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Manitoba Human Rights Commission Speaks Up! So Do We! How About You? May 17, 2012
Woman Says She Was Humiliated at Centre in the Square May 16, 2012
"We've Been Betrayed" May 16, 2012
AODA Alliance Calls on Elections Ontario to Provide Telephone and Internet Voting in Upcoming Kitchener-Waterloo By-Election May 15, 2012
Writing Good Link Text May 14, 2012
New Toronto Star On-line Guest Column Co-Written by AODA Alliance Chair Identifies Barriers to Enforcing Human Rights in Ontario May 10, 2012
New Event Promotes Accessibility: For People With Disabilities, the Internet Offers a World of Challenges May 9, 2012
App gives voice to people with disabilities May 8, 2012
The Catch-22 of Group ome Bylaws May 8, 2012
Aging Population Increases Personal Care Role May 6, 2012
Thoughts on a Society of Accessibility Professionals May 3, 2012
Manitobans Voters with Disabilities Need Gagriel Dumonte, Instead they Have Ed Grimley April 30, 2012
Addressing Poverty a Big Issue, Quality of Life Survey Finds April 24, 2012
Web Accessibility Myths – A Call for Accessibility Advocates to be More Business-Minded April 23, 2012
Can Assistive Technology Make a Website Accessible? April 20, 2012
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS COMPLETE WITH A GUARANTEE OF EQUALITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES April 19, 2012
Disabled Artists Unite To Create A Moving, Canadian Art Story April 18, 2012
Employing Disabled Key: Onley April 17, 2012
Legacy of Local Musician Jeff Healey to Play On in Accessible Park April 16, 2012
Disable the Label Helping Depressed Students April 16, 2012
AODA Alliance Submits a Supplemental Brief to the Pinto Human Rights Code Review April 13, 2012
Burlington City Council Approves Accessibility Design Standards April 13, 2012
Playground Designed for Disabled Users April 13, 2012
Who Will Give Devin a Chance? April 9, 2012
Councils Still Struggling With Website Accessibility April 4, 2012
Denial of Service: Issues with Digital Accessibility April 4, 2012
Open Letter: Ontario Budget 2012 March 27, 2012
McGuinty Freezes Social Assistance Level, Scales Back Child Benefit Gain March 26, 2012
Ontario Disability Employment Network Press Release March 26, 2012
Austerity Mania Threatens Ontario’s Poor and Disabled March 23, 2012
TD Bank Group Scholarship Helps Fix Inequality in Graduate Education for People With Disabilities March 19, 2012
Bringing Russia to the Disabled March 19, 2012
Social Media for People with Disability Still Not Fully Accessible March 16, 2012
Addiction Experts Warn Against Online Gambling, Casinos March 16, 2012
NetCents Systems Ltd Signs Letter of Intent with World Accessibility March 16, 2012
Breakdance Class is One Way Image of Disabled is Being Changed in Canada March 14, 2012
Rights Tribunal Orders Ottawa Fire Department to Pay Disabled Retiree Six-Figure Settlement March 8, 2012
Toronto Police Settle G20 Human Rights Case Against Paraplegic Man March 7, 2012
ACCESSIBILITY ACT: A Binding Legislation is the Only Effective Option March 6, 2012
Disability Act Could Ease Budget Cuts, Says Diversity Officer March 5, 2012
Physicians and Hospitals Must Make Websites More Patient-Friendly, Study Says March 5, 2012
APEALING FOR FUNDS: Leaders look for help March 5, 2012
Students are Challenged to Make Ontario More Accessible for the Disabled March 3, 2012
Cut Frustrate Disabled February 23, 2012
Vets Deserve Better From Feds Regarding Disability Benefits, Ombudsman Says February 21, 2012
How Might We Design an Accessible Election Experience for Everyone? February 15, 2012
EnAbling Change Program February 9, 2012
Families of Disabled Adults Angry After $300K Program Cut February 9, 2012
Is the Government Complying With Its New Standard on Web Accessibility? January 26, 2012
Disabled Children Get Left Out January 25, 2012
Human Rights Tribunal to Examine City Restrictions on Group Homes January 21, 2012
Disabilities Report Author is Concerned that Many Kids Have 1 or No Friends January 20, 2012
Disabled Man’s Death After Arrest Cannot Be Ignored, Advocates Say January 20, 2012
Government of Canada Supports Accessibility for Canadians with Disabilities in Ontario January 16, 2012
Those With Disabilities are People First January 13, 2012
Lawyers Donate Expertise to Sick Kids Families January 9, 2012
Ontario Insurers Leave Catastrophically Injured at Risk January 9, 2012
Willing to Risk Health in Battle With ODSP January 5, 2012
Proving They Can Do the Job January 2, 2012
Progress' in Ontario's Assistive Device Program (ADP) December 27, 2011
Falling through the cracks December 26, 2011
Scholarship supports promising research careers of graduate students with disabilities December 1, 2011
OPSEU to Frances Lankin: Improve Income Assistance for People With Disabilities November 22, 2011
ADULTS COUNT! A Survey on Youth and Adults with ASDs in Ontario November 16, 2011
IZ Adaptive Clothing: A Cut Above November 10, 2011
Province, Developmental Service Employers in Durham Region Must Rethink Options to Stabilize Supports and Avoid Service Disruptions September 23, 2011
If You Lived at Rideau Regional Centre or Are a Family Member of Someone Who Did, a Lawsuit May Affect Your Rights September 8, 2011
Fiorito: Disabling Effect of Ontario Disability Benefits September 1, 2011
Food or Dental Care: a Grim Choice for the City’s Poor August 29, 2011
Labour Leader Joins Injured Workers for Sit In August 19, 2011
OverLay – a New App making accessible information easy to make and share August 10, 2011
LCO Releases Draft Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults August 10, 2011
Why are the Disabled Ignored When Development Decisions are Made? August 1, 2011
AODA: Why Do I Have to Notify the Public When There is a Disruption of Services? July 27, 2011
Prospects Brighten For Copyright Exception Treaty July 25, 2011
Enabling Accessibility Fund July 22, 2011
2010-2011 Annual Report celebrates 50 years of OHRC July 20, 2011
Respectable Record Marred by Embellishment July 19, 2011
Commissioner Calls for Reform July 13, 2011
Together, Let's Get People Back to Work! June 29, 2011
housing That Works for Everyone June 23, 2011
Greater Political, Public Focus Needed on Poverty June 23, 2011
Citizen Advocacy Adds New Program June 15, 2011
My Thoughts of Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Parties Changebook June 14, 2011
New Integrated Standards Posted to AODA Site June 11, 2011
Upgrades Will Make Brock University Easier to Navigate June 7, 2011
City Staff Awarded for Lending a Hand June 1, 2011
PRESS RELEASE RE: United Way Funding Cuts - Citizen Advocacy Closes Everyday Champions Program to New Applicants with Disabilities May 30, 2011
Decade-Long Battle Over York Street Steps Settled May 30, 2011
Ease the Path to Work May 24, 2011
Penalized for Working? Disabled Lose 50 Cents on Every Dollar Earned May 23, 2011
Questionnaire Universal Kitchen Design May 18, 2011
No Room for Disabled in Ottawa Valley Group Homes May 11, 2011
City Unveils New Accessible Gym Equipment May 4, 2011
Over 400 adults in Lambton County Without Supports and Services April 20, 2011
Playing Hardball with Fired Worker Expensive Error April 17, 2011
Different Strokes April 16, 2011
Mom, 92, Shoulders Caregiver Burden April 11, 2011
Disabled Diver Wants Others to Give it a Try April 8, 2011
Ontario Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Face Unique Challenges April 5, 2011
Home Care in Bad Shape: Report April 5, 2011
Levelling the Playing field March 29, 2011
Direct Access: Extend Reduced TTC Fares to People With Disabilities, Group Urges March 18, 2011
McGuinty ‘Kicks the Crutch Out’ March 6, 2011
Halton Told to Fix Special-Needs Backlog March 2, 2011
Achilles Canada and OBSA Partner for "Shared Vision" Project February 28, 2011
Sick Welfare Recipients to Have Harder Time Accessing Diet Allowance February 27, 2011
More Benefits, Not Rules: Activists February 15, 2011
Leal Calls for Update of Ontario Assistive Devices Program February 12, 2011
Disability tax credit claims probed February 10, 2011
Why Does Disabled Son Have So Many Fewer Choices in Life? January 29, 2011
People with Disabilities 'Huge Untapped Pool of Labour' January 28, 2011
The Price of Poverty and Pain January 19, 2011
Seeking a Few Good Ideas January 10, 2011
Local Businesses Confused By Customer Service Legislation January 5, 2011
Agency Charged Woman $10,000 For Tax Claim She Could Have Filed For Free January 5, 2011
Emotional Abuse of Workers vs. Those Who are Disabled December 28, 2010
Group Opposes Contact Limits December 27, 2010
Workshops for Disabled 'Antiquated,' Says Advocate December 24, 2010
BSI Accessibility Documentary Endorsed on United Nations Website December 23, 2010
Stuck on the Road December 23, 2010
Disabled Nortel Employees Face a Bleak Future December 21, 2010
BMO Survey: Canadians With Disabilities Not Taking Advantage of RDSPs December 21, 2010
The Process of Civic Engagement December 20, 2010
Customer Service Standard Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On December 18, 2010
New Coalition Calls for Completely Accessible Broadcasting System December 16, 2010
Human Rights Success: Disabling a System of Discrimination December 15, 2010
Reveal Human Rights Review Findings: Mother December 15, 2010
My Proposed Dec. 16 ADA Regulatory Hearing Testimony December 15, 2010
Ontario Lawyers to Represent Injured Vets for Free December 14, 2010
Raise Welfare Rates Before Review: Advocate December 14, 2010
Transit Barriers to Toronto and Back December 13, 2010
Impact to Be FarReaching December 11, 2010
Access Watchdog Blasts City For PDFs of Minutes December 11, 2010
DOJ Posts Online Editions of its 2010 ADA Standards December 10, 2010
About-Face on Plans to Scale Back Oshawa's Accessibility Committee December 10, 2010
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Students Virtually December 9, 2010
Disabled Need Access, Not More Promises December 9, 2010
Dummies’ Guide to Web Accessibility for Disabled People December 8, 2010
Ontario to Launch Welfare Review December 1, 2010

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