News articles regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
August 27, 2012
SUMMARY
Our non-partisan disability coalition continues to spearhead a campaign to make elections in Ontario fully accessible to voters with disabilities. Ontario’s two upcoming by-elections provide another chance to try to make progress on this effort. The grassroots campaign for fully accessible elections in Ontario was first launched over 13 years ago by our predecessor, the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee.
If you are eligible to vote in the upcoming 2 Ontario By-Elections , we’ve compiled some relevant articles for you to view on how the McGuinty Government has dragged its feet on implementing the AODA so much so that we will not meet the 2025 deadline.
August 24, 2012
SUMMARY
We urge everyone to do what you can to raise disability accessibility issues in the two upcoming Ontario by-elections. On Thursday, September 6, 2012 Ontario will be holding by-elections to fill vacancies in two seats in the Ontario Legislature. These are in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, previously held by Conservative MPP Elizabeth Witmer, and the Vaughan riding, previously held by Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara.
By Karen McCall, M.Ed.
August 20, 2012
For those of you who haven’t been following the adventures of subsidized or is it specialized transportation in the County of Brant, here is a recap.
In May, the contractor for the specialized transportation service who had been operating without a contract for a year, increased the billing to the County.
The draft standards are now available for public review and comment.
We invite you to review the draft standards and provide us with your comments.
You have until October 1, 2012.
Read more at
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/accessibility/built_environment/index.aspx
