Heritage for All

The Project

The Heritage for All research project aimed to eliminate physical barriers to Canada's federally owned heritage buildings while preserving historical integrity. The project researched and proposed accessibility strategies with the intention of informing and advancing future national accessibility standards for federally owned heritage buildings.

Funded by the Accessibility Standards Canada’s Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program, participating organizations included the KITE Research Institute, Easter Seals Canada, the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, Canadian Disability Foundation, Phil Goldsmith Architect and National Trust for Canada. Human Space facilitated input and coordinated efforts to better understand the issues, challenges, and opportunities of improving accessibility within various historic contexts.

Project activities included an environmental scan of federally owned heritage buildings in urban centres, national outreach to people with disabilities, disability organizations, and heritage professionals, a literature review, documentation of case studies, and the development of a suite of approaches and recommendations. The final product was a report published in English and French to help inform the development of CAN-ASC-2.7: Heritage Buildings and Sites-Accessibility for Federally Regulated Entities as defined by the Accessible Canada Act.

Click below to to view the English or French report:

English
French