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The AODA Clock is Ticking
There are 9 years, 44 weeks, 1 day till a fully Accessible Ontario! Will you be compliant?
In this Issue
*Letting Down Ontarios Disabled: Editorial
*Despite Mayo Moran Independent Review Report Recommending that Ontario Should Beef Up Enforcement, the Wynne Government Plans to Cut Back on Enforcement
of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Even Though Violations of this Law Remain Rampant Among Private Sector Organizations with At Least Twenty Employees
*Ontario to Reduce Enforcement of Accessibility Law
*Mike Hammer Solves The AODA Courage Mystery
*Accessibility is Their Final Frontier: Fed
*OPEN Letter to Citizens of Ontario regarding Post Stroke Treatment and Alleged Age Discrimination
*AODA Alliance Asks Candidates for Leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to Make Commitments on Disability Accessibility
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ARTICLES:
Letting Down Ontarios Disabled: Editorial
We like to think of ourselves as a caring society. But too often we fail Ontarios 1.8 million disabled. Sometimes we dont even try.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/letting-down-ontarios-disabled-editorial/
Despite Mayo Moran Independent Review Report Recommending that Ontario Should Beef Up Enforcement, the Wynne Government Plans to Cut Back on Enforcement
of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Even Though Violations of this Law Remain Rampant Among Private Sector Organizations with At Least Twenty Employees
With only 9 years, 10 months and 3 days left for the Government to lead Ontario to become fully accessible for people with disabilities by 2025, the Ontario
Government has taken the backwards step of planning to reduce its already-paltry enforcement of the AODA. This is so even though the Government knows that
there remain rampant violations of that legislation among over 60% of private sector organizations with at least 20 employees.
Ontario to Reduce Enforcement of Accessibility Law
Province to inspect fewer businesses despite widespread violations and a recent report urging more action on Ontarios accessibility law
Accessibility News Note: So this is the action Minister Duguid was talking about in his Press Release?
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/ontario-to-reduce-enforcement-of-accessibility-law/
Mike Hammer Solves The AODA Courage Mystery
By Victor Schwartzman, channeling Mickey Spillane
My eyes narrowed as the mysterys solution became clear all too quickly. I turned to Camus. We cant find the Governments AODA Courage, I told Al, because it never disappeared to begin with. I should have guessed!
Al nodded. It never disappeared because it never existed. I like that.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/mike-hammer-solves-the-aoda-courage-mystery/
Accessibility is Their Final Frontier: Fed
Sadly, at the present rate of progress, I doubt wed reach full accessibility in our lifetimes, or even by the time the Starship Enterprise is boldly exploring the galaxy in the 23rd century.
Read more at
http://www.aoda.ca/accessibility-is-their-final-frontier-fed/
OPEN Letter to Citizens of Ontario regarding Post Stroke Treatment and Alleged Age Discrimination
As a local stroke recovery and peer support group, we want all Ontario citizens to be aware that if they were to suffer a stroke in Ontario and are between
the ages of 20 and 64, you will be denied more stroke treatment/physiotherapy funded and offered by OHIP after receiving your initial and short term stroke
treatment regime, simply because of your age and a discriminatory outdated OHIP Act.
AODA Alliance Asks Candidates for Leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to Make Commitments on Disability Accessibility
On February 22, 2015, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance wrote the three candidates now running for leadership of the Ontario
Progressive Party, to seek their commitments on disability accessibility, Christine Elliott, Patrick Brown and Monte McNaughton. We set out below our open letter.
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aMENU: Accessible Restaurant Menus.
Visit the site at http://www.amenu.ca , Restaurant Owners visit http://www.amenu.ca/create/ and design your own Menu.
In the Spotlight
*The Eaton Chelsea Hotel Banquets & Events
http://www.amenu.ca/banquets-events/
*Waters Edge Restaurant
http://www.amenu.ca/waters-edge-restaurant/
*Museum Tavern Restaurant & Bar
http://www.amenu.ca/museum-tavern-restaurant-bar/
*Wildfire Steakhouse & Wine Bar
http://www.amenu.ca/wildfire-steakhouse-wine-bar/
*Pizza Pizza
http://www.amenu.ca/pizza-pizza/
*The Eaton Chelsea Hotel Market Garden + express|o
http://www.amenu.ca/the-eaton-chelsea-hotel-market-garden-expresso-coffee-bar/ *The Eaton Chelsea Hotel- Monarchs Pub
http://www.amenu.ca/the-eaton-chelsea-hotel-monarchs-pub-2/
*The Eaton Chelsea Hotel- T|Bar
http://www.amenu.ca/the-eaton-chelsea-hotel-tbar/
*The Eaton Chelsea Hotel Market Garden On The Go
http://www.amenu.ca/in-room-dining-the-eaton-chelsea-hotel/
*Tim Hortons
http://www.amenu.ca/tim-hortons/
*Frida Restaurant & Bar
http://www.amenu.ca/frida-restaurant/
*Quinns Steakhouse & Irish Bar
http://www.amenu.ca/quinns-steakhouse-irish-bar/
EVENT
*Bodies of Light: Celebrating International Womens Day Through the Lens of Disability and Difference
http://www.accessibilityclassifieds.com/bodies-of-light-celebrating-international-womens-day-through-the-lens-of-disability-and-difference/
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