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Maritime communities join movement to make Halloween accessible for all children

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Macdonald, E. (2026, October 30). Maritime communities join movement to make Halloween accessible for all children. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12127483/halloween-treat-accessibly-nova-scotia-new-brunswick/

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Rich Padulo, founder of Treat Accessibly, started organizing accessible Halloween events nine years ago after his daughter's question sparked an idea to help children with disabilities trick-or-treat comfortably. This year, 19 cities and towns across seven provinces are participating in the initiative, either through designated streets or special events. In Moncton, New Brunswick, a Halloween Village is set up at Resurgo Place museum for easy access, while in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, 22 homes on Southampton Drive will hand out candy from their driveways to accommodate children with mobility challenges.

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Now in its ninth year, Treat Accessibly is expanding its efforts to make Halloween more inclusive for children of all abilities. Founded by Rich Padulo in 2017 after his daughter wondered how a child using a wheelchair could participate in trick-or-treating, the organization aims to ensure that children with mobility, sensory, and neurological disabilities can fully enjoy the holiday. This year, 19 cities and towns across seven provinces are participating with dedicated streets or special events. Padulo highlights the success of these initiatives, noting one instance where a father reported his daughter speaking to strangers for the first time while trick-or-treating at one of their organized villages. The movement encourages neighborhoods to think creatively about how they can make Halloween accessible and fun for all children.

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🔮 So this Saturday, our event will demonstrate what an accessible Halloween can look like,” said organizer Amanda Martin.

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Topics

Moncton N.B. New Brunswick’s Treat Accessibly Treat Accessibly Halloween Village

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Padulo PERSON · 2× Amanda Martin PERSON · 1× Cole Harbour GPE · 1× Halifax GPE · 1× Moncton GPE · 1× N.B. GPE · 1× New Brunswick’s GPE · 1× Nova Scotia GPE · 1× Rich Padulo PERSON · 1× Treat Accessibly ORG · 1×

Narrative

Now in its ninth year, Treat Accessibly has been organizing events for children of all abilities and encouraging neighbourhoods to join in by thinking about how to make Halloween night fun for all. The organization’s founder, Rich Padulo, says it all began with an observation.

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🔮 So this Saturday, our event will demonstrate what an accessible Halloween can look like,” said organizer Amanda Martin.

2026-10-30 · Global News

Maritime communities join movement to make Halloween accessible for all children · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

A national movement is making trick-or-treating accessible for every child. asserted

trick → make → child

it → organize → observation

“My daughter was putting pumpkins on our stairs. asserted

daughter → put → stairs

She looked up and like any six-year-old, she thought about things nobody else does. asserted

she → look → things

And she said, how does that little boy that she saw using a wheelchair trick-or-treat at our home? asserted

she → say → home

And we immediately jumped into planning,” said Padulo. asserted

Padulo → jump → planning

“That Halloween, a week later, we (handed out treats) from the end of our driveway … asserted

we → hand → driveway

And that is the movement that we’ve carried on.” asserted

we → carry → that

Padulo says the goal is to ensure children with mobility, sensory and neurological disabilities can easily join in the festivities. asserted

children → say → festivities

“I had one dad race up to me to tell me that his daughter had never said anything to a stranger before saying trick-or-treat at one of our villages,” he said. asserted

he → have → villages

This year, 19 cities and towns in seven provinces are taking part with either a dedicated street or a special event. asserted

cities → take → street

“We are New Brunswick’s only Treat Accessibly Halloween Village. asserted

We → treat → ?

So this Saturday, our event will demonstrate what an accessible Halloween can look like,” said organizer Amanda Martin. asserted

Martin → demonstrate → what

“Instead of facing stairs, closed doors, children are going to visit decorated community stations inside the Resurgo Place museum. asserted

children → face → museum

Beginning at 4 p.m. on Halloween night, 22 homes on the loop street will bring their treats to the end of their driveways to make trick-or-treating more accessible for people with mobility challenges. asserted

trick → begin → challenges

“Just the joy and delight that they experience mixed with the parents’ gratitude of not having to worry about their children’s happiness for a night — it makes it all worth it,” said street captain Calum Sencabaugh. asserted

Sencabaugh → experience → night