New 2024 – AODA Alliance

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

Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers in Access to Goods, Services and Facilities in Ontario

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 Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers in Access … Continue reading Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers in Access to Goods, Services and Facilities in Ontario

Read the draft AODA Alliance Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on Its October 2022 Initial Report to the Ontario Minister of Accessibility

DRAFT ONLY AODA Alliance Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on Its October 2022 Initial Report to the Ontario Minister of Accessibility December 19, 2024 1. Part I Introduction 1. Overview This is the AODA Alliance’s brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee. … Continue reading Read the draft AODA Alliance Brief to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on Its October 2022 Initial Report to the Ontario Minister of Accessibility

Catching Up on Recent Media Reports on Accessibility Barriers that Still Plague People 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 Catching Up on Recent Media Reports on Accessibility Barriers that Still Plague People with Disabilities December 17, 2024 SUMMARY Amidst the blizzard of media attention … Continue reading Catching Up on Recent Media Reports on Accessibility Barriers that Still Plague People with Disabilities

Read AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s December 2024 Monthly Disability Rights Column in the Toronto Star’s Metroland Online Publications

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 Read AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s December 2024 Monthly Disability Rights Column in the Toronto Star’s Metroland Online Publications December 15, 2024 SUMMARY We invite you to read AODA … Continue reading Read AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s December 2024 Monthly Disability Rights Column in the Toronto Star’s Metroland Online Publications

Read Articles 16-23 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

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 Read Articles 16-23 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario December 14, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Read Articles 16-23 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

Read Articles 8-15 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

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 Read Articles 8-15 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario December 13, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Read Articles 8-15 of The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

Read Articles 1-7 from The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

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 Read Articles 1-7 from The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario December 12, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Read Articles 1-7 from The Toronto Star’s Online Metroland Publications’ Amazing Ground-Breaking “Restricted Access” series of Articles on Disability Barriers Around Ontario

Toronto Star is the Latest Media Outlet to Press TTC on Whether It Will Force WheelTrans Passengers to be Subjected to the Unfair “Family of Services,” which Requires Part of Paratransit Ride on the Conventional Transit System

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 is the Latest Media Outlet to Press TTC on Whether It Will Force WheelTrans Passengers to be Subjected to the Unfair “Family of Services,” which Requires … Continue reading Toronto Star is the Latest Media Outlet to Press TTC on Whether It Will Force WheelTrans Passengers to be Subjected to the Unfair “Family of Services,” which Requires Part of Paratransit Ride on the Conventional Transit System

Ford Government Flagrantly Ignored the Proven Danger to Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities when it Extended its Pilot with the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters for a Second 5-Year Period

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ford Government Flagrantly Ignored the Proven Danger to Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities when it Extended its Pilot with the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters for a Second 5-Year Period December 9, 2024, Toronto: When the Ford Government quietly extended its … Continue reading Ford Government Flagrantly Ignored the Proven Danger to Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities when it Extended its Pilot with the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters for a Second 5-Year Period

Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Publications Publish 30-Year Timeline of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for an Accessible Province for People 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 Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Publications Publish 30-Year Timeline of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for an Accessible Province for People with Disabilities December 7, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Publications Publish 30-Year Timeline of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for an Accessible Province for People with Disabilities

Ford Government Again Endangers Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others by Extending Its 5-Year E-Scooter Pilot for Another 5 Years

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 Ford Government Again Endangers Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others by Extending Its 5-Year E-Scooter Pilot for Another 5 Years December 5, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Ford Government Again Endangers Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others by Extending Its 5-Year E-Scooter Pilot for Another 5 Years

Education is Holding Closed Invitation-Only Consultations on Reforming Widely-Criticized Power of School Principals to Exclude Students from School — AODA Alliance Has Been Frozen Out

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 Discovers Via the Grapevine that Ontario Ministry of Education is Holding Closed Invitation-Only Consultations on Reforming Widely-Criticized Power of School Principals to Exclude Students from School … Continue reading Education is Holding Closed Invitation-Only Consultations on Reforming Widely-Criticized Power of School Principals to Exclude Students from School — AODA Alliance Has Been Frozen Out

On International Day for People with Disabilities, Let’s Focus on Crushing Disability Barriers Still Hurting Students 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 On International Day for People with Disabilities, Let’s Focus on Crushing Disability Barriers Still Hurting Students with Disabilities December 3, 2024 SUMMARY On December 3, … Continue reading On International Day for People with Disabilities, Let’s Focus on Crushing Disability Barriers Still Hurting Students with Disabilities

Why Isn’t the Ford Government Fulfilling Its Duties under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Workplace that Impede Employees and Job-Seekers 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 Why Isn’t the Ford Government Fulfilling Its Duties under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Workplace that Impede Employees and … Continue reading Why Isn’t the Ford Government Fulfilling Its Duties under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Workplace that Impede Employees and Job-Seekers with Disabilities?

Tremendous Media Coverage of the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for Disability Legislation

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 Tremendous Media Coverage of the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for Disability Legislation November 30, 2024 SUMMARY Over the past week, we’ve been in … Continue reading Tremendous Media Coverage of the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Grassroots Campaign for Disability Legislation

Ford Government Made Shocking Bogus Claims in the Legislature About Progress on Accessibility, on the Day Ontarians with Disabilities Came to Queen’s Park to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Grassroots Movement for a Barrier-free Province

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 Ford Government Made Shocking Bogus Claims in the Legislature About Progress on Accessibility, on the Day Ontarians with Disabilities Came to Queen’s Park to Mark the 30th Anniversary … Continue reading Ford Government Made Shocking Bogus Claims in the Legislature About Progress on Accessibility, on the Day Ontarians with Disabilities Came to Queen’s Park to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Grassroots Movement for a Barrier-free Province

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

Monday November 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference and 2 to 4 p.m. Community Public Hearings Will Mark 30th Anniversary of Grassroots Campaign to Make Ontario Accessible to 2.9 Million People with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE Media Advisory For Immediate Release Monday November 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference and 2 to 4 p.m. Community Public Hearings Will Mark 30th Anniversary of Grassroots Campaign to Make Ontario Accessible to 2.9 Million People with Disabilities November 23, 2024 Toronto: Grassroots disability … Continue reading Monday November 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. Queen’s Park News Conference and 2 to 4 p.m. Community Public Hearings Will Mark 30th Anniversary of Grassroots Campaign to Make Ontario Accessible to 2.9 Million People with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HISTORICAL TIME LINE — 30 Years of Tenaciously Campaigning to Tear Down Barriers Impeding over 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HISTORICAL TIME LINE — 30 Years of Tenaciously Campaigning to Tear Down Barriers Impeding over 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities 1982 Ontario Legislature amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to make it illegal to discriminate because of physical or mental disability. Charter of Rights enacted, including right … Continue reading ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HISTORICAL TIME LINE — 30 Years of Tenaciously Campaigning to Tear Down Barriers Impeding over 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

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

Is the Ford Government in Denial About the Accessibility Crisis in Ontario?

“We need to enforce the law, absolutely,” Said Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow About Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility Vehicles

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 “We need to enforce the law, absolutely,” Said Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow About Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility Vehicles November 16, 2024 SUMMARY Toronto Mayor Olivia … Continue reading “We need to enforce the law, absolutely,” Said Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow About Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility Vehicles

Toronto Police Announce Crackdown on E-Scooter and E-Bikes, But Don’t Appear to Know E-Scooter Riding in Public in Toronto is Prohibited

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto Police Announce Crackdown on E-Scooter and E-Bikes, But Don’t Appear to Know E-Scooter Riding in Public in Toronto is Prohibited November 5, 2024 Toronto: Toronto police say they’re cracking down on e-bike and e-scooter riders but don’t seem to … Continue reading Toronto Police Announce Crackdown on E-Scooter and E-Bikes, But Don’t Appear to Know E-Scooter Riding in Public in Toronto is Prohibited

AODA Alliance Seeks Urgent Meeting with Ontario’s Transportation Minister to Protect Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities from Electric Scooters and from Bike Lanes Built on Sidewalks

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 Seeks Urgent Meeting with Ontario’s Transportation Minister to Protect Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities from Electric Scooters and from Bike Lanes Built on Sidewalks November … Continue reading AODA Alliance Seeks Urgent Meeting with Ontario’s Transportation Minister to Protect Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities from Electric Scooters and from Bike Lanes Built on Sidewalks

Disability, Poverty, Policy and Politics

Sign Up for the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Movement for Strong Accessibility Legislation on November 25, 2024 2 to 4 p.m. ET

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 Sign Up for the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Movement for Strong Accessibility Legislation on November 25, 2024 2 to 4 p.m. ET November 2, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Sign Up for the 30th Anniversary of Ontario’s Movement for Strong Accessibility Legislation on November 25, 2024 2 to 4 p.m. ET

Ford Government is Still Dithering Over What to Do to Protect People with Disabilities in an Emergency

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 Ford Government is Still Dithering Over What to Do to Protect People with Disabilities in an Emergency October 30, 2021 SUMMARY The Ford Government has … Continue reading Ford Government is Still Dithering Over What to Do to Protect People with Disabilities in an Emergency

Save the Date November 26 – and – Another Key Anniversary Today!

Premier Ford’s Bike Lanes Bill Ignores Urgent Safety Needs of Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Premier Ford’s Bike Lanes Bill Ignores Urgent Safety Needs of Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others October 28, 2024, Toronto: Introduced into the Legislature last week, the Ford Government’s Bill 212, regulating the construction of bike lanes in Ontario, … Continue reading Premier Ford’s Bike Lanes Bill Ignores Urgent Safety Needs of Vulnerable Pedestrians with Disabilities, Seniors and Others

Metroland Disability Rights Column Urges Ford Government’s Bike Lane Legislation to Ban Bike Lanes on Sidewalks

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 Metroland Disability Rights Column Urges Ford Government’s Bike Lane Legislation to Ban Bike Lanes on Sidewalks October 26, 2024 SUMMARY In his monthly column in … Continue reading Metroland Disability Rights Column Urges Ford Government’s Bike Lane Legislation to Ban Bike Lanes on Sidewalks

Why Is School Bussing in Ontario for Students with Disabilities and Others So Inconsistent and Unreliable?

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 Why Is School Bussing in Ontario for Students with Disabilities and Others So Inconsistent and Unreliable? October 25, 2024 SUMMARY A recurring and serious disability … Continue reading Why Is School Bussing in Ontario for Students with Disabilities and Others So Inconsistent and Unreliable?

Send Us Your Feedback on the New Initial Report of the Government-Appointed Customer Service Standards Development Committee

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 Send Us Your Feedback on the New Initial Report of the Government-Appointed Customer Service Standards Development Committee October 24, 2024 Ontarians with disabilities still face far … Continue reading Send Us Your Feedback on the New Initial Report of the Government-Appointed Customer Service Standards Development Committee

Read the Initial Report of the Customer Service Standards Development Committee which the Ford Government made public on October 10, 2024

Improving accessible customer service standards – 2024 initial recommendations report Originally posted at https://www.ontario.ca/page/improving-accessible-customer-service-standards-2024-initial-recommendations-report Letter from the chair The Honourable Raymond Cho Minister for Seniors and Accessibility 777 Bay Street 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1S5 Dear Minister, The Customer Service Standards Development Committee has completed the first phase of our … Continue reading Read the Initial Report of the Customer Service Standards Development Committee which the Ford Government made public on October 10, 2024

Toronto Star Reports on Why It’s Still So Hard for Parents of Students with Disabilities to Find Out What Supports, Services and Options are Available at School for their Child

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 Reports on Why It’s Still So Hard for Parents of Students with Disabilities to Find Out What Supports, Services and Options are Available at School for … Continue reading Toronto Star Reports on Why It’s Still So Hard for Parents of Students with Disabilities to Find Out What Supports, Services and Options are Available at School for their Child

Premier Ford’s Upcoming Bike Path Legislation Must Ban Bike Paths from Being Built on Top of Sidewalks because they Endanger Pedestrians with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Premier Ford’s Upcoming Bike Path Legislation Must Ban Bike Paths from Being Built on Top of Sidewalks because they Endanger Pedestrians with Disabilities October 15, 2024 Toronto: Since the Ford Government said it’s bringing forward provincial legislation to regulate new … Continue reading Premier Ford’s Upcoming Bike Path Legislation Must Ban Bike Paths from Being Built on Top of Sidewalks because they Endanger Pedestrians with Disabilities

House of Commons Told that Progress on Accessibility for 8 Million People with Disabilities Has Been “Glacial” under the Accessible Canada Act

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE House of Commons Told that Progress on Accessibility for 8 Million People with Disabilities Has Been “Glacial” under the Accessible Canada Act October 8, 2024 Toronto: Last Tuesday, the non-partisan grassroots AODA Alliance told a House of Commons Standing Committee … Continue reading House of Commons Told that Progress on Accessibility for 8 Million People with Disabilities Has Been “Glacial” under the Accessible Canada Act

Encourage People to Watch the Archived Video of the AODA Alliance’s Testimony at Parliament, Calling for the Accessible Canada Act to be Strengthened

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 Encourage People to Watch the Archived Video of the AODA Alliance’s Testimony at Parliament, Calling for the Accessible Canada Act to be Strengthened October 6, 2024 SUMMARY We invite … Continue reading Encourage People to Watch the Archived Video of the AODA Alliance’s Testimony at Parliament, Calling for the Accessible Canada Act to be Strengthened

AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Latest Metroland Column: Students with Disabilities in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools Deserve Much Better

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 Latest Metroland Column: Students with Disabilities in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools Deserve Much Better October 2, 2024 SUMMARY In … Continue reading AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Latest Metroland Column: Students with Disabilities in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools Deserve Much Better

Accessible Canada Act has Brought About Far Too Little Progress for Canadians with Disabilities after 5 Years and Must be Substantially Beefed Up, Disability Advocates to Tell House of Commons Today

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accessible Canada Act has Brought About Far Too Little Progress for Canadians with Disabilities after 5 Years and Must be Substantially Beefed Up, Disability Advocates to Tell House of Commons Today October 1, 2024 Ottawa: The Accessible Canada Act, which … Continue reading Accessible Canada Act has Brought About Far Too Little Progress for Canadians with Disabilities after 5 Years and Must be Substantially Beefed Up, Disability Advocates to Tell House of Commons Today

Please Watch AODA Alliance Testimony Tomorrow, October 1, 2024 at House of Commons Standing Committee’s 5-Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act and Endorse Our Brief

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 Watch AODA Alliance Testimony Tomorrow, October 1, 2024 at House of Commons Standing Committee’s 5-Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act and Endorse Our Brief September … Continue reading Please Watch AODA Alliance Testimony Tomorrow, October 1, 2024 at House of Commons Standing Committee’s 5-Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act and Endorse Our Brief

Read the AODA Alliance’s September 29, 2024 Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for Its 5-Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities on 5 Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act September 29, 2024 1. Overview We commend … Continue reading Read the AODA Alliance’s September 29, 2024 Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for Its 5-Year Review of the Accessible Canada Act

Tomorrow, September 26, 2024 From Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time, Call in to CBC Radio’s Ontario Today Program when AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is the Guest, Discussing 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 Tomorrow, September 26, 2024 From Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time, Call in to CBC Radio’s Ontario Today Program when AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is the Guest, … Continue reading Tomorrow, September 26, 2024 From Noon to 1 PM Eastern Time, Call in to CBC Radio’s Ontario Today Program when AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is the Guest, Discussing Disability Barriers

Download in MS Word format the AODA Alliance‘s September 24, 2024 brief to the Ford Government calling on the Government not to permit another 5-year pilot with e-scooters that endanger people with disabilities, seniors and others

Download in MS Word format the AODA Alliance‘s September 24, 2024 brief to the Ford Government calling on the Government not to permit another 5-year pilot with e-scooters that endanger people with disabilities, seniors and others.

Please Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief That Urges the Ford Government to Say No to Allowing Electric Scooters for Another Five Years

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 Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief That Urges the Ford Government to Say No to Allowing Electric Scooters for Another Five Years September 24, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Please Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief That Urges the Ford Government to Say No to Allowing Electric Scooters for Another Five Years

Read the September 24, 2024 AODA Alliance brief that urges the Ford Government not to make another 5 year extension to its pilot project with dangerous electric scooter

Ontario should Not Conduct Another Five Year Pilot Project that Allows Electric Scooters, Which Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others – A Brief by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance to the Ontario Government September 24, 2024 Part I. Introduction and Summary 1. Openers Five years ago, in … Continue reading Read the September 24, 2024 AODA Alliance brief that urges the Ford Government not to make another 5 year extension to its pilot project with dangerous electric scooter

Click here to download in MS Word format the memoir by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky entitled “Swimming Up Niagara Falls — The Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” published in the Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice

Click here to download in MS Word format the memoir by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky entitled “Swimming Up Niagara Falls — The Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” published in the Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice.

Click here to download in MS Word format an article by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky entitled “The Long, Arduous Road To A Barrier-Free Ontario For People With Disabilities: The History Of The Ontarians with Disabilities Act — The First Chapter,” published in the National Journal of Constitutional Law

Click here to download in MS Word format an article by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky entitled “The Long, Arduous Road To A Barrier-Free Ontario For People With Disabilities: The History Of The Ontarians with Disabilities Act — The First Chapter,” published in the National Journal of Constitutional Law

At the Time of Your Choosing, Watch the Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” about the Battle in 1980 to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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 At the Time of Your Choosing, Watch the Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” about the Battle in 1980 to Get Disability Rights Added to the … Continue reading At the Time of Your Choosing, Watch the Interview on TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” about the Battle in 1980 to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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

Please Email the Ford Government’s Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee to Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief on How to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Built Environment

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 Email the Ford Government’s Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee to Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief on How to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Built … Continue reading Please Email the Ford Government’s Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee to Support the AODA Alliance’s Brief on How to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Built Environment

Download in MS Word format the AODA Alliance’s September 13, 2024 brief to the Government-appointed Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee on what needs to be enacted to make Ontario’s , built environment become accessible to people with disabilities.

Download in MS Word format the AODA Alliance’s September 13, 2024 brief to the Government-appointed Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee on what needs to be enacted to make Ontario’s , built environment become accessible to people with disabilities.

Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Monday, September 16 8 or 11 PM, 2024 — AODA Alliance Chair Interviewed on Memoir of the 1980 Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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 X (Previously Twitter): @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Monday, September 16 at 8 or 11 PM, 2024 — AODA Alliance Chair Interviewed on Memoir of the 1980 Battle … Continue reading Watch TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin” Monday, September 16 8 or 11 PM, 2024 — AODA Alliance Chair Interviewed on Memoir of the 1980 Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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

City News Presses TTC on Whether It Will Force WheelTrans Passengers to be Subjected to the Unfair “Family of Services” that Would Make Them Take Part of Their Paratransit Ride on the Conventional Transit System

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Ford Government Requests Your Feedback on Whether it Should Let Cities Do Another Five Years of Pilot Projects Permitting Electric Scooters that Endanger People with Disabilities – But Will They Listen!

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 Ford Government Requests Your Feedback on Whether it Should Let Cities Do Another Five Years of Pilot Projects Permitting Electric Scooters that Endanger People with Disabilities – But … Continue reading Ford Government Requests Your Feedback on Whether it Should Let Cities Do Another Five Years of Pilot Projects Permitting Electric Scooters that Endanger People with Disabilities – But Will They Listen!

Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Built Environment

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 Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers … Continue reading Send the AODA Alliance Feedback on Our Draft Brief to the Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee on What Should Be Enacted to Tear Down Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Built Environment

September 8 is the 30-year Anniversary of the Struggle to get the Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce all Subway, Bus and Streetcar Stops to Accommodate Passengers with Vision Loss

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Why Are There Still Disability Barriers at the Toronto International Film Festival?

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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

Call in to CBC Radio’s Cross-Country Checkup Program Today Between 4 and 5:30 PM EDT to Explain that Electric Scooters Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others

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 in to CBC Radio’s Cross-Country Checkup Program Today Between 4 and 5:30 PM EDT to Explain that Electric Scooters Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others … Continue reading Call in to CBC Radio’s Cross-Country Checkup Program Today Between 4 and 5:30 PM EDT to Explain that Electric Scooters Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others

Globe and Mail Editorial Commendably Blasts Trudeau Government for Severely Underfunding the Promised Canada Disability Benefit but Offers Solutions that are no Better

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Why are New Buildings Still Being Constructed with Accessibility Barriers in Ontario? This Month’s Metroland Guest Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Offers Answers

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 Why are New Buildings Still Being Constructed with Accessibility Barriers in Ontario? This Month’s Metroland Guest Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Offers Answers July 31, 2024 … Continue reading Why are New Buildings Still Being Constructed with Accessibility Barriers in Ontario? This Month’s Metroland Guest Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky Offers Answers

Federal NDP Belatedly Introduces Bill to Strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit

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 Federal NDP Belatedly Introduces Bill to Strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit July 11, 2024 SUMMARY Last month, the federal New Democratic Party introduced a bill … Continue reading Federal NDP Belatedly Introduces Bill to Strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit

Ottawa’s Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells Ottawa City Council Not to Again Allow Electric-Scooters Which Endanger People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others – Shows Importance of Mandatory Municipal Accessibility Committees

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 Ottawa’s Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells Ottawa City Council Not to Again Allow Electric-Scooters Which Endanger People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others – Shows Importance of Mandatory Municipal Accessibility … Continue reading Ottawa’s Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells Ottawa City Council Not to Again Allow Electric-Scooters Which Endanger People with Disabilities, Seniors and Others – Shows Importance of Mandatory Municipal Accessibility Committees

Media Coverage Further Highlights the Fact that the Ford Government has Failed to set Mandatory Provincial Standards on the Use and Monitoring of Isolation Rooms and Sensory Rooms in Publicly Funded Schools

Long Overdue! Ford Government Belatedly Posts for Public Comment Draft Recommendations for Regulations to Tackle Disability Barriers in the Built Environment

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 Long Overdue! Ford Government Belatedly Posts for Public Comment Draft Recommendations for Regulations to Tackle Disability Barriers in the Built Environment July 8, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Long Overdue! Ford Government Belatedly Posts for Public Comment Draft Recommendations for Regulations to Tackle Disability Barriers in the Built Environment

Read the October 2023 draft report of the Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee which the Ford Government made public on June 5, 2024

Improving accessible built environment standards — 2023 initial recommendations report Letter from the chair The Honourable Raymond Cho Minister for Seniors and Accessibility 777 Bay Street 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1S5 Dear Minister, The Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee has finished the first phase of our work in reviewing the built environment standards … Continue reading Read the October 2023 draft report of the Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee which the Ford Government made public on June 5, 2024

Confirmation that Despite Trudeau Government Promises, Canada Disability Benefit Will Only Lift Very Few People with Disabilities Out of Poverty

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 Confirmation that Despite Trudeau Government Promises, Canada Disability Benefit Will Only Lift Very Few People with Disabilities Out of Poverty June 28, 2024 SUMMARY A … Continue reading Confirmation that Despite Trudeau Government Promises, Canada Disability Benefit Will Only Lift Very Few People with Disabilities Out of Poverty

The Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Local Newspapers Announce New Monthly Disability Rights Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky

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 Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Local Newspapers Announce New Monthly Disability Rights Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky June 27, 2024 SUMMARY When … Continue reading The Toronto Star’s 25 Metroland Online Local Newspapers Announce New Monthly Disability Rights Column by AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky

Tragic Death of Vulnerable Student with Disabilities in Trenton High School Last Month Triggers Intense Media Attention and an Emotional Queen’s Park News Conference

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 Tragic Death of Vulnerable Student with Disabilities in Trenton High School Last Month Triggers Intense Media Attention and an Emotional Queen’s Park News Conference June 13, 2024 … Continue reading Tragic Death of Vulnerable Student with Disabilities in Trenton High School Last Month Triggers Intense Media Attention and an Emotional Queen’s Park News Conference

Devastating Death of Vulnerable Student with Disability at School Reinforces Urgent Need for Strong Provincial Oversight of School Boards’ Safeguards for a Third of a Million Students with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Devastating Death of Vulnerable Student with Disability at School Reinforces Urgent Need for Strong Provincial Oversight of School Boards’ Safeguards for a Third of a Million Students with Disabilities May 31, 2024 Toronto: The as-yet unexplained death of a vulnerable … Continue reading Devastating Death of Vulnerable Student with Disability at School Reinforces Urgent Need for Strong Provincial Oversight of School Boards’ Safeguards for a Third of a Million Students with Disabilities

Metroland Newspapers Publish AODA Alliance Chair’s Guest Column Calling on Federal Government to Increase the Canada Disability Benefit

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 Metroland Newspapers Publish AODA Alliance Chair’s Guest Column Calling on Federal Government to Increase the Canada Disability Benefit May 26, 2024 SUMMARY On May 24, … Continue reading Metroland Newspapers Publish AODA Alliance Chair’s Guest Column Calling on Federal Government to Increase the Canada Disability Benefit

After An Outpouring from People with Disabilities, Toronto City Council Again Overwhelmingly Votes to Leave in Place the Ban on Electric Scooters

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After An Outpouring from People with Disabilities, Toronto City Council Again Overwhelmingly Votes to Leave in Place the Ban on Electric Scooters May 23, 2024 Toronto: As another major victory for people with disabilities, Toronto’s City Council today overwhelmingly voted … Continue reading After An Outpouring from People with Disabilities, Toronto City Council Again Overwhelmingly Votes to Leave in Place the Ban on Electric Scooters

Attention Disability and Community Organizations – Please Email Toronto City Hall Today to Say Yes to Micromobility But No To E-Scooters!

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 Attention Disability and Community Organizations – Please Email Toronto City Hall Today to Say Yes to Micromobility But No To E-Scooters! May 21, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Attention Disability and Community Organizations – Please Email Toronto City Hall Today to Say Yes to Micromobility But No To E-Scooters!

1 Week Left to Tell Toronto City Council to Say No to E-Scooters

Huge Interim Victory for Torontonians with Disabilities — Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee Says No to Electric Scooters — Disability Advocates Pressing Full City Council to Agree

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Huge Interim Victory for Torontonians with Disabilities — Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee Says No to Electric Scooters — Disability Advocates Pressing Full City Council to Agree May 3, 2024 Toronto: Yesterday, Wednesday, May 2, 2024, witnessed a major … Continue reading Huge Interim Victory for Torontonians with Disabilities — Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee Says No to Electric Scooters — Disability Advocates Pressing Full City Council to Agree

Disability Advocates to Press Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee Today to Say Yes to New Micromobility Options But a Resounding No to Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities and Seniors

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability Advocates to Press Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee Today to Say Yes to New Micromobility Options But a Resounding No to Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities and Seniors May 2, 2024 Toronto: On Thursday May … Continue reading Disability Advocates to Press Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee Today to Say Yes to New Micromobility Options But a Resounding No to Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities and Seniors

Email Toronto City Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee to Support the AODA Alliance Brief Calling for No E-Scooters and No bike Paths built On Top of Sidewalks

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 Email Toronto City Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee to Support the AODA Alliance Brief Calling for No E-Scooters and No bike Paths built On Top of Sidewalks … Continue reading Email Toronto City Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee to Support the AODA Alliance Brief Calling for No E-Scooters and No bike Paths built On Top of Sidewalks

Toronto City Staff’s Excellent and Thorough New Report to Toronto City Council Recommends that the City Continue to Say No to E-Scooters

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 City Staff’s Excellent and Thorough New Report to Toronto City Council Recommends that the City Continue to Say No to E-Scooters April 26, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading Toronto City Staff’s Excellent and Thorough New Report to Toronto City Council Recommends that the City Continue to Say No to E-Scooters

2024 Federal Budget is a Colossal Betrayal of Tens of Thousands of People with Disabilities in Canada Languishing in Poverty

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 2024 Federal Budget is a Colossal Betrayal of Tens of Thousands of People with Disabilities in Canada Languishing in Poverty April 22, 2024 SUMMARY 1. At a Glance For … Continue reading 2024 Federal Budget is a Colossal Betrayal of Tens of Thousands of People with Disabilities in Canada Languishing in Poverty

To mark Tomorrow’s 42nd Anniversary of the Charter of Rights, New Memoir Reveals Little-Known Saga of how Disability Advocates got Equality for Millions of People with Disabilities Added to the Charter

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To mark Tomorrow’s 42nd Anniversary of the Charter of Rights, New Memoir Reveals the Little-Known Saga of how Disability Advocates got Equality for Millions of People with Disabilities Added to the Charter April 17, 2024 Toronto: Forty-two years ago … Continue reading To mark Tomorrow’s 42nd Anniversary of the Charter of Rights, New Memoir Reveals Little-Known Saga of how Disability Advocates got Equality for Millions of People with Disabilities Added to the Charter

Remembering All that Roy McMurtry Achieved for People 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 Remembering All that Roy McMurtry Achieved for People with Disabilities April 9, 2024 SUMMARY Many Great Accomplishments for People with Disabilities Never Reach the Headlines … Continue reading Remembering All that Roy McMurtry Achieved for People with Disabilities

Ford Government to Spend 1.3 Billion Dollars on School Construction Without Ensuring that these Schools will be Fully Accessible to Thousands of Students, Parents and School Staff with Disabilities

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ford Government to Spend 1.3 Billion Dollars on School Construction Without Ensuring that these Schools will be Fully Accessible to Thousands of Students, Parents and School Staff with Disabilities April 8, 2024 Toronto: Disability advocates are blasting the Ford … Continue reading Ford Government to Spend 1.3 Billion Dollars on School Construction Without Ensuring that these Schools will be Fully Accessible to Thousands of Students, Parents and School Staff with Disabilities

Action Kit – Press Toronto City Council Not to Lift the Ban on Electric Scooters

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/ Action Kit – Press Toronto City Council Not to Lift the Ban on Electric Scooters March 27, 2024 Act Now, Before May 2, 2024 … Continue reading Action Kit – Press Toronto City Council Not to Lift the Ban on Electric Scooters

Urge School Trustees, School Board Senior Managers, and Ontario’s Minister of Education to Watch a New 27 Minute Captioned Video that Shows How to Start Tearing Down the Serious Barriers Impeding Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools

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 Urge School Trustees, School Board Senior Managers, and Ontario’s Minister of Education to Watch a New 27 Minute Captioned Video that Shows How to Start Tearing Down the … Continue reading Urge School Trustees, School Board Senior Managers, and Ontario’s Minister of Education to Watch a New 27 Minute Captioned Video that Shows How to Start Tearing Down the Serious Barriers Impeding Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools

House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport Gets an Earful on the Recurring Unfair Accessibility Barriers Facing Air Passengers with Disabilities and a Practical Roadmap to Fix the Problem

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Federal Government Must Dramatically Strengthen Its Weak Regulation of Airlines, to Stop Recurring Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Today Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal Government Must Dramatically Strengthen Its Weak Regulation of Airlines, to Stop Recurring Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Today Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee March 19, 2024, Toronto: Today from noon to 1 pm EDT, AODA … Continue reading Federal Government Must Dramatically Strengthen Its Weak Regulation of Airlines, to Stop Recurring Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Today Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee

Read the March 18, 2024 AODA Alliance Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport Re Disability Barriers in Air Travel – Long Version

Enough is Enough! It’s Time for Strong and Effective Federal Regulation of Airline Mistreatment of Air Passengers with Disabilities Brief by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance To The House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport – Long Version March 18, 2024 1. Introduction The AODA Alliance welcomes the invitation … Continue reading Read the March 18, 2024 AODA Alliance Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport Re Disability Barriers in Air Travel – Long Version

Please Email the City of Toronto to Support New AODA Alliance Brief that Calls for Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters that Endanger People 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 Please Email the City of Toronto to Support New AODA Alliance Brief that Calls for Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters that Endanger People with Disabilities … Continue reading Please Email the City of Toronto to Support New AODA Alliance Brief that Calls for Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters that Endanger People with Disabilities

Read the AODA Alliance’s February 29, 2024 Brief to the City of Toronto Explaining Why Toronto Must Not Lift Its Ban on Riding Electric Scooters in Public.

Riding Electric Scooters in Toronto is Dangerous and Must Remain Banned – For Toronto to Allow E-scooters Would be to Knowingly Create New Disability Accessibility Barriers Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance brief to the City of Toronto February 29, 2024 I. Introduction and Summary A few weeks ago, on a … Continue reading Read the AODA Alliance’s February 29, 2024 Brief to the City of Toronto Explaining Why Toronto Must Not Lift Its Ban on Riding Electric Scooters in Public.

CBC Report on Employment Disability Discrimination Case Shows Need to Strengthen Ontario’s Weak Employment Accessibility Standard

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities Website: https://www.aodaalliance.org/ Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance CBC Report on Employment Disability Discrimination Case Shows Need to Strengthen Ontario’s Weak Employment Accessibility Standard February 28, 2024 SUMMARY Why do people with disabilities … Continue reading CBC Report on Employment Disability Discrimination Case Shows Need to Strengthen Ontario’s Weak Employment Accessibility Standard

In the Legislature, the Ford Government Again Dodges Important Questions About its Failed Implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

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 In the Legislature, the Ford Government Again Dodges Important Questions About its Failed Implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act February 21, 2024 SUMMARY … Continue reading In the Legislature, the Ford Government Again Dodges Important Questions About its Failed Implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Is the Second Time the Charm? AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is Again Invited to Give Evidence at Airline Disability Barriers Hearings at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport

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 Is the Second Time the Charm? AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is Again Invited to Give Evidence at Airline Disability Barriers Hearings at the House of Commons Standing … Continue reading Is the Second Time the Charm? AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky is Again Invited to Give Evidence at Airline Disability Barriers Hearings at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport

At Last Minute, House of Commons Standing Committee Cancels AODA Alliance Appearance to Give Evidence on Airline Disability Barriers Because His Mic was Unapproved, Even Though its IT Official Cleared it in a Test 2 Days Earlier

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 At Last Minute, House of Commons Standing Committee Cancels AODA Alliance Appearance to Give Evidence on Airline Disability Barriers Because His Mic was Unapproved, Even Though its IT … Continue reading At Last Minute, House of Commons Standing Committee Cancels AODA Alliance Appearance to Give Evidence on Airline Disability Barriers Because His Mic was Unapproved, Even Though its IT Official Cleared it in a Test 2 Days Earlier

Federal Government Must Dramatically Ramp Up Weak Regulation of Airlines to Stop Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee Today

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal Government Must Dramatically Ramp Up Weak Regulation of Airlines to Stop Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee Today February 15, 2024 Toronto: Today from 11 am to 12 noon EST, AODA Alliance Chair … Continue reading Federal Government Must Dramatically Ramp Up Weak Regulation of Airlines to Stop Mistreatment of Passengers with Disabilities, Disability Advocate to Tell House of Commons Transportation Committee Today

For the 3rd Time in Four Years, Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells the City of Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters — Will Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council Listen?

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 For the 3rd Time in Four Years, Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells the City of Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters — Will Mayor Olivia Chow and … Continue reading For the 3rd Time in Four Years, Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee Tells the City of Toronto to Say No to Electric Scooters — Will Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council Listen?

Vital Supports for Vulnerable Students with Disabilities Imperiled at Peel District School Board, But Parents Fight Back

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 Vital Supports for Vulnerable Students with Disabilities Imperiled at Peel District School Board, But Parents Fight Back February 12, 2024 SUMMARY Here is a shocking … Continue reading Vital Supports for Vulnerable Students with Disabilities Imperiled at Peel District School Board, But Parents Fight Back

AODA Alliance to Present Today at Virtual Meeting of the City of Toronto’s Accessibility Advisory Committee to Oppose Allowing the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AODA Alliance to Present Today at Virtual Meeting of the City of Toronto’s Accessibility Advisory Committee to Oppose Allowing the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others February 5, 2024 Toronto: Today starting … Continue reading AODA Alliance to Present Today at Virtual Meeting of the City of Toronto’s Accessibility Advisory Committee to Oppose Allowing the Silent Menace of Electric Scooters that Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others

Hurry! Sign Up to Tell the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee THIS MONDAY to Strongly Oppose Toronto Allowing Electric Scooters That Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others

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 Hurry! Sign Up to Tell the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee THIS MONDAY to Strongly Oppose Toronto Allowing Electric Scooters That Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others … Continue reading Hurry! Sign Up to Tell the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee THIS MONDAY to Strongly Oppose Toronto Allowing Electric Scooters That Endanger Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others

A Half Decade Ago Today, Former Lieutenant Governor David Onley Delivered the Blistering Final Report of His Government-Appointed Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act – We’re Still Waiting for the Ford Government to Implement It

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 A Half Decade Ago Today, Former Lieutenant Governor David Onley Delivered the Blistering Final Report of His Government-Appointed Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act – We’re Still Waiting … Continue reading A Half Decade Ago Today, Former Lieutenant Governor David Onley Delivered the Blistering Final Report of His Government-Appointed Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act – We’re Still Waiting for the Ford Government to Implement It

The Media Coverage on Accessibility Issues Just Keeps on Coming!

Two Year Anniversary of Inaction – Ford Government Has Still Not Enacted Promised New Regulations to Tear Down the Many Barriers Hurting One Third of a Million Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools, Two Years After Receiving a Landmark Report by Government-Appointed Experts Calling for Major Reform

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Year Anniversary of Inaction – Ford Government Has Still Not Enacted Promised New Regulations to Tear Down the Many Barriers Hurting One Third of a Million Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools, Two Years After Receiving a Landmark Report … Continue reading Two Year Anniversary of Inaction – Ford Government Has Still Not Enacted Promised New Regulations to Tear Down the Many Barriers Hurting One Third of a Million Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools, Two Years After Receiving a Landmark Report by Government-Appointed Experts Calling for Major Reform

People with Disabilities to Gather at Virtual Public Forum Tonight, Open to the Media, to Tell the City of Toronto How Electric Scooters Endanger Their Safety and Create New Accessibility Barriers

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLIANCE NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE People with Disabilities to Gather at Virtual Public Forum Tonight, Open to the Media, to Tell the City of Toronto How Electric Scooters Endanger Their Safety and Create New Accessibility Barriers January 24, 2024 Toronto: Tonight at 7 PM … Continue reading People with Disabilities to Gather at Virtual Public Forum Tonight, Open to the Media, to Tell the City of Toronto How Electric Scooters Endanger Their Safety and Create New Accessibility Barriers

Rich Donovan’s Interview with the Trillium Publication Blasts Ford Government’s Response to His Call for a Crisis Response to Ontario’s Disability Inaccessibility Crisis

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 Rich Donovan’s Interview with the Trillium Publication Blasts Ford Government’s Response to His Call for a Crisis Response to Ontario’s Disability Inaccessibility Crisis January 17, 2024 … Continue reading Rich Donovan’s Interview with the Trillium Publication Blasts Ford Government’s Response to His Call for a Crisis Response to Ontario’s Disability Inaccessibility Crisis

Sign Up to Attend an Important January 24, 2024 Virtual Public Forum to Give the City of Toronto Feedback on Whether to Legalize Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility Devices in Public Spaces

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 Sign Up to Attend an Important January 24, 2024 Virtual Public Forum to Give the City of Toronto Feedback on Whether to Legalize Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility … Continue reading Sign Up to Attend an Important January 24, 2024 Virtual Public Forum to Give the City of Toronto Feedback on Whether to Legalize Electric Scooters and Other Micromobility Devices in Public Spaces

Fourth Article in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Drills into the Changes 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities Need the Ford Government to Make Now

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 Fourth Article in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Drills into the Changes 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities Need the Ford Government to Make Now January 11, … Continue reading Fourth Article in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Drills into the Changes 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities Need the Ford Government to Make Now

Third Report in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Reports How Cities Are Unjustifiably Falling Behind on Becoming Disability-Accessible

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 Third Report in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Reports How Cities Are Unjustifiably Falling Behind on Becoming Disability-Accessible January 5, 2024 SUMMARY Today, CBC … Continue reading Third Report in CBC Series on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Reports How Cities Are Unjustifiably Falling Behind on Becoming Disability-Accessible

Second in Series of CBC News Reports on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Addresses Ford Government’s Failure to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

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 Second in Series of CBC News Reports on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Addresses Ford Government’s Failure to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act January 4, … Continue reading Second in Series of CBC News Reports on Ontario’s Inaccessibility Crisis Addresses Ford Government’s Failure to Effectively Enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

With One Year Left Until The Disability Act’s Deadline for an Accessible Province, CBC Stations Across Ontario and a Toronto Star Editorial All Focus on the Inaccessibility Crisis Facing Ontarians with Disabilities

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 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance With One Year Left Until The Disability Act’s Deadline for an Accessible Province, CBC Stations Across Ontario and a Toronto Star Editorial All Focus on the Inaccessibility Crisis Facing Ontarians … Continue reading With One Year Left Until The Disability Act’s Deadline for an Accessible Province, CBC Stations Across Ontario and a Toronto Star Editorial All Focus on the Inaccessibility Crisis Facing Ontarians with Disabilities