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 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- FeatureNotes- Comments Site ParkingLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Access Aisle_________________________ Signage____________________________ __________________________________ Lighting___________________________ __________________________________ Connections________________________ __________________________________ The Basic Retail Accessibility Checklist

Passenger Drop-offLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage_____________________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Connections_________________________ WalkwaysLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Surface_____________________________ Width______________________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Connections - Curbcuts_________________ ___________________________________

Exterior SignsLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Type_______________________________ ___________________________________ Font_______________________________ ___________________________________ Colour Contrast_______________________ Main EntranceLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Doors______________________________ Door hardware_______________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage_____________________________ ___________________________________

Lobby areaLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel_______________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Amenities___________________________ ___________________________________ Signage _____________________________ SeatingType(s)____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ Options____________________________ __________________________________ Lighting___________________________ __________________________________ Amenities__________________________ __________________________________

Bar AreaLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Seating_____________________________ ___________________________________ Bar Height- Details____________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ PatioLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ Signage____________________________ __________________________________ Lighting____________________________ __________________________________ Seating____________________________ __________________________________

Displays-AislesLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage_____________________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ Sales- ReceptionLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel________________________ Signage____________________________ __________________________________ Lighting____________________________ __________________________________ Counter design______________________ __________________________________

WashroomsLocation____________________________ ___________________________________ Signage_____________________________ ___________________________________ Lighting_____________________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel external_________________ ___________________________________ Path-of-travel internal_________________ Features

CommunicationMenus____________________________ ___________________________________ Flyers______________________________ Signage____________________________ __________________________________ Announcement Boards_________________ __________________________________ Catalogues___________________________ ___________________________________ Others___________________________________

An example of Accessible Retailing A food menu

Communications – Audit Component

Standard Menu Page

New Asparagus & Ricotta Cappelletti Tender pasta filled with ricotta and asparagus, tossed in Alfredo sauce with roasted peppers and asparagus. Modified page

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