1. Accessibility Directorate
  2. Built Environment Accessibility Standard

Built Environment Accessibility Standard

The Built Environment Accessibility Standard will outline requirements to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility in the built environment.

The Built Environment Accessibility Standard will outline requirements that organizations need to follow to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility in the built environment. The built environment includes the spaces where people live, work, learn and play across Nova Scotia.

Accessibility standard

Expected in 2024.

Standard recommendations

The Accessibility Advisory Board established the Built Environment Standard Development Committee to help the board make recommendations on the content and implementation of an accessibility standard in the built environment. Committee members included representatives from sectors impacted by the standard and government. The majority of committee members identified as having a disability.

Recommendations are being used to prepare Nova Scotia’s accessibility standard for the built environment.