TORONTO ACCESSIBLE VENUES LIST
This list was started in 2011, after having several conversations with friends who planned events in Toronto. A regularly occurring question was which venues in the city were more physically accessible. We all had our own mini-lists of venues and contacts, or had to go about making one when we booked events. The Google Doc below is a preliminary list to help to close that gap.
Accessibility is a term that encompasses a lot of things – from ramps, to childcare, to seating, to lighting, to ticket prices, and beyond! This list is a bare-bones set of details about venues, focusing on the physical accessibility of entrances, floor plans, and washrooms.
When adding to this list:
only add venues that have physically accessible entrances, floorplans, and washrooms
only add venues that you definitely know the access info about (not ‘I think there's no steps at the front door…’)
provide as much specific info about the site as you can
TORONTO ACCESSIBLE VENUES GOOGLE DOC LINK:
Share this link with friends and colleagues! With our collective knowledge, we can generate a tool that will be a time saver for everyone.
General Resources
Wellwise (formerly called Shoppers Drug Mart Home Healthcare) rents out 6′ 8′ 10′ x 25-30″ temporary portable wheelchair ramps. $20 for a week, with an extra $15 for delivery. They work best with a 2-3 day notice. (This info was posted by Aemilius Ramirez on Facebook – I haven’t tried renting there. Would love to hear about people’s experiences with this.)
Accessible Toronto – a group that does detailed accessibility audits of venues in the city
Radical Access Mapping Project – a group in Vancouver that does site audits of venues – this link includes sample site audits
How to Be Fragrance Free – Peggy Munson
Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Genius – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Accessible Venues Lists for Other Cities
If you have made a list of accessible venues for your community, please get in touch – I’d love to include that info and link here.