Category: News Conference

Discover what we have had to say at past news conferences that we have held.

Bill 101 is a Disaster for Students and Parents, But a Boon for Red Tape and Bureaucracy, Disability Advocates Told Queen’s Park Today

 ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Bill 101 is a Disaster for Students and Parents, But a Boon for Red Tape and Bureaucracy, Disability Advocates Told Queen’s Park Today   April 27, 2026 Toronto: Premier Ford’s Bill 101 is a disaster for students with disabilities and their … Continue reading Bill 101 is a Disaster for Students and Parents, But a Boon for Red Tape and Bureaucracy, Disability Advocates Told Queen’s Park Today

Parents of students with disabilities to Hold Queen’s Park News Conference Monday, April 27, 2026 9:30 AM to Show How Bill 101 Puts Student Achievement Last, Especially Hurting Students with Disabilities

              Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Ontario Autism Coalition Ontario Parents for Education Support   MEDIA ADVISORY April 24, 2026   Parents of students with disabilities to Hold Queen’s Park News Conference Monday, April 27, 2026 9:30 AM to Show How Bill 101 Puts Student Achievement Last, Especially Hurting Students with Disabilities   … Continue reading Parents of students with disabilities to Hold Queen’s Park News Conference Monday, April 27, 2026 9:30 AM to Show How Bill 101 Puts Student Achievement Last, Especially Hurting Students with Disabilities

Watch March 11, 2026 Queen’s Park News Conference on the Future of Democracy at Ontario’s School Boards and Read News Coverage

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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.outube.com/user/aodaalliance TikTok: @AODAAlliance Watch March 11, 2026 Queen’s Park News Conference on the Future of Democracy at Ontario’s School Boards and Read News Coverage March 12, 2026 SUMMARY … Continue reading Watch March 11, 2026 Queen’s Park News Conference on the Future of Democracy at Ontario’s School Boards and Read News Coverage

Open Letter from 12 Major Disability Organizations, Revealed at Today’s Queen’s Park News Conference, Call on Education Minister Calandra to Safeguard Locally Elected School Trustees and Ensure Parents a Genuine Voice in Their Future

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Learn more by visiting the AODA Alliance website’s education page. NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Open Letter from 12 Major Disability Organizations, Revealed at Today’s Queen’s Park News Conference, Call on Education Minister Calandra to Safeguard Locally Elected School Trustees and Ensure Parents a Genuine Voice … Continue reading Open Letter from 12 Major Disability Organizations, Revealed at Today’s Queen’s Park News Conference, Call on Education Minister Calandra to Safeguard Locally Elected School Trustees and Ensure Parents a Genuine Voice in Their Future

The Ford Government Now Directly Runs Schools Serving Over One Third of Ontario’s K-12 Students, but will Anything At Last Improve for 125,000 Students with Disabilities?

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   The Ford Government Now Directly Runs Schools Serving Over One Third of Ontario’s K-12 Students, but will Anything At Last Improve for 125,000 Students with Disabilities?   January 29, 2026 Toronto: Since the Ford Government seized control of the Peel District … Continue reading The Ford Government Now Directly Runs Schools Serving Over One Third of Ontario’s K-12 Students, but will Anything At Last Improve for 125,000 Students with Disabilities?

On Wrenching Anniversary of Ford Government Inaction, Advocates for Parents of Students with Disabilities Described Worsening Plight of Their Children in Ontario Schools and Demand Action At Queen’s Park News Conference`

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Ontario Autism Coalition Ontario Parents for Education Support   NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   On Wrenching Anniversary of Ford Government Inaction, Advocates for Parents of Students with Disabilities Described Worsening Plight of Their Children in Ontario Schools and Demand Action At Queen’s Park News Conference`   … Continue reading On Wrenching Anniversary of Ford Government Inaction, Advocates for Parents of Students with Disabilities Described Worsening Plight of Their Children in Ontario Schools and Demand Action At Queen’s Park News Conference`

The “Better Call Paul” Campaign for Underserved Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools is Getting Great Media Attention

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   The “Better Call Paul” Campaign for Underserved Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools is Getting Great Media Attention   November 11, 2025   SUMMARY   The November 10, … Continue reading The “Better Call Paul” Campaign for Underserved Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools is Getting Great Media Attention

Call Education Minister Paul Calandra to Get Help for Your Child with Disabilities in School – Join the “Better Call Paul” Campaign

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   Call Education Minister Paul Calandra to Get Help for Your Child with Disabilities in School – Join the “Better Call Paul” Campaign   November 10, 2025   SUMMARY … Continue reading Call Education Minister Paul Calandra to Get Help for Your Child with Disabilities in School – Join the “Better Call Paul” Campaign

Disability Advocates to Unveil New Strategy to Respond to Ford Government’s Taking Control of Five School Boards At Queen’s Park News Conference Today 1 PM

NEWS ADVISORY November 10, 2025   Disability Advocates to Unveil New Strategy to Respond to Ford Government’s Taking Control of 5 School Boards At Queen’s Park News Conference Today 1 PM What:     Advocates for students with disabilities will unveil a creative and catchy new campaign to address problems for special needs students When:     Monday, November … Continue reading Disability Advocates to Unveil New Strategy to Respond to Ford Government’s Taking Control of Five School Boards At Queen’s Park News Conference Today 1 PM

Ontario Government Must Increase Special Education Funding and Pass the Long-Overdue Education Accessibility Standard to Give Students with Disabilities an Equal Education in Ontario Schools, Queen’s Park News Conference Told

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   Ontario Government Must Increase Special Education Funding and Pass the Long-Overdue Education Accessibility Standard to Give Students with Disabilities an Equal Education in Ontario Schools, Queen’s Park News … Continue reading Ontario Government Must Increase Special Education Funding and Pass the Long-Overdue Education Accessibility Standard to Give Students with Disabilities an Equal Education in Ontario Schools, Queen’s Park News Conference Told

At 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference Today, Furious Disability Advocates Will Call on Party Leaders to Commit to a 10-Point Action Plan after the Government Violated Disabilities Act’s Requirement to Make Ontario Accessible by 2025

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   At 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference Today, Furious Disability Advocates Will Call on Party Leaders to Commit to a 10-Point Action Plan after the Government Violated Disabilities Act’s Requirement to Make Ontario Accessible by 2025   January 6, 2025, Toronto: … Continue reading At 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference Today, Furious Disability Advocates Will Call on Party Leaders to Commit to a 10-Point Action Plan after the Government Violated Disabilities Act’s Requirement to Make Ontario Accessible by 2025

At Monday January 6, 2025 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference, Disability Advocates to Unveil Strategy in Response to Ontario Government Failure to Lead Ontario to Become Accessible to Ontarians with Disabilities by 2025

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE Media Advisory for Immediate Release   At Monday January 6, 2025 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference, Disability Advocates to Unveil Strategy in Response to Ontario Government Failure to Lead Ontario to Become Accessible to Ontarians with Disabilities by 2025   January 3, 2025 Toronto: Disability advocates will … Continue reading At Monday January 6, 2025 10 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference, Disability Advocates to Unveil Strategy in Response to Ontario Government Failure to Lead Ontario to Become Accessible to Ontarians with Disabilities by 2025

Tenacious Ontarians with Disabilities Converge Today at Queen’s Park to Demand Action to Tear Down the Many Accessibility Barriers, Marking 30th Anniversary of the Birth of Grassroots Accessibility Campaign

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Tenacious Ontarians with Disabilities Converge Today at Queen’s Park to Demand Action to Tear Down the Many Accessibility Barriers, Marking 30th Anniversary of the Birth of Grassroots Accessibility Campaign   November 25, 2024 Toronto: Disability advocates converged on Queen’s Park today … Continue reading Tenacious Ontarians with Disabilities Converge Today at Queen’s Park to Demand Action to Tear Down the Many Accessibility Barriers, Marking 30th Anniversary of the Birth of Grassroots Accessibility Campaign

Disability Activists Mark a Quarter Century of Tenacious Advocacy for Accessibility for Over 2 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE News Release – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Disability Activists Mark a Quarter Century of Tenacious Advocacy for Accessibility for Over 2 Million Ontarians with Disabilities   December 3, 2019 Toronto:   What does Ontario learn when two veteran disability rights advocates compare their approaches to tenacious non-partisan political … Continue reading Disability Activists Mark a Quarter Century of Tenacious Advocacy for Accessibility for Over 2 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

Click here to watch the captioned video of the January 30, 2019 Joint News Conference by the AODA Alliance and the Ontario Autism Coalition, Calling on the Ford Government to Rein In the Excessive Power of School Principals to Refuse to Admit Some Students with Disabilities to School

Click here to watch the captioned video of the January 30, 2019 Joint News Conference by the AODA Alliance and the Ontario Autism Coalition, Calling on the Ford Government to Rein In the Excessive Power of School Principals to Refuse to Admit Some Students with Disabilities to School

News Release: Disability Advocates Call for Action Limiting When Principal Can Exclude Student from School

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE ONTARIO AUTISM COALITION NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Disability Advocates Call for Action Limiting When Principal Can Exclude Student from School   January 30, 2019 Toronto: At a news conference in the Queen’s Park Media Studio today at 10:30 a.m., disability advocates will unite to demand … Continue reading News Release: Disability Advocates Call for Action Limiting When Principal Can Exclude Student from School

Send Us Feedback on Our Latest Draft Brief to the Wynne Government on Proposed Revisions to the 2007 Customer Service Accessibility Standard — and — On YouTube, You Can Now Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s March 3, 2016 Interview on The Agenda With Steve Paikin

Sign Up for AODA Alliance Updates by writing: aodafeedback@gmail.com Learn more at: www.www.aodaalliance.org United for a Barrier-Free Ontario March 4, 2016 SUMMARY 1. We Need Your Feedback Fast! We eagerly want your feedback on our latest draft brief to the Wynne Government on its weak proposed revisions to the already-weak 2007 Customer Service Accessibility Standard. … Continue reading Send Us Feedback on Our Latest Draft Brief to the Wynne Government on Proposed Revisions to the 2007 Customer Service Accessibility Standard — and — On YouTube, You Can Now Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s March 3, 2016 Interview on The Agenda With Steve Paikin

Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky on TVOntario’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Tonight at 8 or 11 PM or Later on YouTube, Talking about the Need for the Wynne Government to Create an Education Accessibility Standard – and – Insufficient Government Action on Accessibility Comes up During Budget Debates in the Ontario Legislature

Sign Up for AODA Alliance Updates by writing: aodafeedback@gmail.com Learn more at: www.www.aodaalliance.org United for a Barrier-Free Ontario March 3, 2016 SUMMARY 1. Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Twenty-Minute Interview Tonight at 8 or 11 PM on TVO’s “The Agenda With Steve Paikin” Or Later on YouTube Please encourage friends, family and total strangers … Continue reading Watch AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky on TVOntario’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Tonight at 8 or 11 PM or Later on YouTube, Talking about the Need for the Wynne Government to Create an Education Accessibility Standard – and – Insufficient Government Action on Accessibility Comes up During Budget Debates in the Ontario Legislature