Location - Monitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities

Location

Are people with disabilities satisfied with the neighborhoods they live in? Do they live near the services they need?

The location of people's homes can affect their health and safety. It can also affect their access to employment and services. For example, some neighborhoods have better access to public transportation, hospitals, and schools. Some neighborhoods have more pollution. Some are more affected by climate change.

• Goal: People with disabilities can live near their workplaces and the services they need. They live in neighborhoods that are free from pollution and other health risks.
• International law sources:
  • United Nations General Comment on the Right to Adequate Housing

Outcome indicators

1. Percentage of people with disabilities who don’t live near public services and facilities
   • Description: This looks at people who don’t live near government services, parks and libraries.
   • Results: People with disabilities have trouble accessing government services because of where they live and because transportation isn’t accessible.
     • In 2017, 14% of people with disabilities couldn’t access government services for these reasons.
       • Data source: Canadian Survey on Disability (2017): Housebound and Accessibility of Government Services.
         
         *This question wasn’t included in the Canadian Survey on Disability in 2022. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
     • The Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Proximity Measures Database also has data on parks and libraries, but we can’t access this database right now.
2. Percentage of people with disabilities who live near schools and childcare services
   • Description: This looks at households that live near primary and secondary schools and childcare services.
   • Results: Not available. The Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Proximity Measures Database has data on this issue, but we can’t access this database right now.
3. Percentage of people with disabilities who live near health services
   • Description: This looks at households that live near pharmacies and healthcare services.
   • Results: Not available. The Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Proximity Measures Database has data on this issue, but we can’t access this database right now.
4. Percentage of people with disabilities who live near grocery stores
   • Description: This looks at households that live near grocery stores.
   • Results: Not available. The Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Proximity Measures Database has data on this issue, but we can’t access this database right now.
5. Percentage of people with disabilities who live near their workplaces
   • Description: This looks at people who live near their workplaces.
   • Results: Not available. This data is not currently collected through national or provincial / territorial surveys. We are advocating for better data collection and transparency in this area.
6. Percentage of public culture, recreation and sports facilities that are accessiblee
   • Description: This looks at accessible public facilities for arts and culture, recreation and sports. For example, this includes places like arenas and pools.
   • Results: Some public arts and culture facilities aren’t accessible to people with disabilities. In 2016, 20% of arts and culture facilities were not accessible. In 2018, this went up to 27%. In 2020, the number was 26%.
     • Data source: Core Public Infrastructure Survey (2016, 2018 and 2020). This survey uses the term “allow for accessibility” instead of “accessible”.
7. Percentage of people with disabilities who can access public transportation
   • Description: This looks at people with disabilities who live near public transportation. It also looks at people with disabilities who can’t leave their homes because public transportation is inaccessible.
   • Results: Many people with disabilities couldn't leave their homes because transportation was inaccessible. In 2017, 18% of people with disabilities couldn't leave their homes because public transportation was inaccessible. In 2022, this number was 9%.
     • Data source: Canadian Survey on Disability (2017 and 2022): Housebound
       
       The Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Proximity Measures Database also has data on this issue, but we can’t access the database right now.
8. Percentage of people with disabilities who are satisfied with their neighborhoods and communities
   • Description: This looks at people who feel satisfied with their neighborhoods and communities.
   • Results:
     • People with disabilities are less satisfied with their neighbourhoods than people without disabilities. In 2021, 86% of people with disabilities were satisfied with their neighbourhoods. This is compared to 91% of people without disabilities.
       • Data source: Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Neighborhood Satisfaction and Community Satisfaction
     • People with disabilities are less likely to feel like part of their communities than people without disabilities. In 2021, 66% of people with disabilities felt like part of their community. This is compared to 81% of people without disabilities.
       • Data source: Canadian Housing Survey (2021): Neighborhood Satisfaction and Community Satisfaction

Policy effort and resource indicators

In development