SkyTrain and Ferries are easy to navigate and you will find bus drivers to be accommodating and polite . Ramps are lowered and drivers will wait patiently for passengers to settle down safely prior to driving off . Audiovisual notices for the sight and hearing impaired provide safe , helpful commutes . Also available if needed , are wheelchair accessible taxis , car rentals and even limousines . In many ways , Vancouver has embraced the concept of universal design supporting a diverse range of its population regardless of age , physical or health circumstances , ability or disability .
The City of Surrey , one of the municipalities of Metro Vancouver , has a higher than average number of people with disabilities , and one of the highest rates of autism in British Columbia . Karin Pasqua , Surrey ’ s Accessibility and Universal Design Specialist said , “ friendly , sensory spaces have been created to support individuals and provide safe spaces that are calm and quiet ,” she explained . Through a partnership with
Canucks Autism Network ( CAN ), pre-COVID-19 , when major events took place throughout the city , these sensory spaces , be it a room or tent , were on site to provide a reduced sensory environment