Alberta updates accessibility guidelines | CTV News [Video]

The Alberta government has published a new accessibility design guide, marking the first major update to the document since 2017.

The guide is meant to help architects, city planners, the construction industry and the public understand and implement building rules to make public and private spaces more accessible for those with mobility challenges and disabilities.

The guide doesn’t contain new building rules, but it does formalize a number of building code changes made earlier this year.

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Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver, whose portfolio includes the provincial building code, said in an interview that the changes include new requirements related to curb ramps, companion seating, power doors and signage.

“When you talk about people with mobility issues or disabilities … it’s a whole range of things,” McIver said. “Some of those disabilities or challenges are hearing, …