Make your home accessible for ALL trick-or-treaters!

Vaughan supports the Treat Accessibly initiative for Halloween

The City of Vaughan is once again supporting the Treat Accessibly initiative to help ensure every child, regardless of ability, can enjoy trick-or-treating this Halloween.

Approximately 400,000 children in Canada identify with having a disability that may prevent them from trick-or-treating because of barriers such as stairs. Treat Accessibly outlines the following ways households in Vaughan can distribute Halloween treats safely and accessibly:

• Visit treataccessibly.com to get a free Treat Accessibly lawn sign.
• Create a trick-or-treating station at the end of your driveway.
• Ensure the path to your trick-or-treating area is well-lit and clear of hazards.
• Refrain from using strobe lights and high-pitched, sudden loud noises in your decorations.
• Keep pets safely away from the front of your house.

Treat Accessibly is a grassroots movement created by the Padulo family in 2017 to make Halloween trick-or-treating more accessible and inclusive for all families. In October 2021, Deputy Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor Linda Jackson brought forward a Member's Resolution supporting the Treat Accessibly initiative, which Council unanimously endorsed.

This is just one example of how the City is working toward its goal of becoming a barrier-free community. To learn more about the accessibility initiatives the City is championing, visit vaughan.ca/accessibility. 

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