An extensive 52-page draft outlines areas for the city to better accommodate those with disabilities and help address existing barriers within the city.
City of Peterborough accessibility plan prioritizes employment opportunities, infrastructure upgrades
On Monday for its general committee meeting, city council received the draft 2024-2028 Accessibility Plan.rate in Canada is “quickly” increasing across all age groups, with 27 per cent of the population aged 15 and older having at least one disability. The draft report notes people with disabilities are more likely to be employed than in the past. Approximately 62 per cent of working-age adults with disabilities were employed compared with 78 per cent of people without disabilities.“The gap between the employment rates of people with disabilities and people without disabilities narrowed from a 21 percent gap in 2017 to a 16 per cent gap in 2022,” the report notes.
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