With a Federal Election Looming, Two Captioned Videos Explain Why Canada Needs a Strong Accessible Canada Act and Why the One that Passed in 2019 Needs to Be Strengthened

July 28, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

It sure looks, sounds, tastes and smells like there is a federal election in the air. That means it is time for disability advocates to gear up to ask the federal parties for election commitments on accessibility for over six million people with disabilities in Canada! Read more athttps://aoda.ca/with-a-federal-election-looming-two-captioned-videos-explain-why-canada-needs-a-strong-accessible-canada-act-and-why-the-one-that-passed-in-2019-needs-to-be-strengthened/ Related

Opt Out of e-Scooters Before It’s too Late, Accessibility Committee Warns

July 27, 2021 / by BBG Security / aoda., Mobility

Adding e-scooters to London’s proposed pilot bike share program will do more harm than good, according to the accessibility advisory committee. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/opt-out-of-e-scooters-before-its-too-late-accessibility-committee-warns/ Related

Please Send Us Your Feedback on the AODA Alliance’s Draft Brief to the Health Care Standards Development Committee on the Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Health Care System

July 23, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

We’ve been busy as can be, writing a brief that we plan to submit by August 11, 2021 to the Health Care Standards Development Committee. The Ontario Government appointed that Committee back in 2017 to come up with recommendations on what the promised Health Care Accessibility Standard should include. The Health Care Accessibility Standard is […]

Attend CNIB’s July 27, 2021 Virtual Town Hall on Dangers that Electric Scooters Pose for People with Disabilities if London Ontario Allows Them

July 22, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

and— Please Fill Out an Important Online Survey About Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Courts Read more athttps://aoda.ca/attend-cnibs-july-27-2021-virtual-town-hall-on-dangers-that-electric-scooters-pose-for-people-with-disabilities-if-london-ontario-allows-them/ Related

I Am Trying and Struggling: Lack of Accessible, Affordable Units Leaves Kitchener Man Stranded

July 13, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Ronald Hoppe said shock turned to anger when he found out he would be waiting years on Waterloo region’s affordable housing list before he would be able to get a unit that was accessible. Read more athttps://aoda.ca/i-am-trying-and-struggling-lack-of-accessible-affordable-units-leaves-kitchener-man-stranded/ Related

New School Misses Mark on Accessibility

July 9, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

When the construction fences came down around the new school in June, Mary and Geoff did a walkabout and were alarmed when they found two doors at the front of the building on both sides of the main door that a person in a wheelchair would not be able to access. They contacted staff members […]

Send Your Feedback on the Initial Report/Recommendations by the Post-Secondary Education Standards Development Committee on What Must Be Done to Make Ontario Colleges and Universities Accessible for Students with Disabilities

June 30, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

There are now three different public consultations going on at the same time on the content of new accessibility standards to be enacted under the AODA. The first, ending on August 11, 2021, concerns the disability barriers facing patients with disabilities in Ontario hospitals. The second, ending on September 2, 2021, concerns the barriers impeding […]

Check Out the New Video that Explains the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee’s 185-Page Initial Report and Gives Tips on How to Give Feedback

June 24, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

This public consultation is the first time in a generation or longer that the Ontario Government has taken a good look at Ontario’s school system from the perspective of students with disabilities. The AODA Alliance wants to help you have your say. This video will be helpful for you if you are: Read more athttps://aoda.ca/check-out-the-new-video-that-explains-the-k-12-education-standards-development-committees-185-page-initial-report-and-gives-tips-on-how-to-give-feedback/ […]

Help Make Ontario Schools Accessible for Students with Disabilities Action Kit

June 22, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda.

Help Tear Down the Many Disability Barriers Facing a Third of a Million Students with Disabilities in Ontario SchoolsHere’s an important and rare opportunity right now to help tear down the many barriers facing students with disabilities in Ontario schools. A public consultation is underway on this topic from now until September 2, 2021. This […]

Advocates Call on TTC to Pause Wheel-Trans Changes, Saying Thousands Could Lose Access

June 18, 2021 / by BBG Security / All, aoda., Mobility

Changes mean people with disabilities, seniors may just stay home, advocates say Read more at https://aoda.ca/advocates-call-on-ttc-to-pause-wheel-trans-changes-saying-thousands-could-lose-access/

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