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How Niagara-on-the-Lake Can Take Charge in Ontario’s Quest for Full Accessibility by 2025

‘It’s going to be a battleground’: Dave Antaya on potential pushback in NOTL against accessibility changes Zahraa Hmood
Niagara-on-the-Lake Advance
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The clock is ticking for the province of Ontario, a clock critics say the government hopes to hit the snooze button on.

Ontario is coming up on its 20-year anniversary since passing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) in 2005, which stipulates Ontario must become fully accessible for people with disabilities by 2025.

How Niagara-on-the-Lake Can Take Charge in Ontario’s Quest for Full Accessibility by 2025. Read full article.

‘They are Engaging in a Fundamental Violation of the Human Rights Code’: Virtual Council Meetings a Nightmare for Local Accountability

By Isaac Callan – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dec 08, 2021 – Brampton, Mississauga

It isn’t uncommon for Brampton’s 11 council members to be confused. They constantly mix up technical terms like referral or deferral and they often find themselves mired in tangential discussions during council meetings.

None of them have two full terms of experience and five are rookies in their first term.

‘They are Engaging in a Fundamental Violation of the Human Rights Code’: Virtual Council Meetings a Nightmare for Local Accountability. Read full article.

Ontario’s Online Health-Card Renewal System Excludes People With Disabilities, Advocates Say

Province looking at upgrading its system but declined to comment on the record Samantha Beattie, CBC News
Posted: Nov 21, 2021

The thought of driving her son to a Service Ontario centre to renew his health card fills Jane Toner with dread.

Ben, 22, suffers from chronic pain and nerve damage, which makes the bumps, vibrations and cold temperatures that inevitably come with a ride in a car excruciating – not to mention the wait in line outside the provincial centre’s location, Toner said.

Ontario’s Online Health-Card Renewal System Excludes People With Disabilities, Advocates Say. Read full article.

Breaking Down Ontario’s Service Animal Laws After Violent Dispute at Kitchener Restaurant

Waterloo regional police have launched an investigation into a video that appears to show a man living with disabilities being aggressively kicked out of a Kitchener restaurant after an apparent dispute over his service dog. By Nick Westoll
Posted Nov 12, 2021

A shocking video that appeared to capture a recent violent dispute over the presence of a service dog at a Kitchener restaurant is bringing forward renewed attention to Ontario’s laws governing service animals.

Breaking Down Ontario’s Service Animal Laws After Violent Dispute at Kitchener Restaurant. Read full article.

Committee Approves 5-Year School Accessibility Plan

NOVEMBER 08, 2021
NICOLE KLEINSTEUBER NEWS, QUINTE

The local public school board is one step closer to approving a new five-year accessibility plan.

The plan describes the measures that Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has taken in the past and the measures that will be taken during the 2021-2026 school years to identify, remove and prevent barriers for persons with disabilities who work in, use or attend school board facilities and services.

Committee Approves 5-Year School Accessibility Plan. Read full article.

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