Why has the Ford Government dragged its feet for months on taking new action to effectively implement and enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)? Why instead, amidst a flurry of its controversial budget cuts across the Ontario Government, has the Government decided to invest 1.3 million new public dollars over two years in the private accessibility certification process now operated by the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF)?

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https://aoda.ca/despite-no-announced-plans-to-implement-the-david-onley-aoda-independent-review-report-the-ford-government-gives-1-3-million-dollars-to-help-finance-a-private-accessibility-certification-program-a/

A strong concerted effort by Canada’s disability community has been unveiled to get the House of Commons to swiftly ratify all the amendments that the Senate just passed to improve Bill C-81, the Federal Government’s proposed Accessible Canada Act. This legislation is needed to tear down the many accessibility barriers that impede over six million people with disabilities in Canada, in areas that the Federal Government can regulate, such as air travel, banking, broadcast, telecommunication services, and the services of the Federal Government itself.

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https://aoda.ca/in-a-powerful-open-letter-sent-to-the-house-of-commons-an-extraordinary-lineup-of-twenty-eight-disability-organizations-unite-to-press-for-the-house-of-commons-ratification-of-all-the-amendments-th/

But Will the Federal Government Vote to Ratify All Those Amendments When the Bill Returns to the House of Commons?

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https://aoda.ca/canadas-senate-passed-bill-c-81-the-proposed-accessible-canada-act-on-third-reading-last-evening-replete-with-all-the-amendments-that-the-senates-standing-committee-made-to-improve-the-bill/

We have recently focused a lot of attention on Parliament in Ottawa, and on Bill C-81, the proposed federal Accessible Canada Act. Yet we never lose sight of important issues at the provincial level at Queen’s park. Here’s the latest!

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https://aoda.ca/102-days-after-the-ford-government-received-david-onleys-independent-review-of-the-aoda-the-government-has-still-not-announced-a-detailed-plan-to-implement-it/

These Speeches Show Why the Federal Government Should Agree to Pass All Those Amendments

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https://aoda.ca/the-senate-standing-committee-on-social-affairs-chair-and-vice-chair-make-strong-speeches-in-the-senate-to-support-the-committees-amendments-to-improve-bill-c-81-the-proposed-accessible-canada-ac/