RE/MAX's New Accessible Trick-or-Treating Program Available In Oxford County

Saturday, 26 October 2019 11:24

The Accessibility Advisory Committees in Oxford County, Perth County and Stratford are partnering with RE/MAX a-b Realty to make trick or treating more accessible. Placing an accessibility sign outside your home says your house is accessible on Halloween.

OXFORD COUNTY - RE/MAX Integra has launched a new accessible trick-or-treating program in Canada, that is now available in Oxford County, Stratford and Perth County.

The Accessibility Advisory Committees of all three locations are teaming up with RE/MAX a-b Realty to make Halloween more accessible. They are offering free signs to homeowners in Perth and Oxford Counties. In Canada, over 400,000 children and youth live with accessibility issues, making everyday activities a daunting task. This includes trick-or-treating on Halloween, an activity that many children look forward to each year.

By displaying an Accessible Trick or Treating sign on your front lawn you are letting people know that your home is accessible for everybody trick-or-treating this Halloween, and you're helping to raise awareness around accessibility issues.

Ideas For Home Owners:

Place an Accessible Trick or Treating sign on your front lawn a few days before Halloween

- If possible, take stairs completely out of the process and create a trick-or-treating station on your driveway or out of your garage

- Clear pathways

- Make sure the path to your trick-or-treating area is well lit

- Refrain from the use of strobe lights

- Move cars out of the driveway to allow better accessibility for trick-or-treaters

- Create a doorbell system that can alert you of visitors

- Please use the sign only on your personal property

- Please remove the sign from your property on November 1st.

Oxford County signs will be available weekdays from 8:30-4:30 pm starting October 10th (with limited quantities while supplies last)

- RE/MAX a-b Realty - 463 Dundas St. Woodstock
- RE/MAX a-b Realty - 46 Charles St. East, Ingersoll

Signs will also be available at the following Municipal Offices:

- Town of Tillsonburg - 10 Lisgar Avenue, Tillsonburg
- Oxford County Administration Building - 21 Reeve Street, Woodstock
- Township of Norwich – 285767 Airport Road, Norwich
- City of Woodstock, City Hall – 500 Dundas Street, Woodstock
- Township of Blandford Blenheim – 47 Wilmot Street South, Drumbo
- Township of Zorra – 274620 27th Line, R. R. #3, Ingersoll
- Township of East Zorra-Tavistock – Box 100, 90 Loveys Street, Hickson
- Township of South-West Oxford – 312915 Dereham Line, Mount Elgin
- Town of Ingersoll – 130 Oxford Street, 2nd floor, Ingersoll