CAN-ASC-2.4 Wayfinding and Signage
Information
Priority area
Built environment
Status of the standard
Upcoming
Table of contents
Technical committee members
- Elizabeth (Betty) Nobel (Chairperson), Retired Teacher of students with visual impairments, Braille Literacy Canada
- Graham Rae Dulmage (Vice Chairperson), Consultant on Codes, Standards and Regulations, GRD Standards Services Inc.
- Allison Moz, Wayfinding Partner, eyecandy SIGNS INC.
- Cliff Feng, Associate Project Manager, Campus Development, Vancouver Island University
- Grant D. Johnson, Senior Advisor, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Joël R. Dazé, Independant Consultant, The Little House Studio
- Kirk Goodlet, Senior Director, InterVISTAS Consulting Inc.
- Leo Bissonnette, National Vice-President, Canadian Council of the blind
- Luna Bengio, Senior Accessibility Expert and Strategic Advisor (retired public service executive)
- Mark Rankin, National O&M Professional Practice Lead, Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada
- Natasha Saltes, Director, Accessibility, Canada Post
- Ryan Lee Ollis, TAPS DeafBlind Coordinator, Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility
- Sabitha Rajan, Senior Analyst, Centre of Expertise for Accessible Transportation, Canadian Transportation Agency
- Stéphanie Gamache, Occupational therapist (O.T., PhD), accessibility and universal design consultant
- Taghreed Al-Zubaidi, Accessibility Specialist of the Built Environment, City of Mississauga
- Victoria Fast, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Areas of focus
There are common areas where people with disabilities may experience barriers to accessibility in wayfinding and signage. These include, but are not limited to:
- Tactile walking surface indicators
- Signage (indoor and outdoor)
- Accessible paths of travel
- Wayfinding cues
- Lighting
- Audible beacons
This standard is in development
- The standards development process started on September 15, 2021.
- Th public review period is scheduled to start in Winter 2026
- The publication of the final standard is expected in Spring 2026