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AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Scheduled to Testify at Labour Grievance Arbitration Tomorrow About Preventable Disability Barriers in Controversial New Billion-Dollar Toronto Courthouse

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Scheduled to Testify at Labour Grievance Arbitration Tomorrow About Preventable Disability Barriers in Controversial New Billion-Dollar Toronto Courthouse June 25, 2025 Toronto: At a provincial labour grievance arbitration scheduled for tomorrow, AODA Alliance Chair David … Continue reading AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Scheduled to Testify at Labour Grievance Arbitration Tomorrow About Preventable Disability Barriers in Controversial New Billion-Dollar Toronto Courthouse

New 4-Minute Video Provides a Good Summary of the Many Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Criminal Courthouse

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance New 4-Minute Video Provides a Good Summary of the Many Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Criminal Courthouse June 23, 2025 It’s just been released! Watch … Continue reading New 4-Minute Video Provides a Good Summary of the Many Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Criminal Courthouse

AODA Alliance’s 2024 Year-End Report to Our Many Supporters

AODA Alliance Chair Addresses Jamaican Conference on Access to Justice for Jamaicans with Disabilities

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance AODA Alliance Chair Addresses Jamaican Conference on Access to Justice for Jamaicans with Disabilities November 18 2024 Once again, the AODA Alliance has gone international! It is … Continue reading AODA Alliance Chair Addresses Jamaican Conference on Access to Justice for Jamaicans with Disabilities

City TV Delves Further into Disability Barriers at Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance City TV Delves Further into Disability Barriers at Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse September 19, 2024 SUMMARY Access to justice is a fundamental right for … Continue reading City TV Delves Further into Disability Barriers at Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse

New Toronto Courthouse’s Disability Barriers Hit the Toronto Star’s Front Page

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance New Toronto Courthouse’s Disability Barriers Hit the Toronto Star’s Front Page` September 17, 2024 SUMMARY Read all about it! It’s front page news! A detailed … Continue reading New Toronto Courthouse’s Disability Barriers Hit the Toronto Star’s Front Page

AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Monthly Metroland Column Asks Why Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse was Built With So Many Disability Barriers

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Monthly Metroland Column Asks Why Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse was Built With So Many Disability Barriers September 13, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Monthly Metroland Column Asks Why Toronto’s New Armoury Street Courthouse was Built With So Many Disability Barriers

Toronto Star Print and Online Editions Cover Disability Barriers in the New Toronto Courthouse

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance Toronto Star Print and Online Editions Cover Disability Barriers in the New Toronto Courthouse August 25, 2024 SUMMARY Now it’s the Toronto Star that’s … Continue reading Toronto Star Print and Online Editions Cover Disability Barriers in the New Toronto Courthouse

CTV and CP24 Join the Growing List of News Outlets that Report on the Billion Dollar Accessibility Bungle that the New AODA Alliance Video Revealed Two Weeks ago

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance CTV and CP24 Join the Growing List of News Outlets that Report on the Billion Dollar Accessibility Bungle that the New AODA Alliance Video Revealed Two Weeks … Continue reading CTV and CP24 Join the Growing List of News Outlets that Report on the Billion Dollar Accessibility Bungle that the New AODA Alliance Video Revealed Two Weeks ago

City News Reports on How Ontarians with Disabilities are Suffering from the Ontario Government Failing to Meet the Mandatory 2025 Deadline to Become Disability Accessible, Citing the Accessibility Blunders at the New Toronto Courthouse as an Illustration

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance City News Reports on How Ontarians with Disabilities are Suffering from the Ontario Government Failing to Meet the Mandatory 2025 Deadline to Become Disability Accessible, Citing the Accessibility … Continue reading City News Reports on How Ontarians with Disabilities are Suffering from the Ontario Government Failing to Meet the Mandatory 2025 Deadline to Become Disability Accessible, Citing the Accessibility Blunders at the New Toronto Courthouse as an Illustration

Excellent Online Global News Report on and AODA Alliance Video Showing Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Courthouse

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance Excellent Online Global News Report on an AODA Alliance Video Showing Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Courthouse August 20, 2024 SUMMARY A great online Global News report today … Continue reading Excellent Online Global News Report on and AODA Alliance Video Showing Disability Barriers at the New Toronto Courthouse

Please Spread the Word about the New AODA Alliance Video that Reveals Many Accessibility Blunders at the New Toronto Courthouse

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance Please Spread the Word about the New AODA Alliance Video that Reveals Many Accessibility Blunders at the New Toronto Courthouse August 10, 2024 SUMMARY Two … Continue reading Please Spread the Word about the New AODA Alliance Video that Reveals Many Accessibility Blunders at the New Toronto Courthouse

Disability Advocates’ Powerful New Video Reveals Serious Accessibility Problems at new Downtown Toronto Mega-Courthouse – A Billion-Dollar Accessibility Bungle Shows Ontario Falling Further Behind Schedule for Becoming Disability Accessible by 2025

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability Advocates’ Powerful New Video Reveals Serious Accessibility Problems at new Downtown Toronto Mega-Courthouse – A Billion-Dollar Accessibility Bungle Shows Ontario Falling Further Behind Schedule for Becoming Disability Accessible by 2025 August 8, 2024 Toronto: The AODA Alliance today makes … Continue reading Disability Advocates’ Powerful New Video Reveals Serious Accessibility Problems at new Downtown Toronto Mega-Courthouse – A Billion-Dollar Accessibility Bungle Shows Ontario Falling Further Behind Schedule for Becoming Disability Accessible by 2025

Catching Up on Media Coverage of the Many Different Disability Barriers in Ontario — While Premier Ford and Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho Still Won’t Talk to Us

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance Catching Up on Media Coverage of the Many Different Disability Barriers in Ontario — While Premier Ford and Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho Still Won’t Talk to Us … Continue reading Catching Up on Media Coverage of the Many Different Disability Barriers in Ontario — While Premier Ford and Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho Still Won’t Talk to Us

AODA Alliance Brief Urges the Rich Donovan 4th Independent Review of the AODA to Find that Government After Government Has Done a Poor Job Implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ AODA Alliance Brief Urges the Rich Donovan 4th Independent Review of the AODA to Find that Government After Government Has Done a Poor Job Implementing the Accessibility … Continue reading AODA Alliance Brief Urges the Rich Donovan 4th Independent Review of the AODA to Find that Government After Government Has Done a Poor Job Implementing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

4 Years Ago Today David Onley Gave the Ford Government A Scathing Report On Ontario’s Disability Barriers – We Honour Onley’s Legacy by Urging the Next Independent Review of the Disabilities Act to Reaffirm Onley’s Findings and His Unimplemented Roadmap for Reform

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ 4 Years Ago Today David Onley Gave the Ford Government A Scathing Report On Ontario’s Disability Barriers – We Honour Onley’s Legacy by Urging the Next Independent … Continue reading 4 Years Ago Today David Onley Gave the Ford Government A Scathing Report On Ontario’s Disability Barriers – We Honour Onley’s Legacy by Urging the Next Independent Review of the Disabilities Act to Reaffirm Onley’s Findings and His Unimplemented Roadmap for Reform

Here We Go Again! New Wing at University of Toronto’s Robarts Library Was Designed and Built with Preventable New Disability Barriers

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ Here We Go Again! New Wing at University of Toronto’s Robarts Library Was Designed and Built with Preventable New Disability Barriers June 29, 2022 SUMMARY … Continue reading Here We Go Again! New Wing at University of Toronto’s Robarts Library Was Designed and Built with Preventable New Disability Barriers

The Ontario Government Needs to Substantially Reform How It Plans For, Designs, and Funds Building and Infrastructure Construction, to Ensure that Public Money Is Never Used to Create or Perpetuate Disability Barriers

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ The Ontario Government Needs to Substantially Reform How It Plans For, Designs, and Funds Building and Infrastructure Construction, to Ensure that Public Money Is Never Used to Create … Continue reading The Ontario Government Needs to Substantially Reform How It Plans For, Designs, and Funds Building and Infrastructure Construction, to Ensure that Public Money Is Never Used to Create or Perpetuate Disability Barriers

Disability Coalition Slams Trudeau Government’s Giving Millions to Rick Hansen Foundation’s Seriously Deficient Building Accessibility Certification Training Program

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability Coalition Slams Trudeau Government’s Giving Millions to Rick Hansen Foundation’s Seriously Deficient Building Accessibility Certification Training Program August 24, 2021 Toronto: Just before calling a federal election, the Federal Government announced action that wastes public money, creates serious new … Continue reading Disability Coalition Slams Trudeau Government’s Giving Millions to Rick Hansen Foundation’s Seriously Deficient Building Accessibility Certification Training Program

Attend CNIB’s July 27, 2021 Virtual Town Hall on Dangers that Electric Scooters Pose for People with Disabilities if London Ontario Allows Them – and— Please Fill Out an Important Online Survey About Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Courts

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ Attend CNIB’s July 27, 2021 Virtual Town Hall on Dangers that Electric Scooters Pose for People with Disabilities if London Ontario Allows Them – and— Please Fill Out … Continue reading Attend CNIB’s July 27, 2021 Virtual Town Hall on Dangers that Electric Scooters Pose for People with Disabilities if London Ontario Allows Them – and— Please Fill Out an Important Online Survey About Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Courts

In a Detailed Report Card Delivered During National AccessAbility Week, the Ford Government Gets a Blistering “F” Grade for Its Three Year Record Since Taking Office on Action to Make Ontario Accessible for 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a Detailed Report Card Delivered During National AccessAbility Week, the Ford Government Gets a Blistering “F” Grade for Its Three Year Record Since Taking Office on Action to Make Ontario Accessible for 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities May 31, … Continue reading In a Detailed Report Card Delivered During National AccessAbility Week, the Ford Government Gets a Blistering “F” Grade for Its Three Year Record Since Taking Office on Action to Make Ontario Accessible for 2.6 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

It’s Time for the Ford Government to Agree to Create a Built Environment Accessibility Standard under Ontario’s Disabilities Act

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/ It’s Time for the Ford Government to Agree to Create a Built Environment Accessibility Standard under Ontario’s Disabilities Act November 30, 2020 SUMMARY Today … Continue reading It’s Time for the Ford Government to Agree to Create a Built Environment Accessibility Standard under Ontario’s Disabilities Act

The British Columbia Government Commits to Provincial Accessibility Legislation and Seeks Public Input on A Proposed Framework for a BC Disabilities Act – Read the AODA Alliance’s Submission to the BC Government

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance The British Columbia Government Commits to Provincial Accessibility Legislation and Seeks Public Input on A Proposed Framework for a BC Disabilities Act – Read the AODA Alliance’s Submission to the BC Government … Continue reading The British Columbia Government Commits to Provincial Accessibility Legislation and Seeks Public Input on A Proposed Framework for a BC Disabilities Act – Read the AODA Alliance’s Submission to the BC Government

Will Ontario’s New Government Ensure that New Courthouses, Built Using Public Money, Are Barrier-Free for People with Disabilities? — The Previous Government’s Plans for the New Toronto Courthouse Still Have Significant Accessibility Barriers

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Will Ontario’s New Government Ensure that New Courthouses, Built Using Public Money, Are Barrier-Free for People with Disabilities? — The Previous Government’s Plans for the New Toronto Courthouse Still Have Significant … Continue reading Will Ontario’s New Government Ensure that New Courthouses, Built Using Public Money, Are Barrier-Free for People with Disabilities? — The Previous Government’s Plans for the New Toronto Courthouse Still Have Significant Accessibility Barriers

Any Time, You Can Watch Online the Archived Video of the May 21, 2018 Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” Addressing The 2018 Ontario Election’s Disability Accessibility Issues –and — More Proof That There Are Accessibility Problems at the New Toronto Courthouse, Planned to Be Built in the Heart of Downtown Toronto

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Any Time, You Can Watch Online the Archived Video of the May 21, 2018 Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” Addressing The 2018 Ontario Election’s Disability Accessibility Issues –and — More … Continue reading Any Time, You Can Watch Online the Archived Video of the May 21, 2018 Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” Addressing The 2018 Ontario Election’s Disability Accessibility Issues –and — More Proof That There Are Accessibility Problems at the New Toronto Courthouse, Planned to Be Built in the Heart of Downtown Toronto

The Wynne Government’s Plan for a New Courthouse in Downtown Toronto Has Significant Accessibility Problems – Yet In the 2014 Election, the Wynne Government Promised Never to Use Public Money to Create New Disability Barriers

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities The Wynne Government’s Plan for a New Courthouse in Downtown Toronto Has Significant Accessibility Problems – Yet In the 2014 Election, the Wynne Government Promised Never to Use Public Money to Create New Disability Barriers … Continue reading The Wynne Government’s Plan for a New Courthouse in Downtown Toronto Has Significant Accessibility Problems – Yet In the 2014 Election, the Wynne Government Promised Never to Use Public Money to Create New Disability Barriers

Will the Massive New Courthouse that The Wynne Government Is Planning for the Heart of Downtown Toronto Have Sufficient Disability Accessibility?

October 6, 2017 Summary Many think any new building built in Ontario must be fully accessible for people with disabilities. Sadly, neither the Ontario Building Code nor the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act ensures this. To the contrary, new buildings are now built in Ontario, even with public money, that lack proper accessibility. In … Continue reading Will the Massive New Courthouse that The Wynne Government Is Planning for the Heart of Downtown Toronto Have Sufficient Disability Accessibility?