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The Accessibility British Columbia Act came into effect in June 2021. The Act requires municipalities and other organizations to identify how the organization will identify, remove, and prevent barriers to those in your organization and those who interact with it. The Act requires municipalities to:
1. Have an Accessibility Plan, that is updated every three years
2. Have an Accessibility Committee to advise on how to remove existing barriers, and prevent future barriers
3. Have a Feedback Tool to receive feedback on their Accessibility Plan and how accessible the organization is generally
Making accessibility a priority in community planning has numerous benefits and, most importantly, ensures genuine inclusion in the community. Accessible design focuses on designing for people with diverse abilities. It also considers permanent, temporary, and situational challenges people may face throughout their lifetime. Accessible communities serve seniors, families with young children, persons carrying heavy loads, persons with injuries, and persons with disabilities better.
The Accessibility British Columbia Act came into effect in June 2021. The Act requires municipalities and other organizations to identify how the organization will identify, remove, and prevent barriers to those in your organization and those who interact with it. The Act requires municipalities to:
1. Have an Accessibility Plan, that is updated every three years
2. Have an Accessibility Committee to advise on how to remove existing barriers, and prevent future barriers
3. Have a Feedback Tool to receive feedback on their Accessibility Plan and how accessible the organization is generally
Making accessibility a priority in community planning has numerous benefits and, most importantly, ensures genuine inclusion in the community. Accessible design focuses on designing for people with diverse abilities. It also considers permanent, temporary, and situational challenges people may face throughout their lifetime. Accessible communities serve seniors, families with young children, persons carrying heavy loads, persons with injuries, and persons with disabilities better.
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As a wheelchair user I am often disappointed with the accessibility in this town and businesses. No access to some stores and limited mobility in most. The beautification of downtown was wonderful but really limited the space on the sidewalks for wheelchair users with the planters and trees taking up the majority of room on the sidewalks when sharing with pedestrians.
DebK
10 days ago
The sidewalks in the winter aren't all cleared off and big piles of snow banked up are very hard for anyone to manoveur let alone drifts of snow!
Gloria Jean Preston
5 months ago
I hate having to create an account and use passwords etc. Just let us phone or email! I was told there was a survey do do, can't fund it. I am now a senior with mobility issues and find ot very hard in this town! Went to mayor last year for more handicap parking spots and was told Creston has more than enuf! Which is very untrue! He also promised short time parking spots which never happened! For eg in front of Credit union pn the main street needs a parking spot, because the credit union one us in the parking lot around the corner. If u can hardly walk, very hard to get there. Why not have one directly on front of the bldg? One should "walk a mile >in our moccasins"
Gloria Jean Preston
5 months ago
Footpaths are too broken up, some crossings without any form of cross signal need the installed, the crossings from 16th back into town aren't safe for elderly or wheelchairs.
Abbey
6 months ago
We need push button lights flashing at all cross walks from 16 th Ave to 10 Ave that do not have stop lights.
Tim Lengyell
6 months ago
On an electric scooter, much of the sidewalk along Canyon street is uneven and broken up. Bylaws require scooters to use sidewalks. The Canyon steet public washroom needs an electric door to provide access for wheelchairs. Crosswalks at 15th and 14th and Canyon st are dangerous as the sidewalk sides are hidden by landscaping and parked vehicles. Could use a flashing sign to be activated by pedestrians.
Signe Miller
6 months ago
The baseball fields at the rec center are not handicap accessible at all
Cristal
6 months ago
Creston has a lot of places as a wheelchair user I can not get into also handcaped parking stall on Main Street you can not access the sidewalk because of the curb
As a wheelchair user I am often disappointed with the accessibility in this town and businesses. No access to some stores and limited mobility in most. The beautification of downtown was wonderful but really limited the space on the sidewalks for wheelchair users with the planters and trees taking up the majority of room on the sidewalks when sharing with pedestrians.
The sidewalks in the winter aren't all cleared off and big piles of snow banked up are very hard for anyone to manoveur let alone drifts of snow!
I hate having to create an account and use passwords etc. Just let us phone or email! I was told there was a survey do do, can't fund it. I am now a senior with mobility issues and find ot very hard in this town! Went to mayor last year for more handicap parking spots and was told Creston has more than enuf! Which is very untrue! He also promised short time parking spots which never happened! For eg in front of Credit union pn the main street needs a parking spot, because the credit union one us in the parking lot around the corner. If u can hardly walk, very hard to get there. Why not have one directly on front of the bldg? One should "walk a mile >in our moccasins"
Footpaths are too broken up, some crossings without any form of cross signal need the installed, the crossings from 16th back into town aren't safe for elderly or wheelchairs.
We need push button lights flashing at all cross walks from 16 th Ave to 10 Ave that do not have stop lights.
On an electric scooter, much of the sidewalk along Canyon street is uneven and broken up. Bylaws require scooters to use sidewalks.
The Canyon steet public washroom needs an electric door to provide access for wheelchairs.
Crosswalks at 15th and 14th and Canyon st are dangerous as the sidewalk sides are hidden by landscaping and parked vehicles. Could use a flashing sign to be activated by pedestrians.
The baseball fields at the rec center are not handicap accessible at all
Creston has a lot of places as a wheelchair user I can not get into also handcaped parking stall on Main Street you can not access the sidewalk because of the curb