{"id":3257,"date":"2023-02-08T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=3257"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:24:34","slug":"accessibility-and-the-bc-building-code","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/accessibility-and-the-bc-building-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility and the BC Building Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engagement was open Oct 28, 2021 to Jan 13, 2022<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-68242\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-banner-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-container\"><div class=\"engagement-page\"><div class=\"engagement-content-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"engagement-title-banner \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">Accessibility and the BC Building Code<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        Accessibility and the BC Building Code\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this page&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary\" title=\"\">Engagement Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#results\" title=\"Results\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>Ministry of Attorney General &amp; Housing and the Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Updating the BC Building Code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Province-wide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To identify barriers and enhance accessibility in new buildings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>Online, phone<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/law-and-public-safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Law and Public Safety<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/multi-language\/\" rel=\"tag\">Multi-language<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/12\/37520824390_9c5d1cc88c_o.jpg);background-position:57.99999999999999% 35%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Engagement Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>B.C. is updating the BC Building Code to make new buildings more accessible. The first step invited the public to provide feedback, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility experts and advocates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treaty Nations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local governments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction industry representatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional associations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1,562 surveys completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 email submissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 phone submissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_engagement_report_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BC Building Code Accessibility Engagement Summary Report (PDF 1.5MB)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_engagement_executive_summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BC Building Code Accessibility Engagement Executive Summary<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJ7XqtbrIXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASL video (external link)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_simplified.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simplified Chinese (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_simplified.pdf\">\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_simplified.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;(PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_traditional.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traditional Chinese (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_traditional.pdf\">\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-chinese_traditional.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;(PDF, 1,1 MB)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-punjabi_gurmukhi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjabi (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-punjabi_gurmukhi.pdf\">\u0a2a\u0a70\u0a1c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a40)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/access_exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-punjabi_gurmukhi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;(PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-french_-_canadian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-french_-_canadian.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-and-standards\/reports\/exec_summary_what_we_heard_report-french_-_canadian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;(PDF, 1.1 MB)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-standards\/resources-contactinformation\/historical-reports\">historical reports<\/a>&nbsp;from previous building codes and related projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/industry\/construction-industry\/building-codes-standards\/accessibility\" title=\"\">webpage on building code accessibility<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Community Advisory Group on Extortion. Categories: Families and Residents, Law and Public Safety, Multi-language. 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Categories: Families and Residents, Law and Public Safety. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/daylight-saving-time\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Daylight Saving Time                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Families and Residents<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/daylight-saving-time\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2026\/03\/DST-Banner.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Legal Professions Regulatory Reform. Categories: Economy and Jobs, Law and Public Safety. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/legal-professions-reform\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Legal Professions Regulatory Reform                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Economy and Jobs<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/legal-professions-reform\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/02\/LegalProfessions2.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Making Family Law Better for Families. Categories: Families and Residents, Law and Public Safety. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/making-family-law-better\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Making Family Law Better for Families                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Families and Residents<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/making-family-law-better\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/02\/FLA-Phase-2-dad-and-kids-hug-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Information Schedules. 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