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More Proof During this Election of the Need for Ontario’s Next Government to Take Strong, Prompt New Action to Tear Down the Many Barriers Impeding Students with Disabilities – and – What Should An Accessible Education system Look Like?

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

May 31, 2018

SUMMARY

A major disability issue that keeps coming up with Ontario election candidates around Ontario has been the pressing need to tear down the many disability barriers that impede students with disabilities in Ontario’s education system. We asked all the major parties for specific commitments in this area. Below we set out what we asked, and what they committed. This is taken from the AODA Alliance’s issue-by-issue breakdown of the commitments we secured on a wide range of disability accessibility issues.

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Frustrated By a Lack of Co-Operation From City Council, the Committee Accepts Offer to Talk Things Through

Gary Ennett · CBC News
Posted: May 30, 2018

The chair of London’s accessibility advisory committee says she’s looking forward to the start of a new dialogue with city council after the committee members were persuaded to drop their threat to resign en masse Tuesday night.

The threat was made at the end of a presentation to the Community and Protective Services Committee, during which several members of the advisory committee expressed their frustration with city council’s failure to adopt their recommendations.

Frustrated By a Lack of Co-Operation From City Council, the Committee Accepts Offer to Talk Things Through. Read full article.

On the Eve of the 2018 Ontario Election Campaign, the Wynne Government Made Public the Weak Final Recommendations of the Transportation Standards Development committee For Revisions to the 2011 Transportation Accessibility Standard

Reflecting an Impoverished Approach to Ontario’s Disabilities Act, The Wynne Government Said It is Not Seeking Public Input on those Recommendations

May 29, 2018

SUMMARY

On the Eve of the 2018 Ontario Election Campaign, the Wynne Government Made Public the Weak Final Recommendations of the Transportation Standards Development committee For Revisions to the 2011 Transportation Accessibility Standard. Read full article.

A First of Its Kind Program in Ontario Will Help Police Officers and Deaf People Communicate

Deaf or hard of hearing individuals can show police a visor card to avoid misinterpretations CBC News
Posted: May 21, 2018

The Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD) has partnered with the Ontario Provincial Police to provide members of the deaf community with visor cards, a guide that makes communicating with police more accessible.

Let’s say you’re deaf and you’re pulled over by a police officer. How do you quickly communicate that you may have different needs than another person?

A First of Its Kind Program in Ontario Will Help Police Officers and Deaf People Communicate. Read full article.

CNIB Ontario Calls on Political Parties to Update Assistive Devices Program

The agency says the ADP hasn’t had a substantial review in almost 20 years, and digital tools must be covered Paula Duhatschek
CBC News
Originally Posted: May 14, 2018

Marie-Claire Bilyk works in peer support for CNIB in London, Ont. Bilyk says she’s heard from a number of CNIB clients who want the province to update its assistive devices program.

When Marie Claire Bilyk drops an earring and can’t find it, she reaches for her smart phone.

CNIB Ontario Calls on Political Parties to Update Assistive Devices Program. Read full article.