Living
Accessibility
Getting There: If you're providing transportation for your event, can people with mobility challenges use it?Signage: Are universal accessibility symbols clearly visible from various entry points and at perimeters of your service areas?
Parking: Are adequate disabled parking spots available and well marked, near a curb cut and within reasonable rolling distance to the entrance?
Pathways: Are pathways to sections of your site manoeuvrable in a wheelchair? Is signage appropriate for persons with low vision?
Seating: Is accessible seating available? Are these seats located in a variety of places to allow closeness to friends and relatives?
Information Giving: Communication is everything. Consider alternate audio and visual modes of communication (i.e. sign language interpretation)
Bathrooms: Can a person with a wheelchair use the bathrooms at your site? Are washrooms accessible with wide stalls, grab bars and lower mounted equipment such as urinals, sinks and mirrors? If you are renting port-a-potties, include some that are wheelchair accessible.
Water Fountains and Phones: Can a person who uses a wheelchair or is small use the phone or get a drink?
Support Workers: If a support worker attends the event to support a person with a disability, will you be charging them admission? Consider honouring P.A.L. Cards. Contact Stephen Holloway, Inclusion Coordinator at 625-3220 or sholloway@thunderbay.ca for more information.
Promote Your Accessibility: If your event is accessible, say so! Include accessibility on your promotional materials. Are alternative types of promotional materials available (such as large print brochures)?
