CAN-ASC-2.3 - Model Standard for the Built Environment – Accessibility for federally regulated entities as defined in the Accessible Canada Act
Scope:
Note: The title, scope and project need of this Notice of Intent (originally published on September 7, 2022) was updated by the responsible SDO on February 14, 2023.
The purpose of CAN-ASC-2.3 is to develop a standard that goes above mandatory minimum technical specifications and produces equity-based technical requirements for federally regulated entities as defined under the Accessible Canada Act. The purpose is to also combined both the application and design technical requirements in the built environment into one, unified standard.
There are common areas where persons with disabilities may face barriers related to the built environment. These include, but are not limited to:
- building entrances
- paths of travel
- access to storeys
- parking and loading zones
- controls
- power door operators
- assistive listening devices
- signage
- washrooms and universal washrooms (including showers)
Posted on Accessibility Standards Canada Webpage on March 22nd, 2021
Project need:
Accessibility Standards Canada was created under the Accessible Canada Act. Its mandate is to prevent, identify, and remove barriers to accessibility for Canadians with disabilities. In pursuit of this mandate, Accessibility Standards Canada develops standards based on the needs of people with disabilities. These needs have been identified through extensive consultations with Canadians with disabilities, including the Governor in Council appointed Board of Directors, who are primarily people with disabilities and have approved the development of this standard.
In addition to these identified needs, Accessibility Standards Canada standards are developed following the principle of “nothing without us”. This means that Accessibility Standards Canada standards are developed with research that has been led by people with disabilities or lived experience, participation of people with disabilities on our technical committees and produce equity-based requirements that take into account the needs and perspectives of people with disabilities. This also means that the public review process for this standard will be accessible, allowing even more people with disabilities to be part of the standards development process.
- prevent
- identify
- remove barriers to accessibility for Canadians with disabilities
Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.
Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.