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Ford Government Appoints the Next Independent Review of the Disabilities Act After it Failed for Three Years to Implement the Blistering Report of the Last Independent Review

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February 7, 2022

SUMMARY

Here are three events over the past week that combined to a crescendo of head-shaking irony.

Ford Government Appoints the Next Independent Review of the Disabilities Act After it Failed for Three Years to Implement the Blistering Report of the Last Independent Review. Read full article.

Brampton’s plan to unleash e-scooters prompts accessibility & safety concerns, questions about viability

By Isaac Callan – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Feb 05, 2022 – Brampton

Brampton, with its gaping boulevards and suburban-style planning built around the car, does not seem like an ideal setting for the use of commuter e-scooters. But it’s set to be the first GTA municipality to authorize rentals of the increasingly popular electrified two-wheelers, under a pilot program.

Brampton’s plan to unleash e-scooters prompts accessibility & safety concerns, questions about viability. Read full article.

3 Years After Ontario Accessibility Report, ‘Little Progress’ Made, Former Lieutenant-Governor Says

David Onley says he’s disappointed, but the Ford government says the work is happening Trevor Dunn, CBC News
Posted: Feb 06, 2022

Three years after the Doug Ford government received a key report on making Ontario more accessible for people with disabilities, its author says little has been done to achieve its goals and there doesn’t appear to be a plan in place to fix that.

3 Years After Ontario Accessibility Report, ‘Little Progress’ Made, Former Lieutenant-Governor Says. Read full article.

Government Public Education Campaign on Accessibility in College and University

Currently, there are no AODA education standards. However, two AODA standards development committees have drafted recommendations of guidelines that AODA education standards should include. One committee has recommended guidelines for the kindergarten to grade twelve (K-12) education system. In contrast, the other committee has recommended guidelines for the university and college education system. In this article, we outline the Postsecondary Committee’s recommendations for a government public education campaign on accessibility.

Government Public Education Campaign on Accessibility in College and University. Read full article.

CBC Report on AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Court Case Against the Ford Government’s Disability Discrimination in Online Health Card Renewal Process Makes it Seem Like the Government is Making it Up as it Goes Along

February 2, 2022

SUMMARY

CBC Report on AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s Court Case Against the Ford Government’s Disability Discrimination in Online Health Card Renewal Process Makes it Seem Like the Government is Making it Up as it Goes Along. Read full article.