Accessibility Plan

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Let's update the accessibility plan!

The City is developing a new five-year road map to help make Peterborough more accessible and welcoming for everyone. The plan will outline priorities to identify, remove and prevent barriers, so everyone can participate in the community.

How can you help?

Let us know what is needed to make Peterborough more accessible. If you are a person with a disability who lives, visits, studies or works in the City of Peterborough, or you care or advocate for someone with a disability, we want to learn about your experiences. Your feedback will help set priorities and clear goals for the next five years of accessibility planning in Peterborough.

Moving in the right direction

Snapshot accessibility planning in Peterborough over the last 10 years:

  • 2012: Focused on compliance with accessibility laws in Ontario.
  • 2013: Thought about accessibility at the start of every process.
  • 2014 to 2015: Moved from “think” about accessibility to “think-research-consult” about accessibility.
  • 2016 to 2017: Used an accessibility lens on everyday business.
  • 2018 to 2022: Fully incorporated an accessibility lens into new and updated policies, strategic plans, programs, services, facilities and infrastructure.

Accommodations

The City recognizes some people may not be able to use various online public engagement features. Contact the project team for an accommodation to access engagement tools such as the map or survey. It's important to receive feedback from people of all abilities to help shape the accessibility plan. We're happy to help.

Thank you for helping us to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities.

Let's update the accessibility plan!

The City is developing a new five-year road map to help make Peterborough more accessible and welcoming for everyone. The plan will outline priorities to identify, remove and prevent barriers, so everyone can participate in the community.

How can you help?

Let us know what is needed to make Peterborough more accessible. If you are a person with a disability who lives, visits, studies or works in the City of Peterborough, or you care or advocate for someone with a disability, we want to learn about your experiences. Your feedback will help set priorities and clear goals for the next five years of accessibility planning in Peterborough.

Moving in the right direction

Snapshot accessibility planning in Peterborough over the last 10 years:

  • 2012: Focused on compliance with accessibility laws in Ontario.
  • 2013: Thought about accessibility at the start of every process.
  • 2014 to 2015: Moved from “think” about accessibility to “think-research-consult” about accessibility.
  • 2016 to 2017: Used an accessibility lens on everyday business.
  • 2018 to 2022: Fully incorporated an accessibility lens into new and updated policies, strategic plans, programs, services, facilities and infrastructure.

Accommodations

The City recognizes some people may not be able to use various online public engagement features. Contact the project team for an accommodation to access engagement tools such as the map or survey. It's important to receive feedback from people of all abilities to help shape the accessibility plan. We're happy to help.

Thank you for helping us to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities.

  • Accessibility Plan Consultation Survey

    Introduction

    This survey will be used to collect feedback that will inform updates to the City of Peterborough’s Accessibility Plan. The survey will be open from June 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022.

    Background

    If you are a person with a disability who visits, lives, studies or works in the City of Peterborough, or you care or advocate for someone with a disability, we want to learn about your experiences. Everyone is invited to participate in this survey to help us know what is needed to make Peterborough more accessible. Your response will help set priorities and clear goals for the next phase of accessibility planning in Peterborough.

    Participation

    Your participation is completely voluntary. If you do not wish to answer some or all of the questions, you can skip a question or stop the survey at any time.

    Privacy

    Your privacy is important to us. Information is gathered and used in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to help the City achieve its accessibility goals and meet the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). This is an anonymous survey. No personal information will be collected. Contact the project team for questions related to the collection of information in this survey.

    Accommodations upon request

    This survey was designed with accessibility in mind. However, we recognize that not all people access information in the same way. If you need help completing this survey or require an alternative format, contact the project team to discuss options and we’ll work with you to accommodate your needs. A paper copy of the survey can be found at City Hall, the Library or by calling 705-742-7777 x1630.

    Thank you for participating in this survey.

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Page last updated: 12 Aug 2022, 08:23 PM