Award for Accessibility

The Award for Accessibility recognizes buildings, facilities, and spaces that address accessibility by removing barriers and improving access and inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Award criteria

  • The award is open to projects of any scale.
  • The building, facility or space must have undergone renovation, expansion, or construction within the previous five years.
  • The five-year timeline begins from the date the project received permission for occupancy by The City's Development Approvals and Building Safety division.
  • Nominees may be individuals, organizations, and businesses.
  • The building, facility or space must exceed the minimum requirements of the current National Building Code-Alberta Edition in effect at the time of receiving the Development Permit for the project. Further consideration will be given to projects that integrate best practices in barrier-free and universal design, including The City of Calgary’s Access Design Standards, Accessibility Standards Canada, CSA B651 Accessible design for the built environment , CSA B652 Accessible dwellings, and Clearing Our Path (CNIB).
  • The building, facility or space must be operated by an organization other than The City of Calgary. The project can be situated on City of Calgary owned land but has not received City of Calgary funding. 
  • Nominations will not be considered if the majority of the accessibility features are not functional or completed.

Note: A group site visit will be required as part of the evaluation process.

Eligibility requirements
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Nomination questions

  1. Name and address of the building, facility, or space being nominated for The Award for Accessibility.
  2. Project occupancy date.
  3. Name(s) of the current building owners and/or occupants.
  4. Identify the individual(s), organization(s), or business(es) responsible for the accessibility initiative.
  5. Describe the impact of the project for persons with disabilities. Focus on how the building or facility integrates accessibility into the design; how persons with disabilities were engaged or involved in the project, and how the accessibility components of the project exceeds the minimum requirements of Section 3.8, "Accessibility" of the National Building Code-Alberta Edition. Maximum 6,000 characters including spaces.
  6. Write a short biography about the building and facility, and its achievements and key features, summarizing the information you provided in the previous six questions. Please include details such as the nominee’s achievements related to the award category. (Required) Max. 1700 characters.

Advisory Committee on Accessibility Awards

The City’s Advisory Committee on Accessibility has three annual accessibility awards:

  1. The Advocacy Award
  2. The Universal Design/Access Recognition Award
  3. The Transportation Opportunities Award

These awards are presented at a City Council meeting in December each year.

For more information, visit Accessibility Awards.

Contact us

For more information, email calgaryawards@calgary.ca

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