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ART EKA Accessible Routes Project

Describe the journey, not just the destination.

Community-verified, disability-specific navigation for mobility, blind and low-vision, Deaf and hard-of-hearing, and DeafBlind travellers.

Find an accessibility-informed routeFund or partner with the project

Important: Routes are accessibility-informed using currently verified information. Conditions can change. Every observation shows its source, confidence, and verification status.

The problem this project solves

Generic directions miss barriers

A short route can still include steep slopes, rough surfaces, missing curb cuts, inaccessible crossings, unclear landmarks, or overwhelming sensory conditions.

Different travellers need different details

The same decision point can require surface and slope notes, tactile and audio cues, strong visual landmarks, vibration-friendly instructions, or rest and shelter information.

Conditions and confidence must be visible

We distinguish official documentation, ART EKA physical audits, unverified community reports, and information that may have changed.

How a route becomes useful

  1. 1. Document

    Start and destination facts come from official sources where possible.

  2. 2. Audit

    Trained reviewers record decision points, surfaces, slopes, curb cuts, crossings, tactile cues, lighting, noise, landmarks, rest points, and shelter.

  3. 3. Verify

    Community reports enter a moderation queue. Reports never become verified automatically.

  4. 4. Publish and maintain

    Each fact keeps its status, confidence, source, and last-verified date so changes are visible.

Built around four navigation profiles

Mobility

Surfaces, widths, slopes, curb cuts, crossings, barriers, rest points, shelter, and elevator/service checks.

Blind or low vision

Tactile warnings, cane-detectable cues, audio landmarks, crossing signals, obstacle notes, and one instruction at a time.

Deaf or hard of hearing

Strong visual directions, text-first alerts, landmarks, sightlines, and alternatives to audio-only information.

DeafBlind

Short structured steps, high-contrast text, screen-reader output, optional vibration cues, and explicit decision points.

Pilot route #001

Rosedale TTC Station → Ramsden Park

The station and park are officially documented. The outdoor path and exact covered picnic shelter meeting point are intentionally marked Needs physical verification until ART EKA completes an on-site audit.

Review route #001TTC source

Funding and partnerships

Help build a reusable Toronto route-audit network

We are seeking disability-led advisors, municipalities, transit and parks partners, community organizations, researchers, sponsors, and funders.

Fund a route audit

Support reviewer time, accessible transportation, testing, moderation, and maintenance.

Discuss funding

Become a verification partner

Contribute lived experience, official facility information, or trained field-review capacity.

Partner with ART EKA

Sponsor a public route

Sponsorship supports verification and upkeep; sponsors do not control safety findings or verification status.

Sponsor the project

Roadmap

  • Pilot route audit
  • Disability-led review
  • Community reporting
  • Municipal data partnerships
  • Toronto route expansion
  • Open, portable route schema

This project supplements—not replaces—official transit alerts, emergency guidance, personal support plans, or an on-site assessment.