Student Field Research Program
Canadian students document observable conditions on park routes using a common assessment guide. Volunteers record facts and photos — they do not certify accessibility or decide final ratings.
Responsibilities
- Walk or roll assigned routes safely
- Measure widths, slopes and surfaces
- Photograph entrances, steps, washrooms, parking
- Record observations, not opinions
Photo guidance
- Include a reference object for scale
- Note the date and route segment
- Avoid identifiable faces
- Capture both directions of a slope
Example assessment record
- Segment
- North entrance → lake viewpoint (illustrative)
- Surface
- Asphalt, minor cracking
- Max slope
- Measured 6% over 12 m
- Width
- 1.8 m minimum
How it works
- 1 Application submitted
- 2 Reviewed by the team
- 3 Instructions provided
- 4 Field assessment completed
- 5 Evidence submitted
- 6 Team review
- 7 Approved information published