Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance

You can always send your feedback to us on any AODA and accessibility issue at aodafeedback@gmail.com. Our Facebook page and Twitter @AODAAlliance.

The AODA Alliance is a disability consumer advocacy group that works to support the full and effective implementation of accessibility standards in Ontario. Since 2005, the AODA Alliance has worked collaboratively with the disability community and with government to promote the interests of persons with disabilities. The Alliance works to advance the full participation of persons with disabilities in Ontario, through effectual accessibility standards development. The AODA Alliance is unable to provide legal advice on how to battle specific barriers.

What’s New in Our Campaign for the Strong, Effective Implementation of the AODA

Barriers that people with disabilities face in the health care system, and our campaign to get a strong and effective Health Care Accessibility Standard enacted and enforced under the AODA.

Our campaign to prevent electronic scooters (e-scooters) on Ontario’s roads, sidewalks and other public places to ensure physical safety and accessibility for people with disabilities and others

Our campaign to get the Ontario government to enact and enforce a strong AODA Employment Standard and adopt and implement an effective strategy to adopt and implement a strategy to substantially increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Our efforts to ensure that people with disabilities have accessible customer service in Ontario

Our efforts to get the Ontario Government to enact and enforce a strong and effective AODA Information and Communication Accessibility Standard.

Our efforts to ensure that Ontario’s courts and court system are accessible to court participants with disabilities.

AODA Alliance’s efforts during Ontario elections to alert voters to important disability issues

Election commitments we have asked the major political parties to make

Our videos on the history and accomplishments of the grassroots campaign for disability accessibility

Everyone may share and use these videos as part of courses, programs, or other activities.

Our briefs and written submissions sent to governments and various public bodies on accessibility issues

Letters we have written to the Ontario government and the responses

Letters we have written to the Federal government and the responses

Our past news conferences

Editorials on accessibility issues published during our accessibility campaigns

Legislation, bills, and regulations on accessibility in which we’ve been involved 

Our efforts to get the Ontario Government to effectively enforce the AODA.

Our advocacy to get the Federal Government to create a strong and fair Canada Disability Benefit

Our winning campaign for federal accessibility legislation and other AODA efforts at the federal Level.

Our efforts to get the Ontario Government to review all Ontario laws, statutes and regulations, to ensure that they do not authorize, permit or require any disability barriers.

Our efforts to ensure that public money is never used to create or perpetuate barriers against people with disabilities.

Bill 107, the government’s problematic 2006 legislation that privatized enforcement of human rights and our unsuccessful efforts opposing the passage of the bill, and its impact on human rights enforcement.

Concerns about the Rick Hansen Foundation’s private accessibility certification program for buildings

Our campaign to make elections in fully accessible to over one million voters with disabilities

Our efforts to protect people with disabilities from suffering discrimination if Ontario must resort to critical care triage during the COVID-19 pandemic

The history of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee’s 10-year campaign resulting in the enactment of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005

Publications about the history of the campaign for accessibility for people with disabilities

Major official reports on issues concerning accessibility

Accessibility issues and accessibility legislation in the media