The City is committed to improving access to our facilities, public spaces and projects. With the support of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, we are proudly working to identifying, remove, and prevent barriers to individuals in, or interacting with the City.
We are focused on making updates that are universally accessible. Examples include:
inclusive recreation programming
automated washrooms doors
website with accessibility features such as language, font size, and screen reader
invested in capital upgrades such as the Challenger baseball diamond at City Park
Supportive swimming lessons for children with disabilities.
Wheelchair Basketball
Learn to play program offered in partnership with Fraser Valley Wheelchair Sports Club
Inclusive Recreation Programs
Recreation programs are open to all members of the community.
Accessibility In Our Community
Did you know Langley City offers a support worker pass for their recreation facilities?
What is a Support Worker Pass? The pass is available for individuals, 16+ years old*, that provide support to a client who has a disability or requires additional assistance to participate in a recreation program at one of our facilities. Support workers are able to participate alongside their companion; however, they should not be doing their own independent program or activity.*Note: if the client is using the weight room the support worker must be 19+ years old.
How do I sign up for a Support Worker Pass? Call us at 604.514.2940 or visit us in person at Timms Community Centre, located at 20399 Douglas Crescent.
Langley City offers a wheelchair basketball 'learn to play' program in partnership with the Fraser Valley Wheelchair Sports Club on Thursday evenings at Timms Community Centre. The program runs from September to May, taking a break for the summer from June to August; this is subject to change.
New participants are welcome to join the program and all of the equipment is available to participate. The program is open to people with a disability and people who are able-bodied.
Accessibility Advisory Committee
The Accessibility Advisory Committee of the City of Langley was established in accordance with the Accessibility British Columbia Act to assist the City in identifying, removing, and preventing barriers to individuals in, or interacting with the City.
The Committee's role is to:
Assist the City in identifying accessibility and inclusion barriers that City staff and community members experience, or may experience, in the course of interacting with the City in the following areas:
Employment
Delivery of Service
The Built Environment
Information and Communications
Transportation
Procurement
Advise the City on removing and preventing barriers to individuals in or interacting with the City.
Advise on developing an organizational accessibility plan to be completed by September 1, 2024.
Develop a process or mechanism for receiving comments from the public on:
The City's accessibility plan
Barriers to individuals in or interacting with the City
Undertake a review of the accessibility plan at least once every three years and recommend to City Council any changes or updates required.
Commissioned a Play Spaces audit of municipal and school district playgrounds in the City of Langley
Commissioned an accessibility audit of municipal infrastructure
Partnership programming with Fraser Valley Wheelchair Sports Club and Canucks Autism Network
Inclusion training for staff members
Invested in capital upgrades such as the Challenger baseball diamond at City Park
Launched a new website with accessibility menu featuring language, screen reader, larger text and more
Lift at Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Picnic Shelters with picnic tables that are accessible for wheelchair users
Sensory-friendly swims at Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Sensory-friendly space at Community Day and Magic of Christmas events
Adapted swimming lessons at Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Celebrate National AccessAbility Week annually
Develop an Accessibility Plan that will identify and prevent barriers for people interacting or working in the City of Langley
