2023-2027 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan

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Accessibility impacts everyone. It affects our ability to experience joy, safety, convenience and adventure.

What considerations need to be made to ensure City of Vaughan programs, policies, procedures and services are free from barriers? How can we ensure City-managed public spaces thoughtfully consider the needs of individuals with vision impairments, hearing deficiencies, social anxieties, autism and sensory sensitivities or developmental delays, just to name a few? How can the City ensure you have access to the information you require in the format you require it in?

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the City of Vaughan has an obligation to regularly develop and monitor a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan. To draft this plan, a wide range of community members and residents — particularly those with lived experience of barriers to access, equity and inclusion — must be consulted with and welcomed into the conversation.

The City is committed to ensuring the next Multi-Year Accessibility Plan (2023-2027) will be designed with the inputs of a greater and wider range of Vaughan residents than ever before. That means collecting the inputs of as many residents, workers and visitors to Vaughan as possible; in particular, those who have disabilities, or who are loved ones of people with disabilities or who work with people with disabilities.

GET INVOLVED!

Engagement on the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan update closed on April 2.

From Feb. 15 to April 2, members of the public were invited to share their accessibility stories and describe what a fully enabling and accessible City of Vaughan looks and feels like.

Accessibility impacts everyone. It affects our ability to experience joy, safety, convenience and adventure.

What considerations need to be made to ensure City of Vaughan programs, policies, procedures and services are free from barriers? How can we ensure City-managed public spaces thoughtfully consider the needs of individuals with vision impairments, hearing deficiencies, social anxieties, autism and sensory sensitivities or developmental delays, just to name a few? How can the City ensure you have access to the information you require in the format you require it in?

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the City of Vaughan has an obligation to regularly develop and monitor a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan. To draft this plan, a wide range of community members and residents — particularly those with lived experience of barriers to access, equity and inclusion — must be consulted with and welcomed into the conversation.

The City is committed to ensuring the next Multi-Year Accessibility Plan (2023-2027) will be designed with the inputs of a greater and wider range of Vaughan residents than ever before. That means collecting the inputs of as many residents, workers and visitors to Vaughan as possible; in particular, those who have disabilities, or who are loved ones of people with disabilities or who work with people with disabilities.

GET INVOLVED!

Engagement on the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan update closed on April 2.

From Feb. 15 to April 2, members of the public were invited to share their accessibility stories and describe what a fully enabling and accessible City of Vaughan looks and feels like.

Share Your Story

What does a fully accessible and enabling City of Vaughan look like to you?

What is your own experience of accessibility and inclusion? And what would you like the City of Vaughan to learn from your accessibility story?

One in every two people experience some form of a barrier that prevents them from performing everyday life tasks, carrying out work or household responsibilities, or engaging in leisure, recreational and social activities. 

Whether it’s a broken bone, mental-health related, a chronic health condition, substance dependence, a learning disability, neurodivergence like ADHD or autism, seizures, or pregnancy, to name only a few, it’s inevitable that you, a loved one or someone you know well, are confronting the obstacles and frustrations that result from having a disability. Sometimes they are temporary and sometimes they are not. What should we know about the needs, concerns and dreams of those living with disabilities?

Thank you for sharing your story with us.
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

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    Accessibility for all!

    by anderst, about 1 year ago

    I personally have been affected physically because of my MS(multiple sclerosis). I have had numbness in my extremities due to my MS since the age of 16 years old. At the age of 19 my right hand was completely paralyzed for 4 months. I was unable to write, hold small change or even doing usual things using my right hand. I unfortunately was unable to go to university that year which was 1985 so I worked as a cashier initially at McDonald's in the drive through and my colleagues would assist me writing grill slips for orders that had exemptions... Continue reading

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    If you do not have a disability please dont park in this spot

    by MMSF member1, about 1 year ago
    I have Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and at this time I am still capable of driving. What upsets me the most is when i see fully capable drivers who do not have any disability park in the handicap spots so they can save time to go into a Tims or a convivence store just for a minute to buy lotto tickets or a coffee or what ever. I have been with our members who use walkers and powered wheelchairs waiting for a spot for these inconsiderate drivers to return to their vehicles. I have confronted these drivers, asked what their... Continue reading
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    Seating around the city

    by S Romano, about 1 year ago
    Years ago I was struck by a car when I was a pedestrian. This left me with (sometimes extreme) lower back pain. I’m often looking for a seat while trying to enjoy a walk outside or even indoors at places such as Vaughan Mills mall. I need to sit for a brief period before I can continue enjoying my walk. Benches are very lacking considering the aging population of many citizens in Vaughan. I’m in my early 60’s but unfortunately this has been my lifestyle for many years now. Hoping something can be done to accommodate many of us. Thank... Continue reading
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    Living with Progressive Multiple Scorlosis

    by Brian, about 1 year ago

    I am a person living in Vaughan with Progressive Multiple Scorlosis with my wife and adult childrenin in he New Westminster and Clark community. I dont use public transit as it is not available to me. I could use transit and combine it with accessible public transit in Toronto, but too much of a process to complete ( Doctors). The traffic lights do not give enough time to cross the road and not pushing the signal on Fridays and Saturdays because I follow Shabbat. and so on!

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