Built Environment Handbook – Saskatchewan

After holding focus groups across Saskatchewan, CNIB created this legal information handbook to provide helpful responses to some of the most common questions we heard. 

In the handbook below, you’ll find: 

• An overview of your most important legal rights related to the built environment
• Answers to common questions like 
  • "In residential areas where there are no sidewalks, I am unable to walk safely down the road, as barriers (such as parked cars, piled up snow, etc.) tend to block my route. What can I do?"
  • "I often find that public buildings, such as stadiums, universities, etc. are inaccessible to people with sight loss. For example, in some instances there is no tactile surface to identify steps/curbs, staircases and escalators, and in other cases, the elevators do not have audio signals/accessible buttons. This makes it difficult and hazardous to navigate safely through these buildings. What can I do?
• Links to helpful legal services and community supports

The Know Your Rights legal Information handbooks are available in two different formats:

If you’d like to receive this handbook in Braille or DAISY format, please email knowyourrights@cnib.ca. Did this handbook answer your question or did it connect you to a helpful resource? Please let us know!