There are a multitude of guides and resource directories on accessibility, adaptation and universal accessibility. It would be impossible to list them all here. However, the documents presented below illustrate the diversity of documents available, covering various topics such as architecture, urban planning, transportation, employment, communications, recreation, among many others. These guides concern all levels of government, as well as international and institutional bodies.

Here are the main guides available:

Government of Québec

Communication

Annual action plans for persons with disabilities

Transportation

Architecture and urban planning

AlterGo – Resource guide and references

By clicking on the link above, you will access an extensive list of accessibility resources and guides. These documents cover various areas and levels of application, such as architecture, urban planning, recreation, communications and public policy.

General resources

International

  • International Network on the Disability Creation Process (DCP).

Federal

  • Releasing Constraints: Projecting the Economic Impacts of Increased Accessibility in Ontario.
  • A contract worth more than a billion dollars: Study on the behaviours and attitudes of people with a physical disability with respect to tourism, culture and transportation in Québec, Kéroul.

Provincial

  • À part entière : pour un véritable exercice du droit à l’égalité, Gouvernement du Québec.
  • Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Government of Québec.
  • Enquête québécoise sur les limitations d’activités, les maladies chroniques et le vieillissement 2010-2011, Institut de la statistique du Québec.
  • Guide pour la production du plan d’action annuel à l’égard des personnes handicapées, Office des personnes handicapées du Québec.
  • L’accès aux loisirs municipaux pour les personnes handicapées, Office des personnes handicapées du Québec.
  • Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration.
  • Obligations des camps de jour à l’égard des enfants en situation de handicap, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse.
  • Vers une intégration réussie des jeunes ayant des besoins particuliers, Association des camps du Québec.

Regional and municipal

  • Cahier des bons coups 2010, Municipalités accessibles.
  • Répertoire des trouvailles en approvisionnement accessible, Municipalités accessibles.