Our Campaign for Strong, Effective Implementation of the AODA
What's New
2013 Updates
- ON THE WORLD'S FIRST GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY, TTC TO HEAR FROM PASSENGERS WITH ALL KINDS OF DISABILITIES AT PUBLIC FORUM TONIGHT ABOUT BARRIERS THEY FACE WHEN USING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN CANADA'S BIGGEST CITY
- More Media Coverage Of Barriers To Accessible Customer Service For People With Disabilities Around Ontario -- It's Time for Effective Action by the Ontario Government
- Windsor Star Reports Raise More Concerns about the Need for Effective Enforcement of Accessible Customer Service for Ontarians with Disabilities – and – Reminder to Attend May 9, 2013 Toronto Transit Commission Public Forum on Accessible Transit
- How Does The May 2 2013 Ontario Budget Look When Viewed Through A Disability Accessibility Lens?
- Click here to download in MS Word format the text of Bill 26, the proposed Accessibility for Manitobans Act, as introduced in the Manitoba Legislature for First Reading on April 24, 2013
- Toronto Restaurant Incident with Hearing Ear Dog Shows Need for the Ontario Government to Keep Its Promise to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
- ATTEND THE TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSIONS MAY 9 2013 ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT PUBLIC FORUM TO LET TTC KNOW ABOUT ONGOING PUBLIC TRANSIT BARRIERS
- PLEASE TELL THE WYNNE GOVERNMENT IF YOU SUPPORT OUR NEW BRIEF ON PROPOSED ACCESSIBILITY REFORMS TO THE ONTARIO BUILDING CODE
- REMEMBERING FORMER ONTARIO LABOUR MINISTER DR. ROBERT ELGIE, A HERO TO ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES WHO SPEARHEADED AMENDMENTS TO THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE BASED ON A PERSON'S DISABILITY
- Download the Ontario Government’s Fall 2012 Proposals for Reforming The Accessibility Provisions of the Ontario Building Code
- Click here to find out how to download the AODA Alliance’s March 25, 2013 Brief to the Ontario Government on the Proposed Accessibility Reforms to the Ontario Building Code
- PREMIER WYNNE MAKES UNEXPECTED PHONECALL TO AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR; AND - CANADA’S PARLIAMENT INVITES AODA ALLIANCE TO PRESENT TO MARCH 7, 2013 FEDERAL STANDING COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON EMPLOYMENT FOR CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- AODA ALLIANCE WRITES PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE TO PROPOSE 9 PRIORITY ACTIONS TO HELP GET ONTARIO BACK ON SCHEDULE FOR BECOMING FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON OR BEFORE 2025
- AODA ALLIANCE WRITES DR. ERIC HOSKINS, ONTARIO’S NEW MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING THE DISABILITIES ACT, TO URGE PROMPT AND DECISIVE ACTION
- WYNNE GOVERNMENT’S FIRST THRONE SPEECH SIGNALS POTENTIAL REVITALIZED APPROACH TO ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- ONTARIO GOVERNMENT ENACTS NEW ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION SETTING STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SPACES – AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED ACCESSIBILITY REFORMS TO THE ONTARIO BUILDING CODE
- AODA ALLIANCE ISSUES NEWS RELEASE ON ONTARIO PREMIER-DESIGNATE KATHLEEN WYNNE’S IMPORTANT COMMITMENTS TO ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- ONTARIO FINANCE MINISTER DWIGHT DUNCAN MAKES LANDMARK PUBLIC DECLARATION THAT PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO CREATE OR PERPETUATE BARRIERS AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- AODA ALLIANCE PRESSES MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT FOR SPECIFICS ON HOW IT PLANS TO KEEP ITS OFT-REPEATED ELECTION PLEDGE TO EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT COMMITS THAT REVAMPED ACCESSIBILITY COUNCIL WILL DEVELOP NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS UNDER THE DISABILITIES ACT - BUT NO COMMITMENTS ON WHICH NEW STANDARDS OR BY WHEN –MANITOBA GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO INTRODUCE A PROVINCIAL DISABILITIES ACCESSIBILITY LAW IN 2013
- ALL ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES HAVE NOW MADE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY PLEDGES- HARINDER TAKHAR IS FINAL CANDIDATE TO MAKE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS
- CHARLES SOUSA IS FIFTH ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE TO MAKE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS – ONLY ONE CANDIDATE STILL TO COMMIT –AND - WATCH AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR'S JANUARY 16 2013 INTERVIEW ON TV ONTARIO'S "THE AGENDA WITH STEVE PAIKIN" PERMANENTLY AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
- ERIC HOSKINS AND GERARD KENNEDY ARE THE THIRD AND FOURTH LIBERAL PARTY LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES TO MAKE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY PLEDGES - THREE OTHER CANDIDATES HAVE YET TO ANSWER OUR REQUESTS
2012 Updates
- KATHLEEN WYNNE IS SECOND ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE TO MAKE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS
- SANDRA PUPATELLO IS FIRST ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS ON MAKING ONTARIO FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO OVER 1.7 MILLION ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- READ AODA ALLIANCE'S ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEMBER 2012 FINAL REPORT OF THE ANDREW PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW- PINTO REPORT FINDS SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEMS WITH ONTARIO'S SYSTEM FOR ENFORCING ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS CODE, BUT WRONGLY PAPERS THESE OVER AND GIVES THE GOVERNMENT UNDESERVED POLITICAL COVER, BY ITS UNWARRANTED CONCLUSION THAT THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT'S 2006 PRIVATIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IS A "QUALIFIED SUCCESS"
- Click here to download in MS Word format the November 2012 Final Report of the Pinto Review of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario that the McGuinty Government made public on November 8, 2012
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO STREAMLINE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS UNDER THE AODA – - BUT WILL THIS COUNCIL HAVE NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TO DEVELOP?
- AODA ALLIANCE MAKES PUBLIC AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR LEADERSHIP OF ONTARIO'S LIBERAL PARTY, SEEKING COMMITMENTS ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- TODAY WE BEGIN OUR DIAL DALTON CAMPAIGN! PLEASE CALL THE PREMIER'S OFFICE TO ASK HOW PREMIER MCGUINTY PLANS TO KEEP HIS 14-YEAR-OLD PROMISE TO EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THE DISABILITIES ACT
- JUST FOUR DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH OF OUR "DIAL DALTON" CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF THE AODA – PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS BLITZ A SUCCESS
- NEW CAMPAIGN TO GET MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT OF THE AODA –STARTING OCTOBER 29 2012, PLEASE JOIN OUR "DIAL DALTON" CAMPAIGN
- LET THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT KNOW IF YOU SUPPORT THE AODA ALLIANCE'S OCTOBER 4 2012 FINAL BRIEF ON ITS DRAFT PUBLIC SPACES ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION –ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUPPORTS OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THAT DRAF REGULATION
- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IN MS WORD FORMAT THE AODA ALLIANCE'S OCTOBER 4 2012 FINAL BRIEF TO THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT ON THE DRAFT PUBLIC SPACES ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION
- CLICK here to listen to an mp3 recording of the september 18 2012 panel speakers at the ontario college of art and design university forum on the draft public spaces accessibility regulation
- SEND US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT BRIEF TO THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT ON ITS AUGUST 15, 2012 DRAFT ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF PUBLIC SPACES
- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IN MS WORD THE AODA ALLIANCE'S SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 DRAFT BRIEF TO THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT ON THE PROPOSED PUBLIC SPACES ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION
- ELECTIONS ONTARIO DECLINES OUR PROPOSALS TO MAKE ONTARIO'S TWO SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 BY-ELECTIONS FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES – UNDAUNTED, WE PRESS ELECTIONS ONTARIO FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF ITS EFFORTS TO DATE AND FUTURE PLANS REGARDING VOTING ACCESSIBILITY INCLUDING TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING
- ATTEND THE TORONTO SEPTEMBER 18 2012 PUBLIC FORUM DISCUSSION BY PANEL OF EXPERTS ON MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED REGULATION TO ADDRESS BUILT ENVIRONMENT BARRIERS IN PUBLIC SPACES
- A REPORT CARD ON THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT'S TWELVE 2011 ELECTION PROMISES ON DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY - How is Ontario's McGuinty Government doing at keeping its twelve 2011 election promises to over 1.7 million Ontarians with disabilities, about making this province fully accessible to all persons with disabilities by 2025?
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND ITS 2011 INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION WITHOUT FOLLOWING IMPORTANT AODA REQUIREMENTS FOR AMENDING ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS – AODA ALLIANCE URGES MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE AODA AND HONOUR DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY ELECTION PROMISES
- WILL ONTARIO'S TWO SEPTEMBER 6 2012 BY-ELECTIONS BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES?
- PLEASE RAISE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES IN TWO SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 ONTARIO BY-ELECTIONS
- Download in MS Word format the McGuinty Government's August 15
2012 draft Public Spaces Built Environment Accessibility Standard Regulation
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT POSTS A DRAFT PARTIAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IN PUBLIC SPACES, NOT INSIDE BUILDINGS – SEND THE GOVERNMENT FEEDBACK BY OCTOBER 1, 2012- STILL NO WORD ON WHEN AN ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD IS COMING TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IN BUILDINGS
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT BELATEDLY RELEASES GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD FOR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION – BUT NEEDS TO PROPERLY AND WIDELY PUBLICIZE IT!
- AODA ALLIANCE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO GET MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THREE NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IMPEDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TO HEALTH CARE AND TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING – MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT HASN'T ANNOUNCED ITS PROMISED CONSULTATION ON WHICH NEW ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TO DEVELOP NEXT
- WHAT IS THE LATEST WORD ON PROGRESS THAT THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HAS MADE TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE AODA, ACROSS THE BOARD AND IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY?
- TAKE PART IN AN ONTARIO GOVERNMENT SURVEY OF IMPACT OF ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS ENACTED UNDER THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
- AODA ALLIANCE PRESSES TWO CABINET MINISTERS ON PLANS TO FINALIZE THE OVERDUE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD THAT THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT LAST AUGUST PROMISED TO ENACT "PROMPTLY"
- Click here to download in MS Word format the Federal Court of appeal's May 30 2012 decision in Jodhan v. Canada, reaffirming the Federal Government's constitutional duty to ensure its websites are accessible to people with disabilities.
- Click here to listen to AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky's May 25 2012 interview on Rogers Cable TV Kitchener-Waterloo on the need for telephone and internet voting in the upcoming Kitchener-Waterloo by-election
- WILL MANITOBA PASS DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY LEGISLATION THAT IS STRONG AND EFFECTIVE? BARRIER-FREE MANITOBA INVITES MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM COUNTERPARTS OUTSIDE MANITOBA
- ELECTIONS ONTARIO CATEGORICALLY REFUSES TO DEPLOY TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING IN ANY BY-ELECTION IN 2012 – BUT THAT IS NOT THE END -- AODA ALLIANCE ASKS FOR MEETING WITH CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER TO RE-CONSIDER THAT REFUSAL
- Click here to listen to the May 16 2012 6 minute interview with AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky on 570 News Radio Kitchener Waterloo's Gary Doyle Show on our call for telephone and internet voting in the upcoming Kitchener-Waterloo provincial by-election
- AODA ALLIANCE CALLS ON ELECTIONS ONTARIO TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING IN UPCOMING KITCHENER-WATERLOO BY-ELECTION
- NEW TORONTO STAR ON-LINE GUEST COLUMN CO-WRITTEN BY AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR IDENTIFIES BARRIERS TO ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO –AND -- TODAY IS TTC ANNUAL ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC FORUM
- WHAT PLANS DOES THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT HAVE FOR KEEPING ITS 2011 ELECTION ACCESSIBILITY PROMISES? SEVEN CABINET MINISTERS REPLY TO OUR INQUIRIES BUT GIVE VERY FEW SPECIFICS
- Click here to download and listen to the 5 minute April 23, 2012 interview
by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky on Hamilton's CHAM Radio on Progress
Towards a Fully Accessible Ontario
- ANDREW PINTO REFUSES TO READ THE AODA ALLIANCE'S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW – AODA ALLIANCE URGES MR. PINTO TO RECONSIDER THAT DECISION – AND MORE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PINTO REVIEW
- 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS COMPLETE WITH A GUARANTEE OF EQUALITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES –HOW FAR HAVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN CANADA COME?
- AODA ALLIANCE SUBMITS A SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW – AODA ALLIANCE ALSO RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF US LEVELLED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
- Click here to download in MS Word format the Human Rights Legal Support Centre's March 13, 2012 letter to the AODA Alliance and the AODA Alliance's April 11, 2012 reply
- Click here to download in MS Word format our April 12, 2012 Supplemental Brief to the Pinto Human Rights Code Review
- HOW IS OUR CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO GOING? SAMPLING FROM MEDIA AROUND ONTARIO ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AODA
- BITS AND PIECES OF IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY-ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO
- PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW RESTORES CANCELLED THUNDER BAY PUBLIC HEARINGS AFTER AODA ALLIANCE GETS CBC TO COVER ITS EARLIER CANCELLATION –THUNDER BAY PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE APRIL 4, 2012
- Two quick ways you can help our accessibility campaign
- AODA ALLIANCE MAKES TWO-HOUR PRESENTATION AT ANDREW PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW STAKEHOLDER MEETING—AND MORE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PINTO REVIEW
- PLEASE TELL THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW If YOU ENDORSE THE AODA ALLIANCE'S FINAL MARCH 1, 2012 BRIEF ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO –AODA ALLIANCE CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, TO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR DISCRIMINATION VICTIMS
- Click here to download in MS Word format our March 1, 2012 final brief to the Andrew Pinto Human Rights Code Review
- AODA ALLIANCE TO MAKE PRESENTATION TO PINTO REVIEW ON FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012 – AND STILL MORE NEWS ON THE PINTO REVIEW
- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IN MS WORD FORMAT OUR FEBRUARY 9, 2012 DRAFT BRIEF TO THE ANDREW PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW AND SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ON IT
- USE THESE HELPFUL TIPS FOR MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE'S PUBLIC HEARINGS OR SENDING IN WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS – AND SEND US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT BRIEF TO THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW
- MORE PROBLEMS WITH PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW -- PINTO REVIEW BELATEDLY SETS TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC FORUMS, WRONGLY CANCELS THUNDER BAY FORUM AND FINALLY EXTENDS DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR A STAKEHOLDER MEETING -- GIVE US FEEDBACK ON OUR DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR BRIEF TO THE PINTO REVIEW
- JUST-RELEASED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE 2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT DOCUMENTS THAT THE CENTRE WARNED MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT IT COULDN'T PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM 2008-2010 – AND MORE NEWS ON UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW
- LOCATION OF JANUARY 27, 2012 TORONTO PUBLIC FORUM ON WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITIES IS MOVED TO LET MORE ATTEND THANKS TO LARGE DEMAND – PUBLIC FORUM ALSO TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON THE WEB – EMAIL OR TWEET YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKERS FROM NOW TO THE END OF THE FORUM
- AODA ALLIANCE URGES PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TO GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE TIME TO GIVE INPUT INTO ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM -- WE ASK HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, COMMISSION AND LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE TO DISCLOSE MORE ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS –MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT URGED TO MAKE PUBLIC THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
- READ WHAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE HAVE DISCLOSED AS OF JANUARY 23, 2012 ABOUT THEIR WORK ON ENFORCING THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE UNDER BILL 107
- ATTEND JANUARY 27 2012 TORONTO PRESENTATION ON THE WORLD BANK'S REPORT ON the unmet needs OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AROUND THE WORLD – KEYNOTE BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REP, WITH AN ONTARIO PERSPECTIVE BY AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR
- SIGN UP - TO TELL THE PINTO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE REVIEW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT'S PRIVATIZING HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT - AND TELL THE PINTO REVIEW IF YOU SUPPORT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FIX PROBLEMS WITH THE PINTO REVIEW'S CONSULTATIONS
- Read the December 23, 2011 Consultation Paper of the Andrew Pinto Review of Bill 107's Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario
- ONTARIO BUSINESSES MUST NOW COMPLY WITH ONTARIO'S CUSTOMER SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD –BUT ONE PART OF IT CREATES BARRIERS AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED
- AODA ALLIANCE'S 2011 YEAR-END REPORT – WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED
2011 Updates
- TO MARK INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AODA ALLIANCE IDENTIFIES MAJOR ACTIONS NEEDED BY KEY ONTARIO CABINET MINISTERS TO ADVANCE ONTARIO TOWARDS FULL ACCESSIBILITY
- 17 YEARS AGO TODAY ONTARIO'S NON-PARTISAN DISABILITIES ACT MOVEMENT WAS BORN!
- THREE DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR QUEST FOR INTERNET AND TELEPHONE VOTING TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES
- NEW MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WRITES AODA ALLIANCE
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT DUCKS COMPLAINT ABOUT ITS CONTROVERSIAL CHOICE OF WHOM TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BILL 107
- AODA ALLIANCE CALLS ON Independent Review OF ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT TO HOLD OPEN,ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC HEARINGS
- PLEASE ENDORSE THE AODA ALLIANCE'S REQUEST OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE TO DISCLOSE DETAILS ON ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO
- 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANOTHER IMPORTANT DATE IN OUR 17-YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN FOR A BARRIER-FREE ONTARIO
- AODA ALLIANCE WRITES NEW MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AODA TO LIST KEY ACCESSIBILITY PRIORITIES
- AODA ALLIANCE ASKS CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER FOR PROGRESS REPORT ON INTERNET AND TELEPHONE VOTING
- WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN OUR SUCCESSFUL 2011 ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR ACCESSIBILITY – AND – REFORMING ONTARIO ELECTION LEGISLATION TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE A PRIORITY FOR THE NEXT ONTARIO LEGISLATURE
- FULLY ACCESSIBLE VOTING NOT YET A REALITY IN ONTARIO- A PRIORITY FOR OUR NEXT LEGISLATURE – AND LISTEN TO AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR'S INTERVIEW ON CFRB RADIO
- Click here to download AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky's October 3, 2011 Interview with John Tory on Toronto CFRB Radio's Live Drive Program
- ON LIVE TV, AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR ASKS PC LEADER TIM HUDAK FOR DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY ELECTION COMMITMENT
- TIM HUDAK SAYS HE IS COMMITTED TO FULFILLING PROVISIONS OF THE DISABILITIES ACT, BUT STILL HASN'T CLEARLY PROMISED NOT TO SLASH REGULATIONS ENACTED UNDER IT
- PLEASE WIDELY CIRCULATE OUR NEW TORONTO STAR GUEST COLUMN ON THE ONTARIO ELECTION'S DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
- HELP WITH OUR ELECTION TWITTER BLITZ TO GET PCS TO MAKE DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS
- TORONTO STAR REPORTS ON AODA ALLIANCE CALL FOR TIM HUDAK TO MAKE ACCESSIBILITY PLEDGE -– REPORTS ON PCS' ONLY PUBLIC EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HASN'T COMMITTED NOT TO CUT ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
- Watch David Lepofsky's September 22, 2011 interview on TV Ontario's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" - Automated Captioning Available
- AODA ALLIANCE CHAIR TO BE INTERVIEWED ON TV ONTARIO'S "THE AGENDA WITH STEVE PAIKIN" TONIGHT – PC CANDIDATE AGREES TO URGE TIM HUDAK TO MAKE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENTS – AND OTHER MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE OF DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
- TORONTO STAR REPORTS THAT CONSERVATIVES PROMISE TO CUT AT LEAST 30% OF ONTARIO REGULATIONS – ARE NEW ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS ON THAT LARGE CHOPPING BLOCK?
- USE OPTIONS FOR ACCESSIBLE VOTING FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES IN THIS ONTARIO ELECTION
- Watch our September 2, 2011 Queen's Park News Conference on Youtube -Captioning Available Through Youtube
- JUST A LITTLE OF YOUR TIME HELPS OUR NON-PARTISAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES –USE OUR NEW 2011 ELECTION ACTION KIT!
- HELP US USE TWITTER AND FACEBOOK TO SPREAD THE WORD ON OUR CAMPAIGN FOR A BARRIER-FREE ONTARIO- AND - AUDIO OF NEWS CONFERENCE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
- AODA ALLIANCE URGES PC LEADER TIM HUDAK TO COMMIT TO STRENGTHEN, AND NOT WEAKEN EFFORTS TO MAKE ONTARIO FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO OVER 1.5 MILLION ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- Click here to download the 30 minute audio MP3 file of our September 2, 2011 Queen's Park news Conference
- AODA ALLIANCE HOLDS QUEEN'S PARK NEWS CONFERENCE ON EVE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN TO UNVEIL THE POLITICAL PARTIES' PLATFORMS ON DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY
- Comparison of the Major Parties' 2011 Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- Read the Ontario Liberal Party's August 19, 2011 letter to the AODA Alliance, Setting out its 2011 Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- Read the August 24, 2011 Letter from the Ontario New Democratic Party to the AODA Alliance Setting Out its 2011 Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- Read the August 31, 2011 Letter from the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to the AODA Alliance Setting Out its 2011 Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- Read the September 1, 2011 Letter to the AODA Alliance from the Ontario Green Party Setting Out its 2011 Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- FOR AN Independent Review OF ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT APPOINTS A BILL 107 SUPPORTER, WHO PUBLICLY OPPOSED THE AODA ALLIANCE'S POSITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
- AODA ALLIANCE WRITES THREE POLITICAL PARTIES TO REQUEST 2011 ELECTION COMMITMENTS
- WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR ENFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN ONTARIO?
- WHEN WILL A BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD BE ENACTED?
- MAJOR VICTORY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES – MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT ENSHRINES ACESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN ITS NEW 10-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
- AODA ALLIANCE MAKES PRESENTATION TO STANDING COMMITTEE OF MANITOBA LEGISLATURE ON NEED FOR STRONG ACCESSIBILITY LEGISLATION
- GOVERNMENT CANCELS FUND TO ACCOMMODATE ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVANTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WORKPLACE - BUT RESTORES IT WHEN AODA ALLIANCE CHALLENGES ITS CANCELLATION
- Click here to download the MP3 file of David Lepofsky's 1 hour long June 11, 2011 Speech to the Conference hosted by the East Gwillibury Accessibility Advisory Committee
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT DODGES OUR REQUEST THAT PRESTO SMART CARD NOT BE INSTALLED AT TTC UNTIL FULLY ACCESSIBLE - BUT AODA ALLIANCE PRESSES AGAIN FOR A CLEAR COMMITMENT
- TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION TO ADOPT PRESTO SMART CARD - BUT WILL TTC AND THE CITY OF TORONTO ENSURE ONTARIO MAKES IT BARRIER-FREE BEFORE IMPLEMENTING IT?
- MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ONTARIO - MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT ENACTS INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION -ADDRESSING BARRIERS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
- Click here to download in MS Word Ontario's New Integrated Accessibility Regulation
- MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT TO MAKE PUBLIC THE FINALIZED ENACTED INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION THIS FRIDAY
- ATTEND THE EAST GWILLIMBURY ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S JUNE 11 2011 PUBLIC FORUM ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR ACCESSIBILITY
- SARNIA CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO'S CALL FOR THE PROPOSED PROVINCIAL ACCESSIBILITY REGULATION TO BE WEAKENED – GET YOUR MUNICIPALITY TO DO THE SAME!
- ATTEND THE TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION'S MAY 19, 2011 PUBLIC FORUM ON BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
- AT AODA ALLIANCE'S REQUEST, ELECTIONS ONTARIO EXTENDS DEADLINE TO JUNE 3, 2011 TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON ACCESSIBILITY OF PROPOSED OCTOBER 2011 ELECTION'S POLLING STATION LOCATIONS
- IS YOUR POLLING STATION AT TODAY'S FEDERAL ELECTION ACCESSIBLE – IF NOT, MAKE SURE ELECTIONS ONTARIO DOESN'T USE THE SAME SITE FOR VOTING IN THE OCTOBER 2011 ONTARIO ELECTION
- THREE QUICK WAYS YOU CAN HELP PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES
- Make sure the polling station for you in the October 2011 election is accessible to voters with disabilities
- Help us respond to the
association of municipalities of Ontario's and the public transit sector's
efforts to weaken the integrated accessibility regulation and to delay its
enactment
- Ontario Human Rights Commission blasts government's draft accessibility regulation as raising serious problems under the human rights code -- Human Rights Commission endorses AODA Alliance brief on how to fix it
- Hamilton spectator articles show why it is so important to give the McGuinty government feedback now on its proposed accessibility regulation before the deadline tomorrow
- Click here to download our finalized March 11, 2011 Brief to the Ontario Government on the Draft Inegrated Accessibility Regulation.
- Please tell the McGuinty government if you endorse the aoda alliance's finalized brief on the draft integrated accessibility regulation
- Send us your feedback on our draft brief on the McGuinty government's draft integrated accessibility regulation
- Click here to download in MS Word format our March 2, 2011 draft brief to the Ontario Government on its February 1, 2011 draft proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation.
- Human Rights Commission warns municipalities and municipal transit authorities to ensure that all new buses are accessible, despite anything less in McGuinty government’s proposed accessibility standard
- McGuinty Government Makes Public New Draft Regulation to Address Barriers in Transportation, Information, Communication and Employment – We Have 45 Days to Give the Government Feedback
- Get Ready for A Busy New Year in Our Non-Partisan Campaign for A Barrier-Free Ontario
Updates From Before 2011
- Court rules that federal inaccessible government websites violate the constitutional rights of blind Canadians – strong reason for McGuinty government to substantially strengthen its weak proposed information and communication accessibility standard
- Will the McGuinty government restore as a full-time position the vital post of assistant deputy minister of government services for accessibility?
- Join our call for strong new accessibility standards - and distribute our new leaflet!
- AODA Alliance Asks McGuinty Government to Report on its Efforts on Unkept 2007 Election Promises
- AODA Alliance Calls on Elections Ontario to Provide Internet and Telephone Voting and More than One Accessible Voting Machine per Riding in the October 2011 Ontario Election
- Ontario Human Rights Commission Slams McGuinty Government’s Proposed Integrated Accessibility Standard as Falling Short of Human Rights Requirements
- Tell the Ontario Government if you Endorse the AODA Alliance Finalized Brief on Government Summary of Proposed Integrated Accessibility Standard
- Toronto Star Reports on AODA Alliance Serious Concerns with Government’s Weak Proposed Integrated Accessibility Standard
- McGuinty Government Posts Final Proposed Built Environment Accessibility Standard
- Send Us Feedback on Our Draft Brief on the Government’s Summary of Proposed Integrated Accessibility Standard
- McGuinty Government Gives 45 Days for Public Comment on its Just-Released Summary of Proposed New Accessibility Standards – Send Us Your Input Too
- Was the Ontario Government Forewarned that the PRESTO Smart Card Technology for Paying Public Transit Fares has Disability Barriers?
- AODA Alliance Calls on Ontario Government to Halt Deployment of PRESTO Public Transit Smart Card System Until Disability Barriers are Removed
- McGuinty Government Issues Weak Final Response to Beer Independent Review of AODA – Government Does not Promise the New Leadership or Transformative Change that Charles Beer Recommended
- Independent Study Commissioned by McGuinty Government Shows Real Economic Gains to Ontario if Persons with Disabilities Provided with Accessibility
- AODA Alliance Submits its Brief to the Ontario Government on the Final Proposed Information and Communication Standard
- McGuinty Government uses Public Tax Dollars to Develop Public Transit Smart Cards with Barriers Against People with Disabilities
- AODA Alliance Continues to Press the Ontario Government to Ensure that no Public Capital or Infrastructure Spending is Used to Create, Perpetuate or Exacerbate Barriers Against Ontarians with Disabilities
- AODA Alliance Submits Brief to Ontario Government on Final Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
- Join our Non-partisan Campaign to get the Government-Appointed Charles Beer Report on the AODA Fully Implemented to Revitalize the AODA’s Implementation
- Will the McGuinty Government Keep its Election Promise of Effective Enforcement for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act?
- Will the McGuinty Government Fully Implement the Recommendations of the Government-Appointed Charles Beer Independent Review of the AODA?
- AODA Alliance Gets Encouraging Thank-You Letter From our Counterpart in Manitoba
- Watch TVO Ontario’s “The Agenda” Program’s May 28 2010 Broadcast Item on the AODA Alliance’s Work
- Attend June 17 2010 Toronto Transit Commission Public Forum on Barriers Facing Passengers with Disabilities
- AODA Alliance Releases its Detailed Analysis of the Charles Beer Independent Review Report on the Effectiveness of the Government’s Implementation of the AODA
- Charles Beer Independent AODA Review Report Calls for Stronger Government Leadership on Accessibility and Revamped, Revitalized Process for Developing Accessibility Standards
- Toronto Star Report Proves AODA Alliance Correctly Predicted Problems with McGuinty Government’s 2006 Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement in Ontario
- Canadian Civil Liberties Association Calls on Elections Ontario to Act Promptly to Ensure Fully Accessible Elections for Voters with Disabilities
- Bill 231 Passes Third Reading Vote Today at Queen’s Park –AODA Alliance Writes Elections Ontario to Call for Speedy Action on Elections Accessibility
- Bill 231 Finishes Third Reading Debates on April 29, 2010, Focusing on Disability Access Amendments that McGuinty Government Voted Down – Third Reading Vote to Take Place Monday May 3, 2010
- Read the 1st Day of the Legislature's Third Reading Debates on Bill 231 on April 27, 2010
- As Bill 231 Creates Major Obstacles Impeding the Use of Accessible Telephone and Internet Voting in Provincial Elections, Some Ontario Municipalities Blaze the Accessibility Trail with These Technologies
- Click here to download in MS Word Format the Revised Version of Bill 231 that Includes Amendments Passed by the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- Bill 231 Finishes Standing Committee Clause-by-clause Debates and Returns to Legislature for Third Reading Debates – Read More Media Coverage of our Campaign for Accessible Elections
- Listen to an MP3 of the audio of the April 11, 2010 CTV Toronto TV News Item on Our Campaign for Accessible Elections
- Read the April 21, 2010 2nd Day of Clause-by-Clause Debates on Bill 231 at the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- Download and Listen to David Lepofsky's April 13, 2010 Interview on Bill 231 on the John Tory Program on CFRB Radio in Toronto
- Download and listen to David Lepofsky's April 21, 2010 Interview on Bill 231 on CBC Toronto Radio 1's Here and Now Program
- McGuinty Government Proposes New Amendments to Bill 231 to Soften its Ban on Network-Connected Accessible Voting Technology Like Telephone Voting and Internet Voting
- Why Did the McGuinty Government Propose Banning Network-linked Accessible Voting Technology like Telephone and Internet Voting?
- Read the 1st Day of Standing Committee Clause-By-Clause Debates on Bill 231
- One Week Left to Advocate for Accessible Telephone and Internet Voting before Standing Committee Finishes Clause-by-clause Review of Bill 231 - McGuinty Government uses Majority on Standing Committee to Defeat most Opposition Amendments Proposed to Ensure Fully Accessible Elections for Voters with Disabilities
- Preliminary Analysis of Proposed Amendments to Bill 231
- McGuinty Government Releases Package of Proposed Amendments to Bill 231
- Conservative Party Releases Package of Proposed Amendments to Bill 231
- New Democratic Party releases package of amendments to bill 231 it will present to the standing committee on April 14, 2010
- The Toronto Star Publishes a Great Editorial in Support of our Call for Accessible Elections
- Recap of Progress to Date in our Campaign for Fully Accessible Elections in Ontario –and More on Options for Accessible Voting Technology –and our Recent Exchanges with Elections Ontario and the Ontario Government on Elections Accessibility Issues
- A Troubling Photographic Record of Some Polling Station Barriers in the February 2010 Toronto Centre By-Election
- Text of the AODA Alliance’s March 31, 2010 Presentation on Bill 231 to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- Read the 2nd Day of Standing Committee Public Hearings on Bill 231 on March 31, 2010
- Great Media Coverage of our Campaign to Strengthen Bill 231 – Premier McGuinty Reportedly Open to Consider New Voting Technology- Attend Standing Committee’s April 14 2010 Clause-by-clause Debates on Bill 231
- First Day of Standing Committee Public Hearings on Bill 231 - March 24, 2010
- Download and listen to the AODA Alliance's March 31, 2010 13 Minute Presentation on Bill 231 to the Legislature's Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- AODA Alliance Issues News Release on its Upcoming Presentation to Legislature’s Standing Committee Today, Calling for Fully-Accessible Elections for Ontarians with Disabilities
- A Chronology of the Unfolding Events About the Toronto Centre February 4, 2010 By-election Inaccessible Polling Stations Saga
- What do Elections Ontario’s Own Records Show About Barriers Facing Voters with Disabilities in Ontario Elections Since 2007?
- Download and listen to the presentation by Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, on Bill 231 to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- Download and listen to an MP3 file of Chief Elections Officer Greg Essensa's March 24, 2010 Presentation on Bill 231 to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
- First Day of Public Hearings Show Resounding Support for our Call for Bill 231 to be Strengthened to Ensure Fully Accessible Elections for Ontarians with Disabilities
- Correction - Standing Committee Hearings on Bill 231 won’t be broadcast until this Friday some time after 10 a.m.
- Attend the AODA Alliance’s March 31 2010 Presentation on Bill 231 to the Legislature’s Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly – Consider our Helpful Tips For Preparing A Written And/or Oral Presentation On Bill 231 To The Legislature's Standing Committee On the Legislative Assembly
- Please Endorse the AODA Alliance Brief on Strengthening Bill 231 to Ensure Fully Accessible Elections for Voters and Candidates With Disabilities
- Legislature Sets Two Days for Public Hearings on Bill 231 - Proposed Law to Reform Accessibility of Elections in Ontario
- Ontario Throne Speech Makes Progress on Disability Accessibility A Priority for the McGuinty Government
- Ask the Legislature to let you Present at Standing Committee Public Hearings on Bill 231 - Ontario’s Proposed Legislation Addressing Election Barriers Confronting People with Disabilities
- Send us Your Feedback on the Draft AODA Alliance Brief on the Final Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
- First Reading Debates on December 8, 2009 in the Ontario Legislature on Bill 231 the proposed Elections Reform Legislation
- First Day of Second Reading debates on Bill 231, the proposed Elections Reform Legislation, held on February 16, 2010
- Second Day of Second Reading Debates on Bill 231, the proposed Elections Proposed Elections Reform Legislation, held on March 2, 2010
- Third Day of Second Reading Debates in the Ontario Legislature on Bill 231, the proposed Elections Reform Legislation, held on March 3, 2010
- Download Bill 231, the proposed Elections Reform Legislation, in MS Word Format
- Review the Final Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard which the Employment Standards Development Committee Recommended to the Ontario Government
- LANDMARK CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL RULING REQUIRES POLLING STATIONS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
- AODA Alliance Calls on All Parties to Strengthen Bill 231 to Prevent More Inaccessible Elections in Ontario
- Inaccessible Toronto Polling Station in February 4, 2010 Provincial By-election Highlights Urgent Need for Strong Provincial Legislation to Ensure Accessible Provincial and Municipal Elections
- Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act Alliance Chair’s 2009 Year-end Report
- McGuinty Government Introduces Bill 231 into Legislature to Reform Provincial Elections – AODA Alliance Calls for Stronger Disability Accessibility Provisions
- McGuinty Government Passes Legislation to Make Municipal Elections Barrier-free for Voters and Candidates With Disabilities – But Rejects AODA Alliance Proposals Needed to Make the Bill Strong and Effective
- Ontario Government Inadequately Responds to AODA Alliance Proposals to Ensure Public Funds Not Used to Create or Perpetuate Barriers Against Ontarians With Disabilities
- AODA Alliance Submits Final Brief To Charles Beer On Reforming The AODA And Its Implementation
- McGuinty Government Responds to AODA Alliance Inquiries on its Plans for Implementing the AODA – Much Still Remains Unclear
- The McGuinty Government has Done Little to Keep 2007 Election Promise on Educating Students and Professional Trainees on Disability Accessibility
- Send us Your Feedback on our Draft Brief on the Final Proposed Information and Communication Accessibility Standard
- Change of Date for Ottawa Public Forum for Charles Beer Indedendent Review of AODA - and Other News
- Downloadable copies of the final proposed Information and Communication Accessibility Standard
- New Information and Some Changed Dates for Charles Beer’s Public Forums on How to Improve the AODA
- Sign Up For The Charles Beer Independent Review’s Public Forums On How Well Ontario’s Accessibility Legislation Is Working
- Send Us Your Feedback on our Draft Brief on How to Improve the AODA, for the Charles Beer AODA Independent Review
- Plan Ahead To Give The Charles Beer Independent Review of the AODA Your Feedback – Preliminary Schedule for his Fall Public Forums
- AODA Alliance Presents Brief On Barriers To Voting To Legislature’s Select Committee On Elections – Select Committee Report Acknowledges Need For Solutions
- Download the Initial Proposed Built Environment Accessibility standard as an MS Word file
- McGuinty government releases initial proposed built environment accessibility standard for public comment
- AODA Alliance Writes Three Cabinet Ministers, To Learn What The Ontario Government Has Done To Keep Premier’s 2007 Election Pledge On Teaching School Students And Professional Trainees About Disability Accessibility
- Is The Ontario Government Ensuring That No Tax Dollars Are Used To Create Barriers Against People With Disabilities?
- AODA Alliance Submits Brief To Charles Beer Recommending How To Conduct His Independent Review Of The AODA 2005
- Attend June 23, 2009 Toronto Transit Commission Public Forum to Give Feedback on Accessibility Needs of Passengers With Disabilities
- McGuinty Government Launches Independent Review of AODA’s Effectiveness
- Excerpts of the Select Committee on Election's June 2009 Report on Modernizing Ontario Elections Legislation
- Tell the Ontario Government if you Support the AODA Alliance Brief on the Initial Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
- Fourth Anniversary of Unanimous Passage of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – How is the AODA Working So Far?
- Chinese Government Delegation Consults AODA Alliance on Disability Accessibility
- Send Us Your Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Ontario Government on the Initial Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
- Initial Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
- Read the AODA Alliance's April 28, 2009 Deposition to the Ontario Legislature's Select Committee on Elections
- Read the AODA Alliance's Brief to the Select Committee on Elections
- Please Tell the Ontario Government if You Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief on the Final Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard
- AODA Alliance Seeks Your Feedback on its Draft Brief on the Final Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard
- Ontario Government Seeks Public Feedback on the Final Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard, Proposed by the Transportation Standards Development Committee
- David Lepofsky Becomes New Chair of AODA Alliance
- AODA Alliance’s Brief to Standing Committee on Government Agencies Reveals Broken Government Commitments on Reforms to Human Rights Enforcement
- AODA Alliance Tells Legislature’s Standing Committee That Most New Discrimination Claimants at the Human Rights Tribunal Have No Lawyer, and that Bill 107 Just Shuffled the Human Rights Caseload Backlog from the Human Rights Commission to the Human Rights Tribunal
- Download this MS Word version of the AODA Alliance's February 6, 2009 Brief to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, concerning the Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee on Government Agencies
- Please Endorse the AODA Alliance's Brief on the Initial Proposed Information and Communication Accessibility Standard
- AODA Alliance Delegation Presents Recommendations To Improve AODA’s Implementation To Community And Social Services Minister
- What Steps Is The McGuinty Government Taking To Keep Its 2007 Election Promise Of An Action Plan For Accessible Elections?
- Please Give Us Your Feedback On The AODA Alliance’s Draft Brief On The Proposed Information And Communication Accessibility Standard
- Please Give The McGuinty Government Your Feedback On The Proposed New Information And Communication Accessibility Standard
- Toronto Star Guest Column Marks Important 10-year Anniversary in Campaign for Barrier-Free Ontario and Calls for Renewed Government Action
- Upcoming 10th Anniversary of Major Event in the Long Campaign for Strong Disability Accessibility Legislation
- Is The Ontario Government on Schedule to Making Ontario Fully Accessible for People with Disabilities by 2025?
- AODA Alliance Holds Joint Queen's Park News Conference on the June 30, 2008 Launch of Bill 107's Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement - Unveiling List of the McGuinty Government's 10 Commitments on what Bill 107 Will Give You, and Internal Government Documents Casting Doubt on Whether it will Deliver on these Promises
- Download the Human Rights Commission’s organization chart (MS Word format).
Download the Human Rights Legal Support Centre’s organization chart (PDF format).
To download the Human Rights Tribunal’s organization chart (MS Word format).
- Presentations at July 2, 2008 Queen's Park News Conference
- Ten Key Government Commitments on Bill 107 Human Rights Reform
- Listen to the June 13, 2008 Panel on Bill 107's Implementation with AODA Alliance's David Lepofsky and Executive Director of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Kathy Laird, at a Toronto Conference of Community Living Ontario (MP3 format)
- Enjoy David Lepofsky’s Carole Riback Memorial Lecture on Effective Advocacy on disability Issues
- Tell The Human Rights Tribunal If You Support our Proposals On The Tribunal's Proposed Accessibility Policy
- Human Rights Tribunal Finally Announces its Final Rules of Procedure for Handling Human Rights Cases, Rejecting Most AODA Alliance Recommendations
- What Will Happen To The 4,000 Discrimination Cases At The Ontario Human Rights Commission On June 30, 2008 When Bill 107 Goes Into Operation?
- Toronto Transit Commission Ordered To Hold Public Forum On Meeting Needs Of Passengers With Disabilities – Upcoming May 20 TTC Forum A Good Model For All Ontario Transit Authorities To Follow
- Toronto Star Guest Column Details Problems With Human Rights Tribunal’s Proposed New Rules For Discrimination Cases
- Human Rights Commission Releases Report On Transit Authorities’ Steps To Announce Bus Stops – Will The Human Rights Commission Take Prompt Action To Enforce The Law For The Minority Of Ontario Transit Authorities Who Are Foot-dragging About Obeying The Law?
- Eight Weeks Before Bill 107 Goes Into Full Operation, Is The New Human Rights Enforcement System Ready For Day One?
- Email The Human Rights Tribunal To Support The AODA Alliance Brief Regarding The Tribunal’s Proposed Rules Of Procedure
- Human Rights Tribunal’s Proposed New Rules Would Erect Barriers Impeding Discrimination Victims From Access To Justice, and Give Tribunal Sweeping, Excessive Powers – Please Endorse Concerns Raised In The New AODA Alliance Brief
- Viewing The 2008 Ontario Budget Through A Disability Lens How Does It Look?
- Several Sarnia City Councillors Oppose Announcing All Bus Stops to Accommodate Vision Impaired Passengers
- Human Rights Tribunal Refuses To Publicize Or Extend Its Consultation On Its Proposed New Rules Of Procedure For The General Public –But Gives The AODA Alliance A Special Extension
- Human Rights Tribunal Consults on Important New Rules for Enforcing Human Rights - But Who Even Knows This Consultation is Going On?
- McGuinty Government’s Fall 2007 Toronto Public Meeting on Human Rights Reform Reveals Serious Problems with Bill 107’s Implementation
- Ontario Government Consultant’s Study on Effectiveness of Standards Development Committees Misses Key Problems with Flawed Implementation of the AODA
- Transportation Standards Development Committee’s Chair Agrees to Abide by McGuinty Government Election Pledge to Ensure Equal Representation of Disability Community when Developing Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard
- Transportation Standards Development Committee Chair Urges McGuinty Government To Break Its Election Commitment To Ontarians With Disabilities - Signals Troubling Resistance To Strengthening The Weak Proposed Transit Accessibility Standard
- Human Rights Tribunal Imposes Substantial Orders Against the Toronto Transit Commission to Make Transit Services More Accessible to Passengers with Vision Impairments - But What Will It Take to Get All Other Ontario Transit Providers to Obey the Human Rights Code?
- McGuinty Government’s Throne Speech Commits to Implementing AODA
- Further Details on Government's Information Sessions on Bill 107's Privatization of Human Rights Enforcement
- Some Serious Concerns about Human rights Tribunal's Proposed New Interim Rules of Procedure
- Attend and Raise Questions at Government's November Public Meetings on Changes to Human Rights Enforcement
- Why Has The Ontario Government's Development of Accessibility Standards Under The AODA Been So Ineffective So Far?
- Bits and Pieces of News on the Accessibility Front, in the Aftermath of Last Week's Ontario Election
- Ontario's New Lieutenant Governor Challenges All Ontarians to take Strong, Effective Action to make Ontario Barrier-Free for People With Disabilities
- Re-Elected Ontario Government Makes Important Election Commitments to Ontarians With Disabilities
- Learn About the 2007 Ontario Election's Disability Accessibility Issues
- More Media on Election's Disability Accessibility Issues
- AODA Alliance Writes Elections Ontario in Pursuit of Barrier-Free Election
- Please Read and Circulate The Toronto Star's Guest Column on the Ontario Election's Disability Accessibility Issues
- Point by Point Comparison of the Three Parties' Commitments on this Election's Disability Accessibility Issues
- Update: One Day Left to Send the Ontario Government Your Feedback on Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard - And Other News
- How You Can Help Raise Disability Accessibility Issues in This Election in 15 Minutes or Less!
- How To Help Raise Disability Accessibility Issues in this Election - Read Our 2007 Election Action Kit
- Attend an All-Candidates Debate on Disability Issues
- Liberal Party Writes AODA Alliance with Election Commitments Regarding Disability Accessibility
- McGuinty Government's New Customer Service Accessibility Standard is Weak and Ineffective
- Listen to AODA Alliance member David Lepofsky`s September 7, 2007 Interview Concerning the Election`s Disability Issues on CBC Radio 1`s Here and Now Program
- NDP and Conservatives Make Written Election Commitments to AODA Alliance - Unveiled at September 7, 2007 AODA Alliance Queen's Park News Conference
- Human Rights Commission Slams McGuinty Government's Weak Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard for Falling Well Below Human Rights Code Requirements.
- McGuinty Government Quietly Proclaims Bill 107 In Force On Election Campaign`s Eve, Before Solving Key Problems With Its Implementation -- Human Rights Enforcement Weakened And Privatized
- Ontario Government Extends Time for Giving Feedback on Weak Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard as Community Criticism of that Proposed Standard Mounts
- Ontario Political Parties Asked to Make Election Commitments on Disability Accessibility
- Tell the Ontario Government If You Support The AODA Alliance's Brief on the Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard
- AODA Alliance Seeks your Feedback on Draft Submission on Government's Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard.
- AODA Alliance Seeks Your Input On Upcoming Ontario Election And On Proposed Transit Accessibility Standard
- What does Ontario's March 22, 2007 budget include for accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities?
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