Accessibility Assessment – Canada’s Overseas Memorials, France And Belgium

Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) requires services to obtain an accessibility audit of Canada’s overseas memorials that will assist in understanding and addressing a diverse range of visitor and employee needs and barriers at its 13 overseas memorials in France and Belgium. This assessment should identify barriers encountered by visitors and employees—including anything physical, architectural, technological that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation. Additionally, other visitor needs should also be taken into account including those of families, 2SLGBTGI+ communities, among others. The key outcomes of these assessments are to provide an accessibility baseline and to flag areas and priorities for improvement.