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The Wynne Government Appoints a Person to Conduct an Independent Review of the Disabilities Act Who has Respected Expertise in Accessibility, But who Lacks Much-Needed Independence

He Worked as the Government’s Special Advisor on Accessibility For Most of the Period He is To Now Independently Audit

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

February 9, 2018

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Province Selects The Honourable David C. Onley to Review Ontario’s Accessibility Laws

Ontario Continues to Make Progress toward Becoming a Barrier-free Province February 7, 2018
Accessibility Directorate of Ontario

Ontario has appointed the Honourable David C. Onley to conduct the third review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

The reviewer will consult with the public and will analyze accessibility progress made in other jurisdictions. The review will be completed by the end of 2018 and will consider the evolution of the current AODA and its goals for an accessible Ontario by 2025 and beyond.


Mandated Leave Policy is Withdrawn

A letter from the Ontario Human Rights Commission prompted U of T to pull the policy from the governance cycle AuthorFatima Wasif
notes from Alicia Boatto
Date publishedFeb 5, 2018

The University of Toronto has withdrawn the university-mandated leave of absence policy proposal from the current governance cycle, following concerns raised by the Ontario Human Rights Commission in a letter to the university.


uber-ASSIST driver pleads guilty, fined for refusing passenger with a guide dog

For Immediate Release
FEBRUARY 5, 2018

TORONTO: Provincial Offences Court

Almost one year ago, Victoria Nolan (and her guide dog Alan) was refused a ride by a Toronto Uber driver. Nolan, a medal-winning Canadian Paralympic rower, finished training at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Complex when she hailed a ride with UberAssist (designed to provide additional assistance to seniors and people with disabilities) for the first time.


Sorry, Not All Your Library Dreams are Going to Come True

This week in Market Squared, a call to those with library ambitions to remind them that this is a community project, and that some in the community must still be convinced by: Adam A. Donaldson

The new Guelph Public Library main branch is going to be big, but it’s not going to have everything