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More Media Coverage of Accessibility Issues and Voting Barriers Facing Voters with Disabilities

Elections Ontario Accepts As Accurate AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Report of Voting Barriers He Faced Last Week

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

June 6, 2018

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Our non-partisan campaign to raise accessibility issues and concerns in the 2018 Ontario election has secured even more great media attention as Voting Day gets close!

More Media Coverage of Accessibility Issues and Voting Barriers Facing Voters with Disabilities. Read full article.

Accommodating Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace

Accommodating invisible disabilities in the workplace can pose challenges to both the employer and the person with the disability. Most people are familiar with disabilities they can see. As a result, employers may be more comfortable with accommodating visible disabilities. But what about invisible disabilities? This article will explore invisible disabilities and outline how an employer can be accommodating in the workplace.

Accommodating Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace. Read full article.

New 2-Minute Teaser/Promo Video Available for the Longer AODA Alliance Video on Accessibility Problems at New and Recently Renovated Toronto Public Transit Stations

Let Us Know If You Face Disability Barriers When Voting and Progress on AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Latest Freedom of Information Application

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Ontario for All People with Disabilities

June 5, 2018

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We know that we are sending out more frequent AODA Alliance Updates than usual. This is due to the current election. We expect this to slow down after this week.

New 2-Minute Teaser/Promo Video Available for the Longer AODA Alliance Video on Accessibility Problems at New and Recently Renovated Toronto Public Transit Stations. Read full article.

Ontario Election: Disability Advocates Hope New Government Will Revisit Accessibility Law

By Michelle McQuigge The Canadian Press

(Apr 20, 2016): Global News reported on hurdles people with services dogs face. So, we went back to see what the provincial government has done since then. Advocates say Ontario is backtracking on requirements for small businesses. Christina Stevens explains.

TORONTO If Emily Daigle had wanted to watch Ontario make history when it passed Canadas first accessibility law in 2005, she would have had to do so from afar thanks to the lack of wheelchair accommodations in the legislatures visitors gallery.

Ontario Election: Disability Advocates Hope New Government Will Revisit Accessibility Law. Read full article.

More on the pressing Need for Ontario’s Next Government to Enact Strong New Laws to Ensure that Ontario’s Built Environment Becomes Accessible to 1.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities

June 4, 2018

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More on the pressing Need for Ontario’s Next Government to Enact Strong New Laws to Ensure that Ontario’s Built Environment Becomes Accessible to 1.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities. Read full article.