community accessibility planning three best practices oshawa access forum may 8, 2006

Community Accessibility Planning

Three best practices

Oshawa Access Forum

May 8, 2006

The three best practices

Indoor scooter room

Visitable Design

Retail Audit Program

Indoor Scooter Room

Location criteria

•Main hallway-corridor

•Near elavator, if multi-storied building

•Near main entrance

Room design features• secure barrier-free door

• path-of-travel

• electrical, plumbing ventilation servicing

• flooring

• amenities

Other design considerations:• User agreements

• Guest Parking space

• Maintenance- cleaning

• Fire safety

• Stakeholder- user input

Visitable Design

The Site

Integrated Transit Service

Accessible paths of travel to-from transit

Integrated play structure, amenity areas

No steps @ entrance

Wider doorways

All units incorporate design principles

•No steps

•Wider doorways

•Wider hallways

•Hardware, fixtures, furnishings

A final product

Retail Audit Program

The Sponsors•Lindsay BIA

•Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce

The Volunteers• East Side Mario’s (Suburban location)

• Kent Book Store (Downtown location)

Item- Feature Notes- Comments

Site Parking Location_______________________________________________________________Access Aisle_________________________ Signage______________________________________________________________Lighting_____________________________________________________________Connections__________________________________________________________

The Basic Retail Accessibility Checklist

Passenger Drop-off Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage________________________________________________________________ Lighting________________________________________________________________ Connections_________________________

Walkways Location_______________________________________________________________Surface_____________________________ Width_________________________________________________________________Lighting________________________________________________________________Connections - Curbcuts____________________________________________________

Exterior Signs Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Type__________________________________________________________________ Font__________________________________________________________________ Colour Contrast_______________________

Main Entrance Location_______________________________________________________________Doors______________________________ Door hardware__________________________________________________________Lighting________________________________________________________________Signage________________________________________________________________

Lobby area Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel__________________________________________________________ Lighting________________________________________________________________ Amenities___________________________ ___________________________________Signage_____________________________

Seating Type(s)_______________________________________________________________Path-of-travel________________________ Options______________________________________________________________Lighting_____________________________________________________________Amenities____________________________________________________________

Bar Area Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Seating________________________________________________________________Bar Height- Details_______________________________________________________ Lighting________________________________________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ Patio Location_______________________________________________________________Path-of-travel________________________ Signage______________________________________________________________Lighting______________________________________________________________Seating______________________________________________________________

Displays-Aisles Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage________________________________________________________________ Lighting________________________________________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________

Sales- Reception Location_______________________________________________________________Path-of-travel________________________ Signage______________________________________________________________Lighting______________________________________________________________Counter design________________________________________________________

Washrooms Location____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage________________________________________________________________ Lighting________________________________________________________________ Path-of-travel external_________________ ___________________________________Path-of-travel internal_________________Features

Communication Menus_______________________________________________________________Flyers______________________________ Signage______________________________________________________________Announcement Boards___________________________________________________Catalogues______________________________________________________________

Others ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________

An example of Accessible

Retailing

A food menu

Communications – Audit Component

Standard Menu Page

NewNewAsparagus & Ricotta CappellettiTender pasta filled with ricotta and asparagus, tossed in Alfredo sauce with roasted peppers and asparagus.

Modified page

For help with your accessibility projects

Kevin M. Duguay

Community Planning and Consulting Inc.

Phone : (705) 749-6710

Cell : (705) 931-0975

Email : kevin@kmdplanning.com

Web : www.kmdplanning.com

Thank you!