Maritime communities make Halloween accessible for all children

Treat Accessibly sites this year

19 cities and towns

Treat Accessibly, now in its ninth year, has 19 cities and towns in seven provinces taking part this Halloween.

Founder Rich Padulo began in 2017, after his daughter asked how a boy in a wheelchair could trick-or-treat at their home. The goal is that children with mobility, sensory and neurological disabilities can join in easily.

Resurgo Place, Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, hosts the province’s only Treat Accessibly Halloween Village on Saturday, with decorated stations inside the Resurgo Place museum instead of stairs and closed doors.

From 4 p.m. on Halloween night, 22 homes on Southampton Drive in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will hand out treats at the end of their driveways.