The Leduc Recreation Centre is an award-winning facility that has received a number of honours, including the Stephen Barr Award of Excellence for Recreation Facility Design (2010), Percy Wickman Accessibility Award from the Canadian Paraplegic Association (2010) and AABRD Legacy Award for advancing the field of recreation for persons with disabilities (2010).

It is the only sledge hockey-compatible twin-arena facility in Western Canada, including Robinson Arena, which will host the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge. The Leduc Recreation Centre adopted the Hockey Canada sledge hockey standards, which ensures everything from the dressing rooms to the ice is easily accessible for sledge hockey players.

Other accessibility features throughout the Leduc Recreation Centre include:

• a zero grade-entry leisure pool and 50-person whirlpool in the aquatic centre;
• lifts in the pool and change rooms in the aquatic centre;
• wheelchair-friendly fitness equipment;
• walking/running track handrails tilted to aid visually-impaired guests;
• field houses with rubberized flooring, which is better-suited for guests using wheelchairs;
• accommodation for wheelchair curling;
• sliding glass doors in the entrance ways and push button doors throughout the facility;
• lower counters at Guest Services;
• elevator access to all three levels;
• a full-service elevator to the elevated seating in Sobey’s Arena;
• fully-accessible washrooms with touchless fixtures;
• ramps throughout the facility.

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