Accelerating Accessibility Coalition

About the AAC

The Accelerating Accessibility Coalition (AAC) is a pioneering community of real estate development and accessibility leaders who share a vision for a more accessible Canada. Through education, resource-sharing and thought leadership, the AAC challenges and encourages home builders to make physical accessibility a greater priority as they build new homes for the growing and evolving needs of the Canadian population.

ULI Toronto serves as the AAC’s secretariat.

Watch A Tale of Two Homes accessible home design video produced by ULI Toronto, The Daniels Corporation, and Confound Films. It received funding from the National Housing Strategy under the NHS Demonstrations Initiative, however, the views expressed are the personal views of the author and CMHC accepts no responsibility for them. You can find a transcript in the text box of the video on ULI Toronto’s YouTube channel and at these links for Described Video in English and French.

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Our Recent Work

 

Membership

The AAC is comprised of local and national organizations as well as individual volunteers who have signaled their commitment to the AAC’s vision: for people of all ages and abilities in Canada to have access to homes that are free of barriers and support their ability to participate fully in society.

The AAC is led by co-chairs Luke Anderson and Heidi Green.

Learn how you can get involved and view the full list of members HERE.

Accessibility Toolbox

In line with the AAC’s mission of significantly increasing the supply of accessible housing in Canada, the team has compiled a number of resources to support the development of more accessible homes.

The Accessibility Toolbox offers tools that developers can use today to make the homes they build more accessible, without waiting for building codes or legislation to catch up to the current and evolving needs of the Canadian population.

Discover the resources in the Accessibility Toolbox HERE.

News and Views

Since launching in 2022, the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition has been making strides in raising awareness about the need for more accessible homes in Canada, and generating local, national and industry attention.

Learn more about the AAC’s work towards a more accessible Canada HERE.

For media inquiries, please contact Linda Weichel at [email protected], and Jennevieve Virata at [email protected].