Experts say patios need better across\u002Dthe\u002Dboard standardization to make them more accessible and predictable
“Cities were looking at creative ways to adapt, and they were forced to do it on a much faster timetable than they’re used to.”
“That’s where the frustration is coming in, because they can’t hit the ground running with these patios,” she said.Article content In some cases the pandemic patios actually improved accessibility, said Maayan Ziv, founder and CEO of AccessNow. For example, businesses that perhaps didn’t have accessible indoor seating before were able to do so with the additional outdoor space, she said.“No public money should be going to the installation of new barriers, no permits or authorizations should be granted to businesses that have not considered the accessible access points to these spaces.
“If you leave it to each municipality to reinvent the accessibility wheel, they either won’t, or they risk getting it wrong. And you’re burdening people with disabilities in each community to have to fight about this,” said Lepofsky, who wants to see provincial accessibility standards for outdoor seating areas.
Toderian agreed that patio programs should be approached in a standardized way, instead of a program that requires case-by-case reviews of patio designs as some do.Both Calgary and Edmonton appear to have clear and helpful guidelines for their patios, said DiPaolo, helping businesses figure out what their patio should look like instead of “starting from scratch in every case.”
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