagus.
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For help with your accessibility projects
Kevin M. Duguay Community Planning and Consulting
Inc. Phone [phone] Cell (705)
931-0975 Email kevin_at_kmdplanning.com Web
www.kmdplanning.com
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Thank you!