Monthly Archives: February 2010

TORONTO, Feb. 9 /CNW/ – After being refused a transfer five times by their landlord, Peter and Louise Dixon turned to the Human Rights Legal Support Centre for help. Mr. Dixon, a bilateral amputee, viewed several empty units in his building and was told they were not “suitable.”

Landlord Must Pay $10,000 to Disabled Tenant Refused Transfer. Read full article.

February 8, 2010

The fallout continues from Elections Ontario’s operating a polling station in the February 4, 2010 by-election that was inaccessible to voters with disabilities,
and its then denying to the media that the polling station was inaccessible.

Read more at
https://www.aodaalliance.org/strong-effective-aoda/02082010.asp

February 5, 2010
The February 5, 2010 Toronto Sun reported that a polling station in the February 4, 2010 Toronto provincial by-election was inaccessible to voters with
disabilities. (Making this incident worse, Elections Ontario initially denied that the polling station was inaccessible.

Read more at
https://www.aodaalliance.org/strong-effective-aoda/02052010.asp

It is my honour to provide you with my first Year-End Report since I took on the role of Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Alliance last February. We have accomplished a great deal in 2009 in our ongoing campaign for a barrier-free Ontario.

There has been progress over the past year. Yet Ontario clearly remains behind schedule to meet the goal, required under the AODA, to become fully accessible
by 2025.

Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act Alliance Chair’s 2009 Year-end Report. Read full article.

Posted By ANTONELLAARTUSO , QUEEN’S PARK BUREAU CHIEF
February 6, 2010

Activists for the province’s disabled community are calling for tough legislation to protect their voting rights after Elections Ontario set up a polling
station down a flight of stairs.

Ontario’s Disabled Fighting to Protect Their Voting Rights. Read full article.