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CHFC recommends that all co-op housing be Visitable.
Click
here for the CHF Visitable Housing Resolution
Habitat
for Humanity Canada
Housing
Design Guidelines ‘strongly suggest that all houses should
be built with one entrance being accessible to those with
difficult mobility, and that all passage doors be made at
least 2’8” wide and hallways at least 3’4” wide to accommodate
people with disabilities.’
Click
here for Habitat for Humanity Canada
Alberta
Focus
on Affordable Housing: may drive thinking toward visitability.
Premier had a cross province Think Tank on affordable housing.
Ron Wickman, Neil Pearce and others trying to influence re:
Visitability.
MS Society is leading
the way for visitable housing.
Cornerstones:
Edmonton's Plan for Affordable Housing
2006-2011
100
percent visitable and 10 percent adaptable suites in all new
multi-family developments that receive funding from Cornerstones.
Design
Charette Edmonton
June 2006
For 43+/- unit townhouse
project at least 4 must be fully accessible housing units
ans all units must be wheelchair accessible into at least
one entry to ensure visitability.
Advisory
Board on Services for People with Disabilities (ABSPD)
July
2005
ABSPD
recommend changes to the 1997 Alberta Building Code, to incorporate
100 percent visitability and 10 percent adaptable suites in
all new multi-family developments, as well as to incorporate
these specifications into Cornerstones: Edmonton's Plan for
Affordable Housing 2006-2011
Focus
Group Edmonton
Dec
2003
Recommendations
will be used to develop the Edmonton Comprehensive Community
Plan on Housing and Support Services 2004-2008. The group
identified gaps in housing and found the 'need (for) more
adapted and accessible units' for all new publicly funded
buildings should be universally accessible. This group used
a U.S definition of Visitability.
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British
Columbia
Saanich
- Basic Adaptable Housing Zoning Bylaw 8200
June
1, 2004
Saanich's
Adaptable Housing is based on the principle of "Visitability".
Saanich
has developed both ‘Voluntary Design Guidelines for Adaptable
Housing’ Guidelines for Apartment buildings and Guidelines
for Ground-Oriented Housing (Single Family and Townhouses)
and
‘Mandatory Building Standards for Adaptable Housing’.
Click
here for more information on Adaptable Housing.
The
City of North Vancouver
Zoning
By-law, 1995 No.6700 Amendment Bylaw No. 2005, No. 7721.
July
2005
Adaptable Housing Guidelines- specifies
three levels of access for multiple unit buildings.
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Manitoba
Manitoba
Housing and Renewal Corporation
MHRC
is encouraging the use of Visitable design as seen in the
following projects. Renovations are ongoing in MHRC-owned
properties to incorporate Visitability at a minimum. Three
initiatives are described below. www.gov.mb.ca/fs/housing/visitable_housing.html
Visitable
Housing: Community Building Through Visitable & Adaptable
Housing
April 28, 2006
Hilderman Thomas
Frank Cram Lanscape Architects + Planners www.htfc.mb.ca
Lanny
L.M Silver Architect
www.mts.net/~silver/
PARA -Progressive Accessibility Re-Form Associates
This
report on Visitable Housing Manitoba contains recommendations
for visitable policy, technical information on visitability,
provides resources from around the world as well as different
layers of accessible features from visitable, enhanced visitable,
adaptable, accessible and universally designed housing.
Northern
Housing Model
Winter
2002/2003
Thompson,
Manitoba
www.hydro.mb.ca/in_the_community/northern_model_home.shtml
Combines
Visitability with energy efficiency
Winnipeg
Affordable Housing Initiative's Infill Housing Program
2004
ongoing
133
Visitable homes have been built on MHRC owned property from
the $1.1 million in Affordable Housing Initiative funding.
The funding will support the construction of new, affordable,
energy efficient homes in Winnipeg’s inner city through
the Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative.
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City
of Winnipeg Accessibility Design Standards
2006
Visitable public
housing units shall comply with the 'Visitable dwelling units'
section of the CAN/CSA B562: Accessible design for the built
environment. Accessible public housing units shall comply
with the 'Accessible dwelling units'section of CAN/CSA B651:
Accessible design for the built environment.
Winnipeg
Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
Flora
Place Housing Project, Winnipeg
2006-2007
www.whrc.ca/index.shtml
In
collaboration with Ten Ten Sinclair Inc. this project provides
housing for families with accessibility needs. The 28
visitable units, of which 4 are fully accessible, are built
with slab on grade foundation, 36 inch doorways, barrier-free
bathrooms and a no step entrance.
Affordable
Housing Assistance New Rental Supply Program
Morden
MB
August
4 2005
Funding
of $600,000 is being provided to construct a 30-unit "Visitable"
housing project.
New
Brunswick
NewFoundland
+ Labrador
A
group has developed: Universal Design Group (disability, health
care, design, developers) and is working to influence design
of the built environment.
The group is influencing design of new apartment buildings
to have wider doorways, no step entrance on all apartment
buildings.
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Nova
Scotia
Nova
Scotia League for Equal Opportunities
Inclusive Homes-
Affordable/Accessible Housing Position Paper
October 2006
Requesting an amendement
to the Barrier-Free section of the Nova Scotia Building Code
regulation section "C" 3.8(1) Dealing with barrier-free
design to include (A) Houses, including semi-detached, duplexes,
triplexes, townhouses, row houses, boarding houses and rooming
houses.
Click
here for the Inclusive Homes- Affordable/Accessible Housing
Position Paper
Click
here for the Adequate, Affordable, Accessible Homes Discussion
Paper
Click
here for the Inclusive Housing Position Paper
Nova
Scotia Request for Proposals- Tender
# 60130839
November
23 2006
Department
of Community Services issued its RFP (Request For Proposals)
for “Affordable New Rental Housing” under the Canada-Nova
Scotia Affordable Housing Agreement.
A
minimum of ten percent (10%) of units funded must be designed
in compliance with Barrier Free Design Requirements of the
Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations. All non-Barrier Free
units funded within a development which are serviced by elevator
or are grade-level accessible, must be made “visitable” through
construction in accordance with the Visitability Requirements
attached as Appendix “D”. The adoption of visitability requirements
is an initiative of the Affordable Housing Program and endeavours
to provide leadership to the building industry by raising
the profile of visitability as a common and beneficial building
practice that can be achieved without undue economic burden.
Visitability
means
a housing unit designed to reduce the basic physical barriers
otherwise presented to visitors with mobility impairments
and to aid in the provision of infrastructure required to
convert the housing unit to a Barrier Free unit in the future.
Visitability requirements are listed as Appendix “D”.
Requirements
Visitable
housing means housing designed to reduce the basic physical
barriers otherwise presented to visitors with mobility impairments
and to aid in the provision of the infrastructure required
to convert the housing unit to a Barrier-Free unit in the
future. Visitable housing incorporates many features of barrier-free
design - particularly those which can be incorporated at the
time of construction for little or no extra cost to the project.
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Ontario
Ontario
Building Code- Visitable Apartments
Sentence
3.8.2.1.(4)
In
Group C major occupancy apartment buildings, not less than
10% of all residential suites shall be provided with a barrier-free
path of travel from the suite entrance door to,
(a)
the doorway to at least one bedroom on the same level, and
(b)
the doorway to at least one bathroom,
(i) having an area not less than 4.5 sq.m. at the same level,
and
(ii) conforming to Sentence
9.6.3.3.(1). (Which specifies minimum clear width at door)
City
of Ottawa- Municipal
Accessibility Plan
November
25, 2006
2004-2006,
310 units affordable housing, 19 (6%) of those are fully accessible
(physically disabled person to live independently) and 186
(60%) units are visitable (they define 5 elements)
Wellington
Accessibility Partnership
2005
Facility Accessibility Design Manual
Visitable
public housing units shall comply with the 'Visitable dwelling
units' section of CAN/CSA B651: Accessible design for the
built environment. Accessible public housing units shall comply
with the 'Accessible dwelling units' section of CAN/CSA B651:
Accessible design for the built environment.
Linda
Crabtreein Niagara Region highly active in trying
to move visitability forward as well as making Niagara Region
universally designed and is planning to meet with a local
developer.
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Yukon
Yukon
Housing Corporation- Accommodating Home Builders
Checklist
This
is a voluntary program promotes the construction of homes
that are easier to enter, get around in, interact with, and
adapt for future needs. The Checklist distinguishes between
accessibility features by using mandatory or good idea, not
mandatory. If these guidelines are followed reduced mortgage
rates are offered depending on level of adaptability either
0.75% or 1.25%.
Click
here for the Accomodating Home Builder Check List.
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Visitable-Like
Initiatives
Visitable-like can
include barrier-free, other levels of universal design, fully
accessible or other variations of access in policy or practice.
Federal
Treasury Board- Accessible Standard for Real Property
The
Federal Treasury Board has adopted accessible housing for
all Federally owned or leased buildings.
It
is the policy of the Treasury Board and the Public Service
Commission to create and maintain an inclusive, barrier-free
environment in the federal Public Service to ensure the full
participation of persons with disabilities.
Click
here for the Federal Treasury Board Policy.
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