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Sign Up for Free March 29, 2022 Virtual Conference on the Past, Present and Future of Making Ontario’s Education System Fully Inclusive and Accessible for Students with Disabilities

and Marking The 25th Anniversary of the Eaton v. Brant County Board of Education Case

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update

United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities

Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com
Twitter: @aodaalliance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/

March 18, 2022

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Guest Column in Ottawa Area Newspaper Presses Ottawa City Council Not to Use Vulnerable People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Others as Unwilling Guinea Pigs in a Third Pilot Project with Electric Scooters that Are Proven to Be Dangerous

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

March 16, 2022

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On March 23, 2022, Ottawa City Council will decide whether it will use vulnerable people with disabilities, seniors, and others as unwilling guinea pigs in a third pilot project with the silent menace of electric scooters. Both Ottawa City staff and the Ottawa Transportation Committee support the dangerous idea of uninsured, unlicensed, untrained joy-riders, silently racing at 20 KPH on e-scooters for which there are no national safety standards.


Shape the City of Kingston’s Next Multi-Year Accessibility Plan

Published on: 2022/03/07 – in Releases by Heather Denise

RELEASE – The City of Kingston is committed to creating, improving, and fostering inclusive environments. Help the City advance this important work by submitting your ideas and feedback on the next Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.

Reviewed and updated every five years, the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan outlines steps the City will take to prevent and remove barriers to accessibility.


Why Some Parents are Eager for Changes to Ontario’s Early Reading Curriculum

Right to Read Inquiry calls for revamp of province’s approach to reading education Greg Hobbs, CBC News
Posted: Mar 13, 2022

When Emily Moorhead’s son Aiden was struggling with basic reading in Grade 1 several years ago, the two of them worked out a deal. Every time he got so frustrated that he wanted to scream, he could go outside, run around the house, come back in and try again.


Brampton Accessibility Advisory Committee Gets Seriously Troubling Presentation on Electric Scooters by Brampton City Staff

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

March 9, 2022

SUMMARY

On the evening of March 8, 2022, the Brampton Accessibility Advisory Committee discussed the seriously problematic Brampton City staff’s proposal to allow e-scooters in that city. The AODA Alliance was one of the presenters who spoke at this virtual meeting in opposition to e-scooters.