Accessibility
The City of Peterborough is committed to demonstrate leadership for accessibility in the community. Our goal is to meet the diverse needs of all people and follow the principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity. We will strive to achieve an inclusive environment for our facilities, goods, services, employment, information, and transportation.
National AccessAbility Week 2023
Mayor Jeff Leal has proclaimed the week of May 28 to June 3, 2023 National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) in Peterborough.
Persons with disabilities are trusted friends, neighbours, community advocates, and beloved family members. Inclusion and equality for persons with disabilities benefits everyone. When persons with disabilities have equal opportunities to contribute to our community, have equal opportunities to work, have the same quality of service from their government, and enjoy the same quality of life as everyone else, we build a stronger economy – and a stronger Peterborough.
– Mayor Jeff Leal
As we embrace National AccessAbility Week, please remember that in unending jobs, many hands make light work. For NAAW 2023, let us celebrate those who have installed ramps along our paths and work to find ways to use universal design to build accessible paths for the advocates of tomorrow.
– Sioux Dickson, Chair of the City's Accessibility Advisory Committee
Read the full Proclamation for National AccessAbility Week |
Whereas National AccessAbility Week is a time to promote inclusion and accessibility in our communities and workplaces, and a time to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with disabilities; Whereas National AccessAbility Week is a time to recognize the efforts of individuals, communities and workplaces actively removing barriers to give people of all abilities a better opportunity to engage in their communities; Whereas Access Awareness Week was launched in 1987 following the Rick Hansen Man in Motion World Tour to promote better community access for people with disabilities; And Whereas the City of Peterborough is committed to building an inclusive community and providing accessible environments supporting the goal expressed in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act of achieving an accessible society by preventing and removing barriers to equal access for persons with disabilities; Therefore be it resolved that I, Jeff Leal, Mayor of the City of Peterborough, do hereby proclaim the week of May 28 to June 3, 2023, as AccessAbility Week in the City of Peterborough. |
Watch the Proclamation & AAC presentation |
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Events
- Join Guide Dog Tales for Drop-in Story Time at the Peterborough Public Library on Tuesday, May 30 starting at 10:15 a.m. Organized in partnership with the Council for Persons with Disabilities and the Canadian Council for the Blind.
- Try It Pickleball at the Sport and Wellness Centre on Thursday, June 1 starting at 5 p.m. Organized in partnership with the Council for Persons with Disabilities and Rally for Play.
- The second annual Capable Con will be hosted by the Council for Persons with Disabilities on Saturday, June 3 at the Venture North parking lot, 270 George St. N., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Road closures and service disruptions
Visit our News and Notices page for a full listing of current road closure and service disruption notices.
Plans and reports
Transforming Peterborough to be a place where every person can participate is important for people, businesses and community life. The 2018 to 2022 Accessibility Plan focuses on strategies and actions to ensure that all new and updated policies, strategic plans, programs, services and facilities fully incorporate an accessibility lens to make Peterborough more accessible and welcoming for everyone.
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. Learn more about the Accessibility Plan update project on the City's online public engagement platform, Connect Peterborough.
Accessibility plan consultation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Public engagement for the City of Peterborough Accessibility Plan update project was launched during National Accessibility Week in May 2022 and ran until August 31, 2022. Learn more about the feedback submitted through the Accessibility Plan Public Consultation Summary. Thank you for helping us to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities. |
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Compliance report | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Accessibility Compliance Report was submitted to the Government of Ontario in December 2021. If you are having difficulty accessing the PDF report in a web browser, right click the link and select the "Save link as..." option to download the PDF. |
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Status report | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessibility is included as part of the planning process for programs, services and facilities that are initiated every year. The work includes thinking about the fine details, researching best practices and consulting with the right people using an accessibility lens. The status report serves as an update on the progress towards meeting the planned initiatives listed in the City’s 2018 to 2022 Accessibility Plan. All initiatives are subject to annual budget allocations.
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