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This Ontario Man has Waited Over 2 Years to Replace His Broken Electric Wheelchair

Ontario disabilities group says wait time for fixing and replacing electric wheelchairs is too long Bobby Hristova, CBC News
Posted: Jan 13, 2022

It was 4 a.m. on Boxing Day and Shawn Brush was stuck.

He was trying to watch Christmas movies when his electric wheelchair broke again. This time, it froze in a tilted position. The 62-year-old Burlington, Ont., man was trapped.

Tell Toronto City Council to Ban Robots from Sidewalks, Because They Endanger People with Disabilities, Seniors, Children and Others

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
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December 8, 2021

SUMMARY

How many new disability barriers can crop up in one year?

Stunning Sampling of 25 News Articles Show Serious Dangers that Electric Scooters Pose to the Public, Including People with Disabilities, Seniors and Children

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update United for a Barrier-Free Society for All People with Disabilities

Web: https://www.aodaalliance.org
Email: aodafeedback@gmail.com
Twitter: @aodaalliance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aodaalliance/

November 29 2021

SUMMARY

Today, the 27th anniversary of the birth of Ontario’s grass roots non-partisan campaign for accessibility for people with disabilities, we show you public overwhelming proof that Ontarians with disabilities are now exposed to a serious and unjustifiable new danger to their safety and accessibility, due to the Ford Government.

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.

School and School Board Accessibility Committees

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 this article, we outline recommended guidelines for school and school board accessibility committees.

School and School Board Accessibility Committees

School Accessibility Committees

The Committee recommends that each school should have an accessibility committee to identify, remove, and prevent accessibility barriers. For instance, accessibility barriers include: