{"id":1303,"date":"2025-04-11T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guide.cophan.org\/resources-and-tools\/guides-de-reference-et-axes-thematiques\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:48:28","slug":"reference-guides-and-focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guide.cophan.org\/en\/resources-and-tools\/reference-guides-and-focus-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference guides and focus areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"container-eklo\">\r\n    <div class=\"deco-circle custom-spacing\">\r\n        <svg width=\"233\" height=\"384\" viewBox=\"0 0 233 384\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n            <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_59_24)\">\r\n                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M371 105.931C400.271 105.931 424 82.2176 424 52.9655C424 23.7135 400.271 0 371 0C341.729 0 318 23.7135 318 52.9655C318 82.2176 341.729 105.931 371 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fonctionnelle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accompagnement en loisir d\u2019une personne ayant une limitation fonctionnelle : \u00e9valuation des besoins du participant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessibilit\u00e9 universelle des \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swimming pools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catalogue de mat\u00e9riel sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 pour am\u00e9liorer l\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 des piscines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide de proc\u00e9dure de participation dans une installation aquatique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide \u00e0 l\u2019attention du responsable aquatique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beaches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ressources et r\u00e9f\u00e9rences pour am\u00e9liorer l\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 universelle des plages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul 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activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibilit\u00e9 universelle des plateaux sportifs ext\u00e9rieurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sans Oublier de Bouger!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quiz<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GoQuiz: A guessing game developed by AlterGo to raise awareness of universal accessibility and explore its multiple facets. 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Plan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/corporate\/disability-inclusion-business-council.html\">Disability Inclusion Business Council<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian Business Disability Inclusion Network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/design.canada.ca\/style-guide\/\">Canada.ca Content Style Guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government of Qu\u00e9bec<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Architecture and urban planning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca\/fileadmin\/medias\/pdf\/Publications\/francais\/guide-accessibilite-batiment_2022.pdf\">Guide accessibilit\u00e9 b\u00e2timents<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca\/domaines-dintervention\/batiment\/la-reglementation\/chapitre-batiment-du-code-de-construction\/accessibilite-des-batiments-aux-personnes-handicapees\/\">Other accessibility resources<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-05\/2775-en-accessibilite-universelle-conception-environnements_ENG.pdf\">INSPQ guide: Designing accessible environments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Municipalities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ville de Qu\u00e9bec<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Architecture and urban planning<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/patrimoine\/details\/52327\/2425314?docref=w9Gp85OcYw-yCdC5c5GN2g\">Accessibility guide with fact sheets: Public buildings<\/a> (2010).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 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id=\"panel-focus-area-1-architecture-and-urban-planning-1\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4>International<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bandes de guidage au sol : Guide de recommandations.<\/li>\n<li>Batimedia, a free information and documentation website for building specifiers.<\/li>\n<li>Guide d&#8217;aide \u00e0 la conception d&#8217;un b\u00e2timent accessible, Collectif accessibilit\u00e9 Wallonie Bruxelles.<\/li>\n<li>Standard ISO 21542:2011, Building construction: Accessibility and usability of the built environment.<\/li>\n<li>Un espace public pour tous : Guide pour une planification coh\u00e9rente.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Federal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CSA B651-12: Accessible Design for the Built Environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sledge Hockey Accessibility: Design Guideline for Arenas, recognized by Hockey Canada.<\/p>\n<h4>Provincial<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Guide en mati\u00e8re de stationnement pour personnes handicap\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019intention des municipalit\u00e9s, Office des personnes handicap\u00e9es du Qu\u00e9bec (OPHQ).<\/li>\n<li>Design of Public Spaces Standard module, Government of Ontario.<\/li>\n<li>Barrier-free design standards, Qu\u00e9bec Construction Code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Regional and municipal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Centre communautaire Lebourgneuf : un mod\u00e8le d&#8217;accessibilit\u00e9! \u2013 Ville de Qu\u00e9bec. <\/li>\n<li>Crit\u00e8res d\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 universelle : d\u00e9ficience visuelle \u2013 Am\u00e9nagements ext\u00e9rieurs, Institut Nazareth, Louis-Braille et Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Logique (2014).<\/li>\n<li>Crit\u00e8res d\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 r\u00e9pondant aux besoins des personnes ayant une d\u00e9ficience visuelle, Institut Nazareth, Louis-Braille et Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Logique (2003).<\/li>\n<li>Tip sheet: Universal accessibility of performance venues, Ville de Gatineau.<\/li>\n<li>Technical data sheet on parking lots, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Logique.<\/li>\n<li>Guide pratique d\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 des salles de spectacles, 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