AODA ALLIANCE URGES MR. PINTO TO RECONSIDER THAT DECISION – AND MORE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PINTO REVIEW
April 24, 2012
SUMMARY
On April 12, 2012 the AODA Alliance submitted a supplemental brief to the Andrew Pinto Human Rights Code Review. The McGuinty Government appointed Toronto lawyer Andrew Pinto to conduct an Independent Review of how effectively human rights are enforced in Ontario.
By karlgroves On April 19, 2012
Recently there have been discussions surrounding what I call “pseudo-assistive technologies”. For reference, I’m speaking specifically of products like ReadSpeaker, eSSENTIAL Accessibility, and BrowseAloud.
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http://www.badeyes.com/?p=389
Many if not most are unaware of the fact that during the
two-year fight over the Charter in Ottawa and across Canada between 1980 and 1982, only one new substantive right was added
to the text of the Charter. That right is the guarantee of equality for people with mental or physical disabilities.
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https://www.aodaalliance.org/strong-effective-aoda/04172012.asp
A swing with extra support at Oriole Park, one of only two playgrounds in Toronto built with accessibility in mind. The third one, Jeff Healey Park, will focus on music. (see image at link below)
Jennifer Pagliaro
Staff Reporter
As a boy, Jeff Healey loved to play in grassy Woodford Park in the city’s west end.
AODA Alliance Also Responds to Criticisms of Us Levelled by the Human Rights Legal Support Centre
April 12, 2012
SUMMARY
Here are two recent developments in our effort to ensure that persons with disabilities have full and meaningful access to Ontario’s system for enforcing the right to be free from discrimination guaranteed by the Ontario Human Rights Code.
