Accessibility Resources

Links relating to accessible public transit, housing, pedestrian crossings, and emergency preparedness in the Region of Durham.

• Durham Region Transit Specialized Services
• Accessible (Modified) Housing – Region of Durham
• Accessible Pedestrian Crossings – Region of Durham
• Emergency Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs

• Abilities Centre
• Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
• Autism Home Base
• Brain Injury Association Durham
• Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
• Canadian Hearing Services
• Canadian Mental Health Association Durham 
• Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB)
• CNIB - Vision Loss Rehabilitation Centre
• Community Care Durham
• Community Living Ajax-Pickering-Whitby
• Diabetes Canada
• Durham Down Syndrome Association
• Durham Medical
• Epilepsy Durham
• Kinark Family and Youth Services
• Grandview Kids
• March of Dimes
• Ontario Shores
• Vikings Rugby Club
• Vision Loss Rehabilitation Ontario
• WindReach Farm

• Accessible Canada Act, Bill C-81 – link to federal accessibility requirements
• Integrated Accessibility Standards, Ontario Regulation 191/11  – link to provincial accessibility requirements
• Ontario Building Code, Ontario Regulation 332/12 – Section 8 provides information on barrier-free design requirements
• Ontario Human Rights Code – The Code prohibits actions that discriminate against people based on a protected ground, including disability, in a protected social area