Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
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September 23, 2020
SUMMARY
Erin Peter
2020/09/21
Are students with disabilities adjusting smoothly to online learning?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 school year is proving to be very different from past years, especially for students with disabilities. As many return to classes for the fall semester, the majority are doing so through their computer screens rather than sitting in a classroom.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities
Web: http://www.aodaalliance.org Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com Twitter: @aodaalliance Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/
September 21, 2020
SUMMARY
The Ford Government has the responsibility to effectively enforce the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Today, the AODA Alliance wrote the responsible Minister, Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho. We asked him for important and specific details on what The Government is doing to effectively enforce the AODA. We also asked for information on how many obligated organizations are complying with the AODA. We set out our letter below.
Incident violates Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA), lawyer Shannon Down says. Julianne Hazlewood
CBC News
Posted: Sep 17, 2020
Chris Trudell-Conklin plans to file a complaint through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after she says the Crowne Plaza Kitchener-Waterloo didn’t allow her access to main areas of the hotel with her guide dog Cody. (
After months of waiting, Chris Trudell-Conklin finally got to meet her new guide dog Cody last week.
September 18, 2020
By Kira Wronska Dorward
Those lucky enough to be in ignorance of how the Ontario disability (ODSP) program works easily can shrug it off with the notions of “free money” and “limitless benefits”. However, there are many unpleasant realities to this essential social service system that only ensures a maximum monthly stipend of $1,169 ” well below Canada’s official poverty line.
