New Video Series on Tearing Down Disability Barriers in Transportation

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New Video Series on Tearing Down Disability Barriers in Transportation

 

February 8, 2026

 

SUMMARY

 

Transportation services in Canada are replete with disability barriers. These make it harder for passengers with disabilities to use airlines, passenger trains, conventional municipal public transit (like subways, buses and streetcars) and paratransit public transit systems that are intended to serve the needs of passengers with disabilities who cannot access conventional transit services due to their accessibility barriers.

 

How do transportation services impede passengers with disabilities? Why is the situation in some cases getting worse? What is the content of the fundamental duty to accommodate people with disabilities, including transportation passengers with disabilities?

 

Here is a series of captioned videos that all address this important subject. We have made these videos public in the past. However, for the first time, we are compiling them together in a handy and easy-to-use package.

 

The videos in this series highlight AODA Alliance’s ongoing advocacy to make transportation accessible, including as an example, the Toronto transit system TTC (Canada’s largest public transit provider). This includes, among other things, major highlights of the winning 2005 and 2007 human rights cases requiring Toronto Transit Commission to audibly announce all bus and streetcar stops.

 

These videos are all public. They can be used by the media, by schools and post-secondary course instructors and teachers, and by anyone else interested in these issues. We hope that this video series will interest anyone concerned with disability rights, human rights, social justice and activism, community organizing, public law, constitutional law, anti-discrimination law and policy, urban planning, history, or political science. We welcome your feedback on these videos. Send your feedback on these videos to aodafeedback@gmail.com.

 

This update first gives a short listing of the videos in this series. After that, each video is described in more detail, with helpful links to additional information and background relative to each video.

 

Check out the many other videos that the AODA Alliance has posted by visiting the AODA Alliance website videos page, including a growing list of video series like this on other accessibility topics. You can learn all about the AODA Alliance’s campaign to make public transit accessible to passengers with disabilities by visiting the AODA Alliance website’s transportation page.

 

 

 Quick Guide

  1. Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities

 

  1. Ontario’s Slow Progress Toward Fully Accessible Transportation for People with Disabilities -The Challenge of Getting Accessibility Barriers in Ontario’s Transportation System Removed and Prevented

 

  1. Using the Ontario Human Rights Code to Force the Toronto Transit commission to Reliably Announce all Bus & Subway Stops for Blind Riders – Lepofsky v TTC

 

  1. David Lepofsky September 8, 1994 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Toronto Transit Commission Not Announcing Subway Stops

 

  1. David Lepofsky December 9, 1994 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Toronto Transit Commission Agreeing to Announce Subway Stops

 

  1. Audio David Lepofsky January 16, 2006 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Need for Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

 

  1. TTC Chair Howard Moscoe January 17, 2006 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re David Lepofsky’s Case Calling for Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

 

  1. July 26, 2007 CBC Radio Metro Morning Interview with Toronto Transit Commission Chair Adam Giambrone on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Ruling in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 Requiring TTC to Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

 

  1. David Lepofsky July 27, 2007 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Winning Human Rights Case requiring Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

 

  1. Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (Short Version)

 

  1. Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (Long Version)

 

  1. Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (2 Minute Version)

 

  1. Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (4 Minute Version)

 

  1. March 19, 2024 – Testimony by AODA Alliance Chair on Horrific Barriers Experienced by Air Passengers with Disabilities

 

Detailed Guide

Video 1) Title: Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities

Link to video: https://youtu.be/y32XvjWmDAQ

Description: Osgoode Hall Law School Visiting Professor of Disability Rights and Legal Education and AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky provides this one hour, captioned presentation that explains the content, meaning, and limits of the duty to accommodate people with disabilities in employment, goods, services, and facilities, under human rights/anti-discrimination legislation and under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is aimed at people who don’t know much if anything about the details of the duty to accommodate people with disabilities.

Related resources:

 

Video 2) Title: Ontario’s Slow Progress Toward Fully Accessible Transportation for People with Disabilities -The Challenge of Getting Accessibility Barriers in Ontario’s Transportation System Removed and Prevented

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOau7bfd7Q&feature=share&list=PLDGgB77j2ZYrl_rtpe32nSjOXfrDAGvnn&index=5

Description: In this captioned January 23, 2014 lecture to the Policy Course in York University’s Critical Disabilities Studies program taught by Prof. Rachel Gorman, David Lepofsky provides an in-depth exploration of the gains made and obstacles encountered in grassroots disability community efforts to use the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 to tear down barriers impeding persons with disabilities in Ontario when seeking to use transportation services like public transit or taxis.

Related resources:

  • To download in MS Word format the May 28, 2007 initial proposal for a Transportation Accessibility Standard that the Transportation Standards Development Committee recommended, visit this link.
  • To read the AODA Alliance’s August 13, 2007 brief on the initial proposal for a Transportation Accessibility Standard, visit this link.
  • To read the final proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard that the Transportation Standards Development committee recommended to the Ontario Government early in 2009, visit this link.
  • To read the AODA Alliance’s April 8, 2009 brief to the Ontario Government on the Transportation Standards Development Committee’s final proposal for a Transportation Accessibility Standard under the AODA, visit this link.
  • To download and read the AODA Alliance’s March 11, 2011 final brief to the Ontario Government on the proposed 2011 Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulation (which included transportation accessibility requirements), visit this link.
  • To download and read the Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulation enacted on June 3, 2011 under the AODA, including requirements for transportation accessibility, visit this link.

 

Video 3) Title: Using the Ontario Human Rights Code to Force the Toronto Transit commission to Reliably Announce all Bus & Subway Stops for Blind Riders – Lepofsky v TTC

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_yG-fchNk&feature=share&list=PLDGgB77j2ZYrl_rtpe32nSjOXfrDAGvnn&index=6

Description: In his captioned January 24, 2014 lecture to Osgoode Hall Law School’s Disability Rights Intensive course taught by Prof. Roxanne Mykitiuk and Marion MacGregor, David Lepofsky describes his 13-year saga to force the Toronto Transit Commission to audibly announce all subway, bus and streetcar routes to accommodate the needs of blind passengers like himself. This included his 2 discrimination cases at Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal against the TTC, Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (2005) and Lepofsky v. TTC #2 (2007).

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 4) Title: David Lepofsky September 8, 1994 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Toronto Transit Commission Not Announcing Subway Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88pRenlYpJQ (Audio only)

Description: In this captioned radio interview on CBC Toronto Radio’s flagship morning public affairs program “Metro Morning”, by host Matt Maychak, David Lepofsky (then a 37 year old lawyer) explained by blind subway passengers like him need the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to audibly announce all subway stops. TTC official Gerry Brolley explained why TTC refused to direct subway crews to announce each subway stop. This interview kicked off a 13-year saga that ended up with David Lepofsky winning two cases against TTC, Lepofsky v. TTC #1 and Lepofsky v. TTC #2, forcing TTC to audibly announce all subway, bus and streetcar stops. This video became an exhibit in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 2005, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario case that ordered TTC to consistently and reliably announce all subway stops.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 5) Title: David Lepofsky December 9, 1994 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Toronto Transit Commission Agreeing to Announce Subway Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQQvz8VFqk (Audio only)

Description: In this captioned radio interview on CBC Toronto Radio’s flagship morning public affairs program “Metro Morning”, by host Matt Maychak on December 9, 1994, David Lepofsky (then a 37 year old lawyer) appeared together with senior Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) official Gerry Brolley to announce that starting in 1995, TTC subway crews would audibly announce all subway stops. Unfortunately, those announcements did not turn out to be consistent and reliable. Therefore, David Lepofsky ended up having to bring human rights cases before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to force TTC to ensure that these announcements were consistent and reliable. This interview was introduced as an exhibit in David Lepofsky v. TTC #1, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario case dealing with the right to subway stop announcements for blind passengers. After winning that case, Lepofsky had to bring a second case, Lepofsky v. TTC #2, to force TTC to consistently and reliably announce all bus and streetcar stops.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 6) Title: Audio David Lepofsky January 16, 2006 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Need for Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ntIUkI5YI (Audio only)

Description: In this captioned radio interview (audio only) on CBC Toronto Radio’s flagship morning public affairs program “Metro Morning” by host Andy Barrie on January 16, 2006, David Lepofsky (then a 49 year old lawyer) explained why he was taking the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for the second time, this time to force it to have TTC drivers announce all bus and streetcar stops. This is an accommodation needed by TTC passengers who are blind, like Lepofsky. In 2005, in Lepofsky v. TTC #1, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that TTC was required by the Ontario Human Rights Code to consistently and reliably announce all subway stops. Despite that ruling, TTC refused to require its bus and streetcar drivers to announce all bus and streetcar stops. Therefore, Lepofsky had to bring this second case. This interview was introduced by Lepofsky as an exhibit in Lepofsky v. TTC #2.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 7) Title: TTC Chair Howard Moscoe January 17, 2006 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re David Lepofsky’s Case Calling for Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOwf38DlgBs (Audio only)

Description: In this captioned radio interview (audio only) on CBC Toronto Radio’s flagship morning public affairs program “Metro Morning” by host Andy Barrie on January 17, 2006, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) chair Howard Moscoe responded to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario claim by David Lepofsky (then a 49 year old lawyer) to force it to have TTC drivers announce all bus and streetcar stops. This is an accommodation needed by TTC passengers who are blind, like Lepofsky. The day before, Metro Morning interviewed David Lepofsky on this issue. This interview begins with audience feedback from several listeners to Lepofsky’s case. In 2005, in Lepofsky v. TTC #1, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that TTC was required by the Ontario Human Rights Code to consistently and reliably announce all subway stops. Despite that ruling, TTC refused to require its bus and streetcar drivers to announce all bus and streetcar stops. Therefore, Lepofsky had to bring this second case. This interview was introduced by Lepofsky as an exhibit in Lepofsky v. TTC #2.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 8) Title: July 26, 2007 CBC Radio Metro Morning Interview with Toronto Transit Commission Chair Adam Giambrone on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Ruling in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 Requiring TTC to Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNlh_W82Cks (Audio only)

Description: CBC Radio Toronto’s afternoon drive-home show “Here and Now” on July 26, 2007 included an interview (audio only and captioned) by host Karen Horsman with Toronto City council member and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Adam Giambrone on the ruling that day by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Lepofsky v. TTC #2. In that case, the Tribunal ruled that TTC violated the human rights of blind TTC passenger David Lepofsky because it did not require its bus and streetcar drivers to audibly announce all bus and streetcar stops. In this interview, the TTC chair gave his response to the ruling that day against the TTC.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 9) Title: David Lepofsky July 27, 2007 Interview on CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning Re Winning Human Rights Case requiring Toronto Transit Commission to Audibly Announce All Bus and Streetcar Stops

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-waaqE5Uyw (Audio only)

Description: In this captioned radio interview (audio only) on CBC Toronto Radio’s flagship morning public affairs program “Metro Morning” by host Jane Hawtin, on July 27, 2007, David Lepofsky (then a 50 year old lawyer) discussed his victory before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in his second case against the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Earlier, in 2005, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 that TTC must consistently and reliably announce all subway stops to accommodate blind passengers like Lepofsky. This interview addresses the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ‘s ruling in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 that TTC must also consistently and reliably announce all bus and streetcar stations.

Related resources:

  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #1 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all subway stops) include:
    • Interim Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated April 18, 2005: Lepofsky v. Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 12 (CanLII) available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated June 30, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2005 HRTO 20 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 7, 2005: Lepofsky v.
    • TTC, 2005 HRTO 21 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated September 29, 2005: Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Lepofsky, 2005 HRTO 36 (CanLII) available at this link.
  • The various rulings in Lepofsky v. TTC #2 2007 (regarding the effort to get TTC to audibly announce all bus and street car stops) include:
    • Interim Order of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated July 26, 2007: Lepofsky v. TTC, 2007 HRTO 23 (CanLII), available at this link.
    • Final Decision of Hon. Alvin B. Rosenberg dated November 21, 2007: Lepofsky v.
    • Toronto Transit Commission, 2007 HRTO 41 (CanLII), available at this link.

 

Video 10) Title: Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (Short Version)

Link to video: https://youtu.be/za1UptZq82o

Description: AODA Alliance chair David Lepofsky guides you through accessibility problems in a series of new and renovated public transit stations in Ontario. These show Ontario’s accessibility laws and Building Code are too weak and that design professionals need better accessibility training. This video has been used to alert senior public officials in Government and public transit, and design professionals, about the need to design the built environment to be fully accessible, well beyond what is required under the Ontario Building Code and current inadequate Ontario accessibility standards. This 16 minute video is also available in very condensed 2 minute, 4 minute versions and in a much more detailed 30 minute version.

Related resources:

 

Video 11) Title: Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (Long Version)

Link to video: https://youtu.be/2VZLGGfFg1g

Description: AODA Alliance chair David Lepofsky guides you through accessibility problems in a series of new and renovated public transit stations in Ontario. These show Ontario’s accessibility laws and Building Code are too weak and that design professionals need better accessibility training. This video has been used to alert senior public officials in Government and public transit, and design professionals, about the need to design the built environment to be fully accessible, well beyond what is required under the Ontario Building Code and current inadequate Ontario accessibility standards. This 30 minute video is the most detailed version. It is also available in very condensed 2 minute, 4 minute versions and in a 16 minute version.

Related resources:

 

Video 12) Title: Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (2 Minute Version)

Link to video: https://youtu.be/y7111_apq48

Description: AODA Alliance chair David Lepofsky guides you through accessibility problems in a series of new and renovated public transit stations in Ontario. These show Ontario’s accessibility laws and Building Code are too weak and that design professionals need better accessibility training. Longer versions of this video have been used to alert senior public officials in Government and public transit, and design professionals, about the need to design the built environment to be fully accessible, well beyond what is required under the Ontario Building Code and current inadequate Ontario accessibility standards. This video is also available in 4 minute, 16 minute and 30 minute versions.

Related resources:

 

Video 13) Title: Accessibility Problems at New Toronto Area Public Transit Stations (4 Minute Version)

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrk5jRYpmfA&feature=youtu.be

Description: AODA Alliance chair David Lepofsky guides you through accessibility problems in a series of new and renovated public transit stations in Ontario. These show Ontario’s accessibility laws and Building Code are too weak and that design professionals need better accessibility training. This video has been used to alert senior public officials in Government and public transit, and design professionals, about the need to design the built environment to be fully accessible, well beyond what is required under the Ontario Building Code and current inadequate Ontario accessibility standards. This video is also available in a very condensed 2-minute version, as well as more detailed 16 and 30 minute versions.

Related resources:

 

Video 14) Title: March 19, 2024 – Testimony by AODA Alliance Chair on Horrific Barriers Experienced by Air Passengers with Disabilities

Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5EV5zJTDDI

Description: In the first quarter of 2024, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities held hearings on what the Federal Government must do to ensure that Canadian airlines stop their recurring serious mistreatment of air passengers with disabilities. At its March 19, 2024, hearings in Ottawa, the Standing Committee invited experts to testify, including AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky. This video includes his opening statement, and the question and answer exchanges that Members of Parliament on the Standing Committee had with David Lepofsky.

Related resources: