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Report Number: ENG 01-15
Date: January 12, 2015
From: Richard Holborn
Director, Engineering & Public Works
Subject: Review of Accessible Parking Space Requirements in the City of Pickering
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Recommendation:
1. That Report ENG 01-15 of the Director, Engineering & Public Works regarding the
review of accessible parking space requirements in the City of Pickering, be
received;
2. That City Council authorize staff to initiate a public consultation process on the
proposed amendments to By-law 6604/05 regarding accessible parking space
requirements in the City of Pickering, as outlined in this report, including
consultation with the Accessibility Advisory Committee, business owners, and
other stakeholders; and
3. That following the receipt of comments, staff prepare a draft by-law with final
recommendations for Council's consideration.
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Executive Summary: On March 25, 2013, the Accessible Advisory Committee
presented correspondence to City Council outlining their request to increase the
requirements for all accessible parking spaces within the City of Pickering to 15 percent
of the total available parking spaces. City Council passed Resolution #45/13 requesting
staff to review accessible parking space requirements in the City of Pickering to better
meet the needs of persons with a disability.
In response to the above noted resolution, City staff have undertaken a review of the
accessible parking requirements as part of an ongoing effort to ensure that all
accessible parking spaces in the City of Pickering are appropriately provided, marked
and maintained. Staff are proposing three amendments for public consultation and
input, respecting the total number of accessible parking spaces provided, the
dimension and design of accessible parking spaces, and the pavement marking
requirements for accessible parking spaces. The proposed amendments are consistent
with the requirements of The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA),
which was enacted by the Province in 2005.
Engineering & Public Works and City Development staff therefore recommend that
Council authorize staff to initiate public consultation on the proposed amendments
regarding the accessible parking space requirements in the City, including consultation
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with the Accessibility Advisory Committee, business owners, and other stakeholders. At
the conclusion of the public consultation process, recommended amendments to the
Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05 with respect to accessible parking spaces will be
prepared for City Council's consideration.
Financial Implications: The recommendations in this report do not present any
financial implications.
Discussion: At the March 25, 2013 Council meeting, the Accessibility
Advisory Committee presented Correspondence 10-13 (see Attachment#1) and
requested that By-law 6604/05, which regulates traffic and parking on highways, private
property and municipal properties in the city, be amended to increase the number of
required accessible parking spaces in the City of Pickering to 15 percent of the total
number of available parking spaces.
Pickering Council passed Resolution #45/13 (see Attachment#2) requesting that staff
review the accessible parking space requirements within the City, to better meet the
needs of persons with a disability.
In response to Resolution #45/13, staff have undertaken a review of the accessible
parking requirements as part of an ongoing effort to ensure that all accessible parking
spaces in the City of Pickering are appropriately provided, marked and maintained.
Based on staffs review, the following amendments are being proposed:
• increase the minimum number of off-street accessible parking spaces required on
public and private properties
• improve the pavement marking detail required for accessible parking spaces
• introduce two types of off-street accessible parking spaces
All suggested modifications to accessible parking space requirements contained within
this report are consistent with The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and
the Highway Traffic Act.
A City-wide adoption of 15 percent for accessible parking spaces is not
recommended
The correspondence submitted by the Accessibility Advisory Committee,
Correspondence 10-13 (see Attachment#1), recommended that the City increase its
by-law provision for accessible parking spaces to 15 percent of the total parking spaces
required. In support of this recommendation, the Committee cited Statistics Canada
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findings that 34.6 percent of the population report a disability, and that 14.5 percent of
those people report a disability associated with mobility impairment.
It should be noted, however, that the Statistics Canada findings do not support an
accessible parking standard of 15 percent. Instead, these findings suggest that
approximately 5.0 percent of the population (i.e. 14.5 percent of 34.6 percent) report a
disability associated with mobility impairment.
Furthermore, as of April 30, 2014, the Accessible Parking Permits Office of Service
Ontario reports that there are 4,108 accessible parking permits issued within the City,
representing approximately 4.5 percent of the City's population (based on an estimated
population of 91,333 persons).
The City has been implementing new parking requirements at municipal facilities
as required by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
The accessible parking requirements for municipal facilities has recently been legislated
through the enactment of The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
The AODA is applicable to the Government of Ontario,the Legislative Assembly and
every designated public sector organization that provides goods and services or
facilities to the public or other third parties. The implementation of the Act respecting
accessible parking is being phased in for public sector organizations, such as the City of
Pickering, to commence on January 1, 2016, when building new or making major
changes to existing parking spaces.
The requirements for accessible parking according to the AODA are presented in detail
in Attachment#3. The AODA requirements, on average, double the existing
requirements for accessible parking in the City of Pickering.
Recent observations indicate that accessible parking spaces at City facilities are
well used
To determine if existing accessible parking spaces at City facilities are being well used,
staff completed observations at the Pickering Recreation Complex and the Pickering
Civic Complex between June and July 2014, in the morning, afternoon and evening
hours. Both of these facilities have accessible parking sections, which exceed what is
required in the AODA.
The Pickering Recreation Complex has 13 accessible parking spaces for the main
entrance fronting Valley Farm Road (AODA requires 7 accessible spaces). The
Pickering Civic Complex has 5 accessible spaces in the parking lot off of The
Esplanade South and 2 accessible spaces in the loop at the front of the Civic Complex
off of Glenanna Road for a total of 7 accessible spaces (AODA requires 6 accessible
spaces).
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During the review of the accessible parking spaces at the Pickering Recreation
Complex, it was noted that they were well used, having an average of approximately 4
vehicles on-site at the times surveyed. However, spaces in the Civic Complex parking
lot off of The Esplanade South were not as well used, having only one vehicle using the
accessible spaces provided during the times surveyed. In contrast, the front loop at the
Civic Complex, is well utilized due to location and convenience. However, these spaces
are not used for long periods of time as most use it to quickly visit City Hall or to drop-
off/pick-up at the library.
A City-wide adoption of the minimum accessible parking space requirements as
presented in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is recommended
Based on observations of accessible parking spaces at City facilities, the request for
additional accessible parking spaces by the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and the
increased accessibility demand, especially for medical office and related uses, staff
suggest that the minimum accessible parking space requirements based on the AODA
be adopted city-wide for all properties subject to the City's Traffic and Parking By-law.
As stated previously, the AODA requirements, approximately double the existing
requirements for accessible parking within the City of Pickering. The suggested
requirements for accessible parking according to the AODA are presented in detail in
Attachment#3.
Similar to the existing requirements, these parking requirements shall not apply to
residential developments consisting of less than 10 dwelling units and, for the purpose
of required accessible parking spaces for multi-unit residential developments consisting
of 10 or more dwelling units, the minimum accessible parking requirements shall only
apply to residential visitor parking.
Pavement marking for accessible parking spaces is recommended to consist only
of the International Symbol of Accessibility with a blue background
The City's current pavement marking standard for accessible parking spaces requires a
designated space to be hard surfaced and the entire space to be painted with non-slip
paint in bright blue, with the universal symbol of access overlaid in white or yellow paint.
A review of surrounding municipalities and current best practices indicate that painting
the entire parking space blue is not necessary to convey the message of an accessible
parking space. Painting the entire space is also costly and if not painted periodically,
the paint will crack and fade.
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Therefore, City staff recommend that the pavement marking for accessible parking
spaces be modified so that it consists of only the.International Symbol of Accessibility
painted in white or yellow paint overlaid on a bright blue background with a white or
yellow border, with a total minimum size of 1.4 metres in width and 1.4 metres in length.
Different types of accessible parking spaces are recommended
The City currently only allows for one type of accessible parking space, which must
have a minimum width of 4.0 metres, and a minimum length of 5.3 metres.
The AODA requires the establishment of two types of parking spaces for the use of
persons with disabilities, as follows:
• AODA Type 'A': parking space which has a minimum width of 3.4 metres for-vehicles
that require space for the use of a wheelchair
• AODA Type 'B': parking space which has a minimum width of 2.4 metres for persons
with a disability that do not require the extra space for a wheelchair
Access aisles may be shared by two parking spaces for the use of persons with
disabilities in an off-street parking facility and, according to the AODA, must meet the
following requirements:
• a minimum width of 1.5 metres
• extend the full length of the parking space
• be marked with diagonal lines, which discourages parking in them, where the
surface is asphalt, concrete or some other hard surface
Staff recognize the benefit of having different types of accessible parking spaces as not
all persons with a disability will require a larger parking space intended for wheelchair
access. Staff support the use of Type 'A' and Type 'B' accessible parking spaces and
also propose an alternate Type 'A' Shared space to be used in the City.
Currently, the City's current minimum widths for both an accessible parking space and a
standard parking space exceed what is proposed for a Type 'A' and Type 'B' accessible
parking space width in the AODA. Therefore, it is proposed that the City retain the
existing widths and further proposes the following types of accessible parking spaces to
be used within the City.
• Pickering Type 'A': an accessible parking space that has a minimum width of 4.0
metres, which is equivalent to the City's existing standard (shown in Attachment#4).
No access aisle is required for a Type 'A' space
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• Pickering Type `A' Shared: two accessible parking spaces that have minimum widths
of 3.25 metres, and share an access aisle with a minimum width of 1.5 metres. This
design may be used in place of two Type 'A' spaces (shown in Attachment#5)
• Pickering Type 'B': an accessible parking space that has a minimum width of 2.6
metres, which is equivalent to the width of a standard parking space within the City
(shown in Attachment#6)
A length of 5.3 metres, equivalent to the current City standard, is recommended for all
accessible parking spaces.
The Type 'A', Type 'A' Shared with shared access aisles and Type 'B' accessible
parking spaces supported by City staff are to be used together with the proposed
suggestions in Attachment#3 for the total number of required accessible parking
spaces.
Staff request authorization to initiate public consultation on the draft
amendments
Engineering & Public Works and City Development staff recommend that Council
authorize staff to initiate public consultation on the proposed amendments to the
accessible parking space requirements in the City of Pickering as presented in this
report. Comments will be invited from the public, the Accessibility Advisory Committee,
business owners, and other stakeholders. Consultation would be completed by various
means including, but not limited to:
• City of Pickering website
• contacting business owners and community residents' associations through regular
mail
• posting at community centres and other City facilities
• newspaper ad
• open house
At the conclusion of the consultation process, recommended changes to the Traffic and
Parking By-law 6604/05 with respect to accessible parking spaces will be prepared for
City Council's consideration.
Attachments:
1. Correspondence 10-13, Accessibility Advisory Committee
2. Directive Memorandum, Resolution #45/13, City of Pickering Parking By-law
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3. Suggested Accessible Parking Requirements in the City of Pickering, Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
4. Accessible Parking Signage & Pavement Marking Detail for Type A parking
spaces
5. Accessible Parking Signage & Pavement Marking Detail for Type A Shared
parking spaces
6. Accessible Parking Signage & Pavement Marking Detail for Type B parking
spaces
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
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Nathan Emery Rich rd Holborn, P. Eng.
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Tony Prevedel, P.Eng.
Chief Administrative Officer .
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To: Prem Noronha-Waldriff March 26, 2013
Coordinator, Community Recreation Programs
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City Clerk
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Subject: Accessibility Advisory Committee
Parking By-law
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The Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering considered the above matter at a meeting
held on March 25, 2013, and referred your correspondence to staff for further review and report to
Council.
Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at
905.420.4660 extension 2019.
Debbie Shields
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To: Mayor Ryan and • March 19, 2013
Members of Council
From: 'Prem Noronha-Waldriff
Coordinator, Community Recreation Programs
. Copy: Accessibility Advisory Committee
Subject: Parking By-law
- File: A-1410-006-13
At the November 28, 2012 meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, staff
was directed to present a motion to Council for endorsement with respect to Parking •
By-law 6604/05. The following motion is presented for endorsement.
That the City of Pickering By-law 6604/05 Section 24.(5) be amended to reflect the
percentage of persons with a disability as per statistics Canada reports. Presently
the bylaw requires-1 parking bay to be accessible in 50 parking bays (less than 5
percent). Statistics Canada reports that 34.6 percent of the.population report
disability and 14.5 of those report disability associated with mobility impairment it is
• therefore recommended that.the bylaw requirement be increased to 15 percent. .
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Rational for amending by-law 6604/05
Information gathered below from the Health and Activity Limitation Survey
1991.: Institutional Component(HALS):
• Survey conducted and analyzed by Statistics Canada 1991. Data
collected August to October 1991
• Survey was administered by stats Canada staff trained in interview skills
and followed up by senior staff with respondents' interviews done in
person, with efforts made to reduce errors and misinterpretations. Stats
Canada maintained confidentiality and did not release names of persons,
businesses or organizations
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Excerpts relevant to this motion:
• More women than men reported total disability. Women more likely to be
accessing retail outlets.
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• Prevalence of disability increases with age-will need regular review of
bylaw and possible amendments.
• Highest levels of disability reported in impaired mobility and agility. Less
able to walk to entrances with less agility to manage entrances or distance
• Canada has an ageing population therefore there will be an increased
level of disability as time goes on
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• more than 7 out of 10 persons with a disability have disability related to
mobility
• at time of 2001 survey 34.15% have a mild degree of disability
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• disabilities reported included those easily observed and those hidden
• 26.95%.of people with a disability reported severe activity limitations
• 14.5% reported very severe disability
Ontario Statistics:
•, Total population - 11,192,900
• Total population with a disability- 1,514,380 = 13.5%
• Motion reflects percentage plus allowance for ageing population, and the
fact that 14.5% reported very severe disability.
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• Personal Activity Limitation Survey, 2001 -largest percentage of disability
related to mobility,12.2% followed b agility11.4% and thirdly by pain11.0%
= 34.6% of population
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Other factors:
• Accessible parking spaces are already being abused -used by able
bodied persons.
• Anecdotal evidence from AAC members and some Councillor Members
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• who have heard from residents that there are not enough accessible
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parking spaces
• Over the past month I have been unable to secure accessible parking at
the Pickering Town Centre, Starbucks and the Walmart Shopping Center
• Distance is a major factor for many persons with a disability and regular
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parking spaces are too narrow to afford safe and easy access to vehicle-
side ramps driver and passenger doors cannot be opened fully
• Highest level of disability is reported in mobility
• Highest level of disability reported by women. This group is likely the
group most often accessing retail outlets. Easy access by this group
supports economic growth and sales
• Presently there is no accessible parking standard across Durham Region.
Pickering can be a leader and set the bar in developing an.adequate
standard by understanding and acknowledging the needs of residents and
visitors to the City.
Please see attached package for more details.
Susan Wilkinson
Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee.
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Hals health activity survey 1991 •
Conducteand analyzed by statistics Canada 1991 •
Data collected august 1991 to October 1991
Administered by stats Canada staff trained in interview skills and followed up by senior
staff with respondents' interviews done were in person,with efforts made to reduce errors
and misinterpretations
Stats Canada maintained confidentiality and did not release names of persons,businesses
or organizations •
Excerpts relevant to motion
More women than men reported totaldisability9 more lamely to be accessing retail
outlets°
Prevalence of disability increases with age
9 will need regular review of bylaw and possible amendment°
highest levels of disability reported in impaired mobility and agility9 less able to walk to
entrances with less agility to manage entrances or distances
ccanaria has an ageing population therefore here will be an increased level of disability as •
time goes on
more than 7 out of 10 persons with a disability have disability related to mobility
at time of 2001 survey 34:1 5 have a mild degree of disability
disabilities reported included those easily observed and those hidden
26.95 of people with a disability reported severe activity limitations •
14.5 reported very severe disability
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Total population 11,19290 •
TOTAL POPULATION WITH DISABILITY1,514380
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MOTION.REFLECTS PERCENTAGE PLUS ALLOWANCE FOR AGEING
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above 14.5 % reported very severe disability
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Largest percentage of disability related to mobility,12,2 followed b agilify11.4 and thirdly -
by pain11.0totatling 34.6%of population
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Other factors •
Accessible paerknng bays are already abused
Anecdotal evidence some councilors have heard from residents that there are not enough
accessible parking bays
Over the past month I have been unable to secure accessible parking at the town centre,
starbucks and the walmart shopping center
Distance is a major factor for many persons with a disability and inaccessible parking
. bays are too narrow to afford safe and easy access to vehicle-side ramps driver and
passenger,doors cannot be opened fully
Highest level og disability is reported in mobility •
Highest level of disability reported by women.This group is likely the group most often
accessing retail outlets.Easy access by this group supports economic growth and sales
Presentlyy no standard across Durham.Pickering can be a leader in the availability of
accessible parking and drive Durham to a better understanding of needs and the need to
develop a standard
Pleae review package for more details
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Frequency: Quinquennial (5 year)
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Record number: 3252
This was a post-censal disability survey used to identify the numbers and distribution of disabled
persons In Canada residing In health related non-penal institutions and the barriers experienced by
them.
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Detailed information for 1991
• Data release- August 1994
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This was a post-censal disability survey used to identify the numbers and distribution of disabled .
persons in Canada residing In health related non-penal institutions and the barriers experienced by
them.
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The Health and Activity Limitation Survey : Institutional Component was discontinued after the '
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Disability
Equity and inclusion
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Target population
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The target population of HALS consisted of all persons with a physical or psychological disability
who were living In Canada at the time of the Census, including residents of the Yukon and the
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Northwest Territories, and permanent residents of most collective dwellings and health care
institutions. Indian reserves were covered by the Aboriginal Peoples Survey also conducted by
Statistics Canada. Persons excluded for operational reasons were residents In penal institutions,
correctional facilities, military camps, campgrounds and parks,soup kitchens, merchant and coast
guard ships and children's group homes.
. Sampling
This is a sample survey with a cross-sectional design.
The 1991 Census of Population provided the list of institutions,which was used in the first stage of
selection for the institutions survey. From this list,six types of institutions were Included in HALS.
They were:
*nursing homes
*residences for senior citizens
*hospitals: general, maternity, etc. •
*chronic care hospitals
*psychiatric institutions
*treatment centres and institutions for the physically handicapped
Institutions were grouped into three categories by size: small, medium and large.These size
categories were based on the number of each Institution's permanent residents-those who spent a
continuous period of six months or longer in an institution. However,the categories'Ismail, •
medium and large'were determined using different numbers in different provinces.
A sample of institutions was selected based on type and size. All large institutions were included In
the survey,while samples of institutions were taken from the small and medium sub-groups.
. The administrator of each institution was asked to provide a list of all residents aged 15 and over
who on February 1, 1992, had spent a continuous six months or more in an institution. A sample
of residents were selected form this list. A maximum sample of 5 residents was taken from small
institutions, 10 from medium-sized institutions and 30 from large institutions.
Because of their small size,a census of Institutions and their eligible residents was carried out in
the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Data sources •
Data collection for this reference period: August 1991 —October 1991 '
• Responding to this survey is mandatory.
Data are collected directly from survey respondents.
All interviews were done in person and,whenever possible,with the selected individual. However, •
due to their conditions, many residents were Unable to answer the questions themselves. In these
cases the Interviews were conducted with the help of the institutional staff or next-of-kin.
For persons Included in the Institutions Survey,there were no corresponding Census data
available, because these persons were selected from lists provided by institutions rather than from
the Census database. Basic demographic information was collected as part of the Institutions
Survey. .
Error detection
Data capture for the households and institutional surveys were done in Statistics Canada regional
offices. After data capture was completed,the data were transmitted and the questionnaires
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Sample distribution was performed in a way that, for each domain, a minimum proportion with a
maximum coefficient of variation (CV) of 16.6% (16.6% corresponds to the upper limit of a CV in
order to be able to effectively qualify the corresponding estimate) could be estimated. Among
children aged 0 to 14 years,the minimum proportion to estimate was set at 8.5%.Among adults
aged 15 to 64 years,this proportion was set at 9%, and for adults aged 65 and older,the
proportion was set at 11%.
Sample size
The total size of the'PALS 2006 sample is around 47,500: 8,500 children (persons under 15 years
of age) and 39,000 adults(15 years of age and over).
Data sources
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Data collection for this reference period: 2006-10-30 —2007-02-28
Responding to this survey Is voluntary.
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Data are collected directly from survey respondents.
The interviews were conducted by telephone with the interviewers completing a computer-assisted
questionnaire.
Interviews by proxy were allowed. In some special cases, face-to-face interviews were carried out.
The Interviews for the children's questionnaire were conducted with the parent or guardian of the
child.
View the Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)
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Error detection
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The first phase of error detection will be done during the data collection. At that stage,the
interviewer's supervisors will review the completed questionnaires. Observed inconsistencies will
be discussed with the Interviewer who conducted the interview and the respondent will be called
back if required.
The second phase of error detection will be conducted during data processing which will be made
up of many steps.The•first step will be the data validation where,among other actions, multiple
responses will be blanked out and processed with the other missing responses.The second step of
the data processing will be the editing.
Edit rules will be.developed to identify and correct inconsistencies between responses within each
section of the adults and children's questionnaires. For most of the situations corresponding to
inconsistencies an automated correction was specified, as discussed in the IMPUTATION Section.
Once this step is completed, a macro verification will be done by analyzing frequency distributions
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Imputation 0
For PALS, a valid response will be deterministically imputed for the missing responses If suffident
information is available in the related questions. Otherwise, it will be coded to "Not stated". In
addition, the questions that were not to be asked will be coded to "Valid skip". If a question with a
Missing answer(coded to "Not stated")should have been used to determine if subsequent .
questions were to be asked, these subsequent questions will be set to "Not asked",because it was
not possible to determine whether or not they should have been asked.
However, non-response will not be permitted for the demographic information required for
weighting, namely the age and sex of the respondent.This information will be asked at the
' beginning of the interview to make sure the selected person has been reached.These two
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variables will be imputed from the census if they were missing or invalid.In particular,an age will
be considered invalid if it was not consistent with the questionnaire used.
Estimation
In a sample survey, each respondent represents not only himself/herself,but also other persons
that were not sampled. Consequently, a weight is associated to each respondent to indicate the
number of persons that this respondent represents.This weight must be used for all estimations.
The weight is calculated in a three-stage process.The FIRST stage is the assignment of an initial
weight based on the sampling design. The initial weight is the inverse of the inclusion probability.
For the 2006 PALS,the initial weight is the product of the Census weight and the subsampling
weight (the inverse of the sampling fraction in the second phase).
The SECOND stage of the weighting process is the adjustment for non-respohse. More specifically,
two adjustments are done since there are-two groups of non respondents with very different •
characteristics: persons who were not contacted and persons who were contacted but did not
respond. Weights are first adjusted for non-contacts and then for non-response,As the adjustment
method is the same for both types of non-respondents, it is described here only for non-response.
With the help of a logistic regression model,we estimate the response probability for an individual
(respondent or non respondent to the PALS) based on his characteristics (also called explanatory
variables). Many explanatory variables are available since we have access to all the Census long
form information each Individual. We then divide individuals in ten classes based on the size of the
their predicted response probability.The inverse of the weighted response rate in a class is used
as the weighting adjustment factor for that class and the Initial weights of the respondents within
the class are adjusted accordingly. Note that separate models are used for adults and children.
The THIRD stage of the weighting adjustment is the post-stratification.This adjustment ensures
that the sum of the final weights for the respondents is equal to the population counts obtained
from the census.This adjustment is done for groups (called post-strata) defined by the
combinations of different variables for which this adjustment is important for the survey (province,
gender, age group and severity of the limitation reported in the census).The weights corrected for
non-response are then adjusted using the ratio of the census count to the sample count for each
post-stratum. 0
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sample to sample (sampling error). In order to provide estimates of sampling error for statistics
with PALS data,the bootstrap method is used.This method,which is a resampiing method,
consists of selecting M subsamples(with replacement)from the main sample. Each subsampee Is
then weighted by calculating the initial weights and applying to them the same adjustments we
applied to the main sample weights, i.e. adjustments for non-response and post-stratification.The
sampling error is measured and estimated by the bootstrap variance which is the empirical
variance of the desired statistic calculated from the main sample and the M bootstrap subsamples.
To be able to produce disability rates and that,at relatively detailed levels,a complementary file
was produced containing individuals who did not report an activity limitation to the 2006 Census,
and this file is available to the users.The global sample size for this complementary file was set to
131,010 comprising 107,400 adults and 23,610 children. Hence to produce disability rates,one
must use this complementary file as well as the main adult or children file containing the answers
to the PALS.
Quality evaivation
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Two types of error occur in surveys, namely sampling and non-sampling errors. As opposed to the
sampling error, non-sampling errors are not explained by sample-to-sample variability.These
errors can occur at any step of the survey process and actions will be taken to reduce them to a
minimum. Following is a description of measures that will be put in place for that purpose.
A pilot test was conducted seven months before the survey to evaluate all the survey process,
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from the questionnaire content to the data processing.
High response rates are essential for quality data.To reduce the number of non-response cases,
the interviewers were all trained by Statistics Canada's staff, provided with detailed Interviewer
Manuals, and were under the direction of Interviewer supervisors. Refusals were followed up by
senior interviewers to encourage respondents to participate in the survey.
In addition,some measures were taken to identify and correct errors that could result from
• misinterpretation of a question by the respondent or from.a wrong flow followed in the
questionnaire.The questionnaires were-first be reviewed by the interviewer's supervisor.A
detailed set of edit rules were then used during data processing to identify and correct any
inconsistencies between the responses provided.These edit rules were exhaustively tested before
being applied to the data.
Disclosure control
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any data which would divulge information
obtained under the Statistics Act that relates to any Identifiable person, business or organization
without the prior knowledge or the consent In writing of that person, business or organization.
Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data.that are released or published to prevent the
publication ordisclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed
to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.
Data accuracy
The data accuracy.measure used for each table produced is the estimated standard error of the
estimate (sampling error measure),which is the square root of the estimated sampling variance of
the estimate. However,the estimated standard error is usually expressed relative to the estimate
to.which it pertains,and the resulting measure is the estimated coefficient of.variation (CV).
The estimated CV is obtained by dividing the estimated standard error of the estimate by the
estimate itself and Is expressed as a percentage of the estimate. For PALS, all estimated CVs will
be obtained using the bootstrap method described In the ESTIMATION Section.
Data file ..
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Mild • 1,165,470 34.1 555,11.0 . 36.4 610,360 32.21
Moderate 855,330: 25.0 375,380, 24.6 479,950 25.3
Severe • 919,310 26.9 •383,570 25.1 535,740 28.3'
Very severe 480,220, 14.0 212,830 13.9 267,390 14.1 •
1.The Canada total excludes the Yukon,Northwest Territories and Nunavut The sum of the values-for each
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Memory:Limited in the amount or kind of activities that one can do due to
frequent periods of confusion or difficulty remembering things.These
difficulties may be associated with Alzheimer's disease,brain injuries or
• other similar conditions.
Developmental:Cognitive limitations due to the presence of a
developmental disability or disorder,such as Down syndrome, autism or
• mental impairment caused by a lack of oxygen at birth. •
Psychological:Limited in the'amount or kind of activities that one can do
due to the presence of an emotional, psychological or psychiatric condition,
such as phobias,depression,schizophrenia,drinking or drug problems.
Unknown:The type of disability is unknown if the respondent answered
YES to the general questions on activity limitations,but did not provide any
YES to the questions about type of disability that followed.
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Disability related to mobility affects the greatest number of
adults .
Mobility problems are the type of disability most often reported by adults
aged 15 and over. In 2001,nearly 2.5 million or 10.5%of Canadians had
difficulty walking,climbing stairs,carrying an object for a short distance,
standing in line for 20 minutes or moving about from one room to another.
. For all age groups,women were more likely to have mobility problems than
men:Indeed,among adults aged 15 and over,there was a significant
difference in the overall proportion of women(122%)and men(8.6%)with
a mobility-related disability:Also with respect to motor skills,activity
limitations related to agility affect a substantial number of persons aged 15
and over.In all,2.3 million or 9.7%of adults reported having difficulty with
. everyday activities that require these skills,such as bending down to pick up
an object,getting dressed or undressed,or cutting one's food. For further
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More than 10%of adults have activity limitations related to
pain or discomfort
Rather surprisingly,adults report pain-related disability almost as frequently
as mobility-related disability.Some 2.4 million persons aged 15 and over
(10.1%)reported having activity limitations related to chronic pain.Pain-
related disability is more prevalent among women(11.4%)than among men
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type of limitation.It is important to note here that for the purposes of PALS, '
persons who reported having pain but did not associate it with any activity
limitation were not considered to have a pain-related disability.In fact,some
3.2 million adults reported having pain,with or without limitations(data not
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One million persons aged 15 and over report having a
hearing-related disability
Regarding sensory type activity limitations,just over one million adults
(4.4%)reported having a hearing-related disability,about 600,000(2.5%)
had vision difficulties,and some 360,000 or 1.5%of persons aged 15 and
over reported a speech-related disability.While a larger proportion of
• •women(3.1%)than of men(2.0%)reported having vision difficulties,activity
limitations related to hearing were more common among men(5.0%)than
• women(3.8%).Men aged 15 and over were also slightly more likely than
women to have a speech-related disability.
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A good number of adults have less visible disabilities
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The 2001 PALS also sought to distinguish certain types of less visible
disabilities,such as limitations related to psychological conditions or
memory problems,learning difficulties and developmental disability.This
distinction in no way ignores the close relationship that exists between some
of these disabilities;as well,identification is always subjective,based on the
respondents perception.Nevertheless,more than half a million persons
aged 15 and over.(2.2%)reported having activity limitations due to
emotional,psychological or psychiatric conditions.Similarly,more than
450,000 adults reported having learning disabilities,representing a
proportion of 1.9%.A similar proportion of adults(1.8%)had activity
limitations due to frequent memory problems or periods of confusion.Nearly
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The prevalence of most types of disabilities increases with
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According to the most widely held view,the prevalence of any form of
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true for disabilities related to mobility,agility',hearing,vision and pain.For
example,while fewer than 2%of young adults aged 15 to 24 have a
mobility-related disability,the rate reaches 31.5%for persons aged 65 and
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lesser degree,for other problems more closely associated with aging,such
as memory and speech problems.
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Activity limitations related to emotional, psychological or
psychiatric conditions are relatively frequent in persons
aged 45 to 64
However,there are some exceptions to the rule.Thus,persons aged 45 to
64(3.3%)were more likely to have a disability related to psychological
problems than persons aged 65 to 74.(2.0%),although the rate resumed its
rise to 3.6%for persons 75 and over.The same is true for learning
disabilities,with adults aged 45 to 64(2.3%)showing a rate higher than
among adults aged 65 to 74(1.5%), but lower than that of seniors 75 years
and over(2.8%).With respect to developmental disability,prevalence varies
between 0.2%E and 0.7%E according to age,with young adults aged 15 to
24 showing the highest rate,and persons 65 to 74,the lowest In this
regard,it is important to note that a sizable proportion of older adults with a
developmental disability are institutional residents and are therefore
excluded from the survey population.Younger adults are more likely to live
at home and therefore be included in PALS due to the de-institutionalization
that has been taking place in Canada for about 25 years.
The strong predominance of some types of disabilities becomes even more
obvious when we look at the proportion of persons with disabilities who
have these particular typed of disabilities.More than seven of every ten
persons with disabilities have difficulties related to mobility,and almost as
many have pain-related disabilities.Activity limitations related to agility are
also very frequent,with two-thirds of persons with disabilities reporting
them.More than 30%of adults with disabilities have a hearing-related
disability and 17%have vision difficulties.
The results of the 2001 PALS also show how an important proportion of
• adults with disabilities have activity limitations related to psychological •
conditions,namely over 15%.Furthermore,some.13%of persons with
disabilities aged 15 and over reported having a learning disability,with more
than half(54.1%)of them having been diagnosed with learning disabilities
by'a teacher,a physician or another health care professional.The
approximately 420,000-persons with a disability related to memory account
for 12%of all persons with disabilities.Speech difficulties,which affect at
least one in ten persons with disabilities, and developmental disability
(3.5%)complete the PALS profile of persons with activity limitations.
However,for just under 100,000 persons reporting a disability,the type of '
disability could not be identified.
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A large majority of persons with disabilities aged 15 and
over have more than one disability.
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The 2001 PALS distinctly recognizes,along with physical and sensory .
disabilities,the various types of less visible disabilities(pain, psychological •
problems, memory,learning and developmental disability).As a result,the
survey provides a detailed profile reflecting the complexity of disability in
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adults aged 15 and over.The number of disabilities reported is ample
evidence to that effect Only 18.2%of persons with disabilities reported
having only one disability,whereas a sizable proportion of them reported
three(29.0%)or even four or five(27.7%).Indeed,just under 8%of persons
with disabilities had six or more.
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Severity of disability in 2001: mild, moderate,severe or
very severe
A profile of disability in Canada would not be complete if it did not consider
the degree of severity of disabilities reported.Among the 3.4 million adults
with disabilities,the 2001 PALS distinguishes four levels of severity:mild,
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moderate,severe and very severe.Firstly,the level of severity depends on
• the frequency and intensity of limitations associated with each type of
disability. For example,a person who has no difficulty walking and climbing
stairs but cannot stand in line for more than 20 minutes,would have a mild
mobility-related disability.A person who can only move around in a
wheelchair would have their mobility more severely limited,and one who is
bedridden for a long term period would have a very severe mobility-related
disability.The number of disabilities also has an impact on the overall level
of severity.The PALS distinguishes 10 types of disabilities among adults
and the level of severity will increase with the number of disabilities affecting
each individual. For furtherinformation on the development of the severity
sale,see the box entitled Severity of disability.
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disability.At the other end of the scale,at least one in four persons with
disabilities(26.9%)experienced severe activity limitations and 14.0%
reported having a very severe disability.Men(36.4%)were more likely than
women(32.2%)to report a mild degree of limitation.Conversely,a larger
proportion of women than of men with disabilities reported a severe level of.
activity limitation(28.3%compared with 25.1%).However,the proportion of
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Nearly 6%of Canadians aged 15 and over have a severe or
very severe disability
In terms of the total population aged 15 and over,5.0%of Canadians had a.
mild disability,3.6%a moderate disability and 3.9%a severe disability.
Again at the national level,more than 480,000 persons aged 15 and over
(2.0%)reported a very severe level of disability.
Severity of disability increases gradually until age 65 and then declines
slightly among the 65 and overpopulation.In this regard, it is important to
note the significant prevalence of less visible disabilities among the working-
age population,which increases the number of disabilities reported for these
adults aged 15 to 64.As well,it is generally recognized that a person is
more likely to.experience the highest level of activity and the widest scope
of activities during these working years(home,work, school,leisure);a
person would therefore be just as likely to experience during those years,a
high level of limitation in these same activities.At the same time,a sizable •
proportion of elderly persons likely to have a severe or very severe disability•
reside in an institution and are therefore not included in the PALS
population.
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Canada 28,991,7701 25,390,510 3,601,27011 12.4
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Prince Edward Island 132,850 113,880 18,970 14,3
Nova Scotia 888,900 736,690 152,21014 17.1
New Brunswick 712,300 609,440 102,8601 14.4
Quebec 7,052,790 V 6,457,100 595,690 V ' 8.4
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Manitoba• 1,036,270 888,690 147,580 14.2 .
859,080 734,870 124,210
Alberta 2,830,280 354,740
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Type of disabilities among adults
Disability related to mobility affects the greatest number of adults
More than 10%of adults have activity limitations related to pain or
discomfort
One million persons aged 15 and over report having a hearing-related
r,. "''`y disability
A profile f di iti.fy A good number of adults have less visible disabilities
in Canada, 2001 The prevalence of most types of disabilities increases with age
Activity limitations related to emotional, psychological or psychiatric
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Pic version A large majority of persons with disabilities aged 15 and over have more
than one disability
F"'revaience of Severity of disability in 2001: mild, moderate, severe or very severe
ca'Isabilrty in Canada Nearly 6%of Canadians aged 15 and over have a severe or very severe
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D:sah lily among disabilities among adults aged 15 and over: •
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a,ed 15 tO 64) Hearing: Difficulty hearing what is being said in a conversation with one
a s apalt ar'oi other person, in a conversation with three or more persons or in a telephone
1_e_•sdns u Bpd conversation.
65 and over
Seeing: Difficulty seeing ordinary newsprint or clearly seeing the face of
r_fati_ r?:irr ''-?'leases someone from 4 metres(12 feet).
Cef`rjtrc t;5 Speech: Difficulty speaking and/or being understood.
Mcr.J:.nforrniation
Mobility: Difficulty walking half a kilometre or up and down a flight of stairs,
about 12 steps without resting, moving from one room to another, carrying
an object of 5 kg (10 pounds)for 10 metres(30 feet) or standing for long
periods.
Agility: Difficulty bending, dressing or undressing oneself, getting into and
out of bed, cutting own toenails, using fingers to grasp or handling objects,
reaching in any direction (for example, above one's head) or cutting own
food.
Pain: Limited in the amount or kind of activities that one can do because of
a long-term pain that is constant or reoccurs from time to time, for example,
recurrent back pain.
Learning: Difficulty learning because of a condition, such as attention
problems, hyperactivity or dyslexia, whether or not the condition was
diagnosed by a teacher, doctor or other health professional.
Memory: Limited in the amount or kind of activities that one can do due to
frequent periods of confusion or difficulty remembering things. These
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difficulties may be associated with Alzheimer's disease, brain injuries or
other similar conditions.
Developmental: Cognitive limitations due to the presence of a
developmental disability or disorder, such as Down syndrome, autism or
mental impairment caused by a lack of oxygen at birth.
Psychological: Limited in the amount or kind of activities that one can do
due to the presence of an emotional, psychological or psychiatric condition,
such as phobias, depression, schizophrenia, drinking or drug problems.
Unknown: The type of disability is unknown if the respondent answered
YES to the general questions on activity limitations, but did not provide any
YES to the questions about type of disability that followed.
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Disability related to mobility affects the greatest number of
adults
Mobility problems are the type of disability most often reported by adults
aged 15 and over. In 2001, nearly 2.5 million or 10.5% of Canadians had
difficulty walking, climbing stairs, carrying an object for a short distance,
standing in line for 20 minutes or moving about from one room to another.
For all age groups, women were more likely to have mobility problems than
men. Indeed, among adults aged 15 and over, there was a significant
difference in the overall proportion of women (12.2%) and men (8.6%)with
a mobility-related disability. Also with respect to motor skills, activity
limitations related to agility affect a substantial number of persons aged 15
and over. In all, 2.3 million or 9.7% of adults reported having difficulty with
everyday activities that require these skills, such as bending down to pick up
an object, getting dressed or undressed, or cutting one's food. For further
information on the different types of disabilities, see the section entitled
Type of disabilities among adults.
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by type of disability,Canada, 2001
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More than 10% of adults have activity limitations related to
pain or discomfort
Rather surprisingly, adults report pain-related disability almost as frequently
as mobility-related disability. Some 2.4 million persons aged 15 and over
(10.1%) reported having activity limitations related to chronic pain. Pain-
related disability is more prevalent among women (11.4%)than among men
(8.8%). This may reflect, in part, some reluctance among men to report this
type of limitation. It is important to note here that for the purposes of PALS,
persons who reported having pain but did not associate it with any activity
limitation were not considered to have a pain-related disability. In fact, some
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3.2 million adults reported having pain, with or without limitations(data not
shown).
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One million persons aged 15 and over report having a
hearing-related disability
Regarding sensory-type activity limitations,just over one million adults
(4.4%) reported having a hearing-related disability, about 600,000 (2.5%)
had vision difficulties, and some 360,000 or 1.5% of persons aged 15 and
over reported a speech-related disability. While a larger proportion of
women (3.1%)than of men (2.0%) reported having vision difficulties, activity
limitations related to hearing were more common among men (5.0%)than
women (3.8%). Men aged 15 and over were also slightly more likely than
women to have a speech-related disability.
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A good number of adults have less visible disabilities
The 2001 PALS also sought to distinguish certain types of less visible
disabilities, such as limitations related to psychological conditions or
memory problems, learning difficulties and developmental disability. This
distinction in no way ignores the close relationship that exists between some
of these disabilities; as well, identification is always subjective, based on the
respondent's perception. Nevertheless, more than half a million persons
aged 15 and over(2.2%) reported having activity limitations due to
emotional, psychological or psychiatric conditions. Similarly, more than
450,000 adults reported having learning disabilities, representing a
proportion of 1.9%. A similar proportion of adults(1.8%) had activity
limitations due to frequent memory problems or periods of confusion. Nearly
120,000 persons aged 15 and over had a developmental disability.
Prevalence of disability among adults aged 15 years and over,
by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2001
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The prevalence of most types of disabilities increases with
age
According to the most widely held view, the prevalence of any form of
disability rises increasingly with age. The PALS findings confirm that this is
true for disabilities related to mobility, agility, hearing, vision and pain. For
example, while fewer than 2%of young adults aged 15 to 24 have a
mobility-related disability, the rate reaches 31.5%for persons aged 65 and
over. This increase in prevalence with age is also observed, although to a
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lesser degree, for other problems more closely associated with aging, such
as memory and speech problems.
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Activity limitations related to emotional, psychological or
psychiatric conditions are relatively frequent in persons
aged 45 to 64
However, there are some exceptions to the rule. Thus, persons aged 45 to
64 (3.3%)were more likely to have a disability related to psychological
problems than persons aged 65 to 74 (2.0%), although the rate resumed its
rise to 3.6%for persons 75 and over. The same is true for learning
disabilities, with adults aged 45 to 64 (2.3%)showing a rate-higher than
among adults aged 65 to 74 (1.5%), but lower than that of seniors 75 years
and over(2.8%). With respect to developmental disability, prevalence varies
between 0.2%E and 0.7%E according to age, with young adults aged 15 to
24 showing the highest rate, and persons 65 to 74, the lowest.in this
regard, it is important to note that a sizable proportion of older adults with a
developmental disability are institutional residents and are therefore
excluded from the survey population. Younger adults are more likely to live
at home and therefore be included in PALS due to the de-institutionalization
that has been taking place in Canada for about 25 years.
The strong predominance of some types of disabilities becomes even more
obvious when we look at the proportion of persons with disabilities who
have these particular types of disabilities. More than seven of every ten
persons with disabilities have difficulties related to mobility, and almost as
many have pain-related disabilities. Activity limitations related to agility are
also very frequent, with two-thirds of persons with disabilities reporting
them. More than 30% of adults with disabilities have a hearing-related
disability and 17% have vision difficulties.
The results of the 2001 PALS also show how an important proportion of
adults with disabilities have activity limitations related to psychological
conditions, namely over 15%. Furthermore, some 13% of persons with
disabilities aged 15 and over reported having a learning disability, with more
than half(54.1%) of them having been diagnosed with learning disabilities
by a teacher, a physician or another health care professional. The
approximately 420,000 persons with a disability related to memory account
for 12%of all persons with disabilities. Speech difficulties, which affect at
least one in ten persons with disabilities, and developmental disability
(3.5%) complete the PALS profile of persons with activity limitations.
However, for just under 100,000 persons reporting a disability, the type of
disability could not be identified.
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with disabilities, Canada,2001
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Prevalence of disability among adults aged 15 years and over,
by type of disability and age, Canada, 2001
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A large majority of persons with disabilities aged 15 and
over have more than one disability
The 2001 PALS distinctly recognizes, along with physical and sensory
disabilities, the various types of less visible disabilities(pain, psychological
problems, memory, learning and developmental disability). As a result, the
survey provides a detailed profile reflecting the complexity of disability in
adults aged 15 and over. The number of disabilities reported is ample
evidence to that effect. Only 18.2%of persons with disabilities reported
having only one disability, whereas a sizable proportion of them reported
three(29.0%)or even four or five (27.7%). Indeed,just under 8% of persons
with disabilities had six or more.
I ' I Number of disabilities reported by adults aged 15 years and
over with disabilities, Canada,2001
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Severity of disability in 2001: mild, moderate, severe or
very severe
A profile of disability in Canada would not be complete if it did not consider
the degree of severity of disabilities reported. Among the 3.4 million adults
with disabilities, the 2001 PALS distinguishes four levels of severity: mild,
moderate, severe and very severe. Firstly, the level of severity depends on
the frequency and intensity of limitations associated with each type of
disability. For example, a person who has no difficulty walking and climbing
stairs but cannot stand in line for more than 20 minutes, would have a mild
mobility-related disability. A person who can only move around in a
wheelchair would have their mobility more severely limited, and one who is
bedridden for a long term period would have a very severe mobility-related
disability. The number of disabilities also has an impact on the overall level
of severity. The PALS distinguishes 10 types of disabilities among adults
and the level of severity will increase with the number of disabilities affecting
each individual. For further information on the development of the severity
scale, see the box entitled Severity of disability.
In 2001, one-third (34.1%)of adults with disabilities had a mild degree of
disability. At the other end of the scale, at least one in four persons with
disabilities(26.9%) experienced severe activity limitations and 14.0%
reported having a very severe disability. Men (36.4%)were more likely than
women (32.2%)to report a mild degree of limitation. Conversely, a larger
proportion of women than of men with disabilities reported a severe level of
activity limitation (28.3%compared with 25.1%). However, the proportion of
very severe disabilities was relatively the same for the two sexes.
iI Severity of disability among adults aged 15 years and over with
I disabilities, by sex, Canada, 2001
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Nearly 6% of Canadians aged 15 and over have a severe or
• very severe disability
In terms of the total population aged 15 and over, 5.0%of Canadians had a
mild disability, 3.6% a moderate disability and 3.9% a severe disability.
Again at the national level, more than 480,000 persons aged 15 and over
(2.0%) reported a very severe level of disability.
Severity of disability increases gradually until age 65 and then declines
slightly among the 65 and over population. In this regard, it is important to
note the significant prevalence of less visible disabilities among the working-
age population,which increases the number of disabilities reported for these
adults aged 15 to 64. As well, it is generally recognized that a person is
more likely to experience the highest level of activity and the widest scope
of activities during these working years(home,work, school, leisure); a
person would therefore be just as likely to experience during those years, a
high level of limitation in these same activities. At the same time, a sizable
proportion of elderly persons likely to have a severe or very severe disability
reside in an institution and are therefore not included in the PALS
population.
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Directive Memorandum
April 2, 2013
To: Richard Holborn •
Director, Engineering & Public Works
From: Debbie Shields
City Clerk
Subject: Direction as per Minutes of the Meeting of City Council
held on March 25, 2013
Corr. 10-13
City of Pickering Parking By-law
Council Decision Resolution #45/13
That Corr. 10-13 received from Prem Noronha-Waldriff on behalf of the Accessibility
Advisory Committee, with respect to amendments to the Parking By-law regarding
accessible parking to reflect 15% of parking bays be made accessible to better meet
the needs of persons with disabilities be referred to staff for further review.
Please take any action deemed necessary.
Debbie Shields
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Suggested Accessible Parking Requirements in the City of Pickering
Based on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Total number of parking Required Type Required Type 'B'
spaces provided 'A' Spaces Spaces
1-25 1 0
26-50 1 1
51-75 1 2*
76-100 2 2
101-133 2 3*
134-166 3 3
167-250 3 4*
251-300 4 4
301-350 4 5*
351-400 5 5
401-450 5 6*
451-500 6 6
501-550 6 7*
551-600 7 7
601-650 7 8*
651-700 8 8
701-750 8 9*
751-800 9 9
801-850 9 10*
851-900 10 10
900-950 10 11*
951-1000 11 11
1001 and over 11 spaces plus 1% of the total number
of spaces (rounded up to the next whole
number), to be divided equally between
Types 'A' and 'B'. If an uneven number
of spaces is required , the extra space
may be Type 'B'
*Where an uneven of accessible parking spaces are required, the
extra Type 'B' space may be changed to a Type 'A' space
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