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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update
United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities
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the 6th Episode of Disability Rights and Wrongs – the David Lepodcast Features the Second Half of the Interview with Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on How to Get a Politician’s Attention
December 19, 2025
Today the 6th episode of “Disability Rights and Wrongs — The David Lepodcast” was made public. It is the second half of AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s interview with Ontario’s former premier, the Honourable Kathleen Wynnne. Give it a listen!
In this episode, Kathleen Wynne gives us more practical tips on how to make the best use of time you can get to meet with a politician. For people who want to advocate on disability issues or on any social justice issue, these tips are invaluable.
You may wish to first go back and listen to the 5th episode, which includes the first part of the interview with Kathleen Wynne. However, you can fully enjoy this new episode even if you are just checking out the podcast for the first time.
All earlier episodes remain available, and are worth a listen, including:
1. “The 12 Year Fight for Automated Stop Announcements on the TTC” about Lepofsky’s long struggle to make transit in Toronto accessible for blind riders, with host David Lepofsky.
2. “Beyond Building Codes: Designing Spaces for Everyone,” with guest built-environment accessible design expert Thea Kurdi
3. “Smart Strategies, Real Change: Lessons from a Landmark Autism Campaign” covering how targeted advocacy resulted in policy change for autism therapies, with guest autism advocate Bruce McIntosh.
4. “Turning Barriers into Headlines: Practical Tips from a Veteran News Reporter,” with former journalist Michelle McQuigge.
5. “How to get a Politician’s Attention Part 1” with the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, former Ontario Premier.
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This is the last episode for 2025. However, we have great content lined up for prime time early in 2026!
Also available over the holidays for your listening pleasure, you can use your smart phone, tablet or computer to listen to the audio stream of Accessible Media AMI Radio. From December 20 through January 3, at 5 p.m. Eastern, AMI Radio is airing one-hour instalments of David Lepofsky’s memoir, “Swimming Up Niagara Falls! The Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” narrated by Roger Ashby. It is available to anyone and everyone on the live stream of AMI Radio.
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