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.
Public consultation: Accessibility Plan update
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.
Complete a survey, mark accessibility barriers on a map and share accessible housing ideas online at connectptbo.ca/AccessibilityPlan. The community consultation is open from June 1 to August 31, 2022. Hard copies of the survey are available at City Hall, 500 George St. N. To provide feedback by phone, please call 705-742-7777 ext. 1785.
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.
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In August 2017, the City consulted with the public to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities. The survey was not your ordinary 7 minute survey. It included 53 questions with many opportunities to allow people to provide detailed feedback. 298 people completed the survey and provided 1898 comments. On average, people took 22 minutes to complete the survey. The feedback from the public helped us set priorities and clear goals in the 2018 to 2022 Accessibility Plan. Thank you for helping us to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities. |
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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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