Based on the analysis of the institutional and regulatory framework, plans and actions facilitating accessibility to the city, this article questions the definition of accessibility, its purpose, publics and implementation focusing on mechanisms and strategies mobilized to improve accessibility to the city. It shows that accessibility, unpartitioned disability, is reshaped around a universalist perception, where quality and comfort of use for all improve beyond the user's profile. The universal accessibility, sup-ported by texts, nevertheless cross by a segmented visibility by type of handicap. Being accessible is not enough and the key remains in the dissemination of information around this accessibility.