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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There is 1 year, 40 weeks, 2 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
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‘Affordable and Accessible’: London MP Puts Forth Motion to Help Those With Non-Visible Disabilities Secure Housing
Brent Lale
CTV News London Videographer
Published March 21, 2023
As an adult living with autism, Yvonne Spicer finds it nearly impossible to secure a place of her own.
“If I wasn’t living with my mom, I’d be on the street, and I’ve been there before,” said Spicer, who is currently living with her mom in the west end of London, Ont.
Spicer has high-functioning autism, and is currently looking for work.
Like tens of thousands of other Ontarians with non-visible disabilities, she faces barriers in securing not only a job but a safe place to live.
On-Demand Buses Can Transform Travel And Daily Life For People With Disabilities
People with disabilities are forced to plan extensively when to travel, how to travel, who to travel with and what resources they need to complete the journey.
‘EVERYONE BELONGS’: Halton Making Progress Toward Universal Accessibility
But there’s still more work to be done, say advocates
By Roland Cilliers insidehalton.com
Monday, March 20, 2023
The following is Part 3 of a three-part series titled Focus on Accessibility, which examines issues related to accessibility in Halton. This story focuses on the measures being taken by local municipalities to address accessibility issues throughout the community.
Accessibility is more than just ramps and parking spaces.
At its core, it’s about ensuring everyone has equal access to the world around them. Creating that access can be a challenge, as disabilities can be incredibly varied.
Halton municipalities have spent years working to improve accessibility in everything from local elections to public transit. While recognizing that significant progress has been made, accessibility advocates say there’s always more work to be done.
Canada: First Deadline for Compliance with Accessibility Legislation for Federally Regulated Employees Is Around the Corner
The first deadline for compliance with the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and its regulations is only two and a half months away. By June 1, 2023, federally regulated employers1 that had 100 or more employees in 2021 must comply.
Man Denied Flight to Victoria on Lynx Air Due to Accessibility Device
He arrived at the airport the recommended three hours in advance and right away ran into trouble trying to check in.
Read more at
https://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/man-denied-flight-to-victoria-on-lynx-air-due-to-accessibility-device/
In Ontario Legislature, NDP Presses Premier Ford to At Last Agree to Meet with AODA Alliance
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com
Twitter: @aodaalliance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/
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March 23, 2023
SUMMARY
On March 22, 2023, the Ontario NDP critic for disability issues asked the Ford Government what it is doing to implement the scathing interim report of the 4th Independent Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, written by Government-appointed reviewer Rich Donovan. She also asked if Premier Ford would at last meet with the AODA Alliance. He is the first premier in two decades to repeatedly refuse to meet with us. Below we present the official transcript of that exchange in the Legislature.
Amendments Needed to Strengthen Bill C-22 (the Canada Disability Benefit Act) – Statement in Principle
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance
ARCH Disability Law Centre
March 22, 2023
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Social Affairs (SOCI) begins its public hearings on Bill C-22, the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Act. This well-intentioned but weak bill needs to be strengthened. To assist the SOCI Standing Committee and all those who will make written or oral presentations to the Standing Committee’s public hearings, the AODA Alliance and ARCH Disability Law Centre present the following list of ongoing concerns with the Bill and proposed ways to address them. We support these in principle. We fully acknowledge that in addition to these, others may present other amendments to the Standing Committee that are needed, and that deserve the Committee’s careful consideration.
New Toronto Star Editorial Echoes the Searing Criticism of the Ford Government’s Poor Record on Accessibility for 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities, that Pervade the Interim Report of Rich Donovan’s 4th Independent Review of Ontario’s Disabilities Act
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com
Twitter: @aodaalliance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aodaalliance
March 20, 2023
SUMMARY
The March 20, 2023 Toronto Star includes a powerful editorial about the blistering interim report of the 4th Independent Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act by Rich Donovan (see below). That report concluded that Premier Ford & his Cabinet have utterly failed 2.9 Million Ontarians with disabilities.
Accessibility News March 18,2023 Update
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AbleDocs is the only organization to guarantee the compliance of the files we produce and back that up with a $10,000,000 guarantee.
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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There is 1 year, 41 weeks, 2 days until a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
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