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Ontario Conservatives Press Premier Wynne in the Ontario Legislature’s Question Period to Agree to the AODA Alliance’s Call for the Government to Develop an Education Accessibility Standard

Premier Wynne says Her Ministers of Accessibility and Education Are Discussing How to Move Forward on This

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities https://www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance

November 1, 2016

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Action Kit for Raising Disability Accessibility Issues in the November 17, 2016 Ontario By-elections in Ottawa Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities https://www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance

October 31, 2016

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The Ontario Government has called provincial by-elections for November 17, 2016 in the Ottawa Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook ridings. These by-elections will replace former Liberal MPP Madeleine Meilleur (Ottawa Vanier), who was the minister responsible for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act from 2006 to 2011, and Tim Hudak, the former Conservative Party leader.


Some Toronto Wheel-Trans Passengers Say They’ve Been Left at the Curb Due to New Bike Lane

October 31, 2016

She cuts a strange picture; a woman in a wheelchair driving down the bike lane on Bloor Street.”It’s not safe for myself or the bikers,” said Kaley Roosen.But if she wants to board a Wheel-Trans bus in front of her apartment she has no choice.


Today is the 18th Anniversary of a Pivotal Milestone on the Road to Strong Ontario Disability Accessibility Legislation that Resonates to this Day in Provincial and Federal Accessibility Campaigns

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities www.aodaalliance.org aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance

October 29, 2016

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Today, October 29, 2016, is the 18th anniversary of an extremely important event in the decade-long battle, from 1994 to 2005, for the enactment of strong Ontario accessibility legislation, to achieve a barrier-free Ontario for persons with disabilities. What was accomplished by Ontario’s grassroots disability advocates back then continues to send out waves of impact in Ontario and across Canada fully 18 years later.


Whitby Adopts Three-Year Accessibility Plan to Continue Removing Barriers

Town-wide service delivery review finds municipality is ‘one of the leaders in AODA compliance in the GTA’

WHITBY — Barb Borchuk (front) and Sandra Sufrin led a group of women up the accessible ramp to leave the Anne Ottenbrite Pool following an aquafit class. The Town of Whitby completed extensive renovations at Iroquois Park in 2011, including additions and accessibility improvements to the arena complex and the reconstruction of the pool. Photo originally taken December 2, 2014.