AllAccess - Practitioner Survey

AllAccess – Creating Accessible Public Space is a new program dedicated to making Ontario’s public spaces more accessible for everyone. The program helps designers, planners, municipalities, property owners and others involved in the design and development of public spaces to better understand and implement the Design of Public Spaces Standards (DOPS), the design requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

This survey is gathering information on how practitioners in Ontario design accessible public spaces and any challenges or lessons learned they have come across in their work. Anyone involved in the planning, design or development of public spaces is encouraged to participate.

For more information about AllAccess visit: http://allaccesspublicspace.ca/

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you?

Municipal planner

Architect/designer (private/non-profit)

Urban planner (private/non-profit)

Developer

Accessibility Advisory Committee Member

Property/asset manager

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What size is your organization?

1-19 employees

20-49 employees

50+ employees

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* 3. Are you involved in the design and/or development of public spaces? (e.g. publicly or privately owned spaces that are open and accessible to the public).

Yes

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* 4. Have you ever incorporated accessibility features into your public space projects?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered yes to Q#4, for which type of clients do you typically work for? (select as many that apply)

Municipal or provincial government clients

Institutional clients (education, healthcare or banking institutions)?

Developers working on P3 (private, public partnerships) projects?

Developers working on privately funded projects

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What do you think are the biggest challenges to designing/developing accessible public spaces? (rate on scale of 1 to 3)

	1 - not a challenge	2 - somewhat of a challenge	3 - significant challenge	Not sure
Lack of awareness about how to design an accessible public space	Lack of awareness about how to design an accessible public space 1 - not a challenge	Lack of awareness about how to design an accessible public space 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Lack of awareness about how to design an accessible public space 3 - significant challenge	Lack of awareness about how to design an accessible public space Not sure
Confusion about how and where to apply accessibility standards (e.g. DOPS, OBC)	Confusion about how and where to apply accessibility standards (e.g. DOPS, OBC) 1 - not a challenge	Confusion about how and where to apply accessibility standards (e.g. DOPS, OBC) 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Confusion about how and where to apply accessibility standards (e.g. DOPS, OBC) 3 - significant challenge	Confusion about how and where to apply accessibility standards (e.g. DOPS, OBC) Not sure
Costs associated with accessibility requirements	Costs associated with accessibility requirements 1 - not a challenge	Costs associated with accessibility requirements 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Costs associated with accessibility requirements 3 - significant challenge	Costs associated with accessibility requirements Not sure
Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities	Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities 1 - not a challenge	Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities 3 - significant challenge	Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities Not sure
Lack of consequences for not incorporating accessibility standards	Lack of consequences for not incorporating accessibility standards 1 - not a challenge	Lack of consequences for not incorporating accessibility standards 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Lack of consequences for not incorporating accessibility standards 3 - significant challenge	Lack of consequences for not incorporating accessibility standards Not sure
Property owners’ willingness to incorporate accessibility requirements	Property owners’ willingness to incorporate accessibility requirements 1 - not a challenge	Property owners’ willingness to incorporate accessibility requirements 2 - somewhat of a challenge	Property owners’ willingness to incorporate accessibility requirements 3 - significant challenge	Property owners’ willingness to incorporate accessibility requirements Not sure

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How familiar are you with the Design of Public Space Standards (DOPS), the design requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Heard of it, but not very familiar

Never heard of it

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* 8. How often does DOPS come into play in your work?

Very often

Somewhat often

Hardly ever

Never

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* 9. Do you have any feedback on how DOPS can be improved?

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* 10. Do you have any feedback on what about DOPS is working well?

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* 11. Did your organization submit an accessibility compliance report in 2017?

Yes

Don't know

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* 12. Within your organization, who is responsible for reporting on AODA/accessibility compliance?

The project manager (i.e. the person working directly on the project)

Human Resources Department

Legal Department

Don't know

Clerks Office

My organization doesn't report on AODA/compliance

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Would you be interested in tools or resources to help you to better understand and implement DOPS?

Yes

Maybe

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* 14. Which target audience(s) do you think needs education regarding DOPS?

Municipal planners

Architects/designers

Private developers

Urban planners (private/non-profit)

Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) Members

Property/asset managers

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What types of tools or resources would be most helpful to you?

Online informational resources

Webinars

Checklists

Cross-sectoral workshops

Knowledge sharing opportunities

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Any other comments?

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* 17. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and receive updates about the project, please leave your email address below.

Email Address