- Alias
- Accessibility Guidelines
- Applies to
- designer
- Document date
- 2021
The 2021 update of the City of Toronto's accessibility design guidelines, introduced by the City Manager as a living document supporting the multi-year accessibility plan, and replacing the guidelines first introduced in April 2004. It opens with the legislative and policy overview, principles and goals of universal design, guideline application and scope, defined terms and space and reach range dimensions, then covers exterior paths of travel, pedestrian crossings, parking and arrival areas, interior paths, entrances and doors, washrooms and change rooms, specialized facilities, lighting, communication systems and controls.
What it covers
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- How to Use This Guideline
- Defined Terms
- Space and Reach Ranges
- Exterior Paths of Travel
- Pedestrian Crossings and Signals
- Parking, Vehicular Arrival and Departure Areas
- Exterior Specialized Areas
- Exterior Furniture, Equipment and Street Elements
- Exterior Materials and Finishes
- Interior Paths of Travel
- Entrances, Exits, Doors and Doorways
- Plumbing Fixtures, Washrooms and Change Rooms
- Interior Rooms and Areas
- Interior Specialized Facilities
- Interior Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
- Interior Materials and Finishes
- Lighting
- Communication and Information Systems
- Signals and Controls
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- Publisher
- City of Toronto
- Category
- Study requirements
- Published under
- Pre Application Consultation — the municipality's own heading
- Agencies
- City of Toronto · Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee
- Tags
guidelineaccessibilityuniversal-designbuilding-design