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Major Development in Our Campaign for a Fully Accessible Ontario – McGuinty Government Enacts Integrated Accessibility Regulation -Addressing Barriers in Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation

qJune 3, 2011

SUMMARY

On Friday, June 3, 2011, just 10 days before the sixth anniversary of the day when the AODA went into effect, the McGuinty Government enacted and made public the new and finalized Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR). It addresses barriers impeding persons with disabilities in information and communication, employment and transportation. We will have the new IAR available for download shortly at: https://www.aodaalliance.org/strong-effective-aoda/default.asp


MCGuinty Government to Make Public the Finalized Enacted Integrated Accessibility Regulation this Friday

June 1, 2011

SUMMARY

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011 the McGuinty Government announced that on Friday June 3, 2011 it will make public the finalized Integrated Accessibility Regulation it is enacting under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. This is the final stage in the development of that accessibility regulation. When it is made public on Friday, It will be the law of the Province of Ontario.


Accessibility Advocate Calls for ‘Barrier Buster’ Actions at Guelph Conference

June 1, 2011

GUELPH — A leading advocate for people with disabilities said universities and colleges have an enormous amount of power to affect accessibility practices and technologies, not only on campuses but across society.

Rozanski Hall on the University of Guelph is the site of the third annual The Accessibility Conference, which opened Tuesday and runs through Wednesday.