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January 15, 2010
ARCH supports the campaign for the 21st International Congress on the Educatiion of the Deaf to pass a resolution that formally apologizes and renounces the 1880 ICED Milan Resolution.
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October 1, 2007
The Mental Health Commission of Canada was created in March 2007 with the goal of providing an ongoing national focus for mental health issues in Canada. In this submission ARCH urged the Commission to include more people with mental health disabilities in its work. We suggested that the Commission focus not only on combating stigma, but also work...
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September 1, 2007
In Spring 2007, the Ontario Human Rights Commission held a province-wide public consultation to hear from the community about the various ways in which they have experienced or witnessed discrimination when a person is trying to get or keep a rental housing. One of the things that the Commission want to hear about was the type of discrimination...
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May 17, 2007
Submission on Bill 212, an Act to amend the Education Act in respect of behaviour, discipline and safety, May 17, 2007
ARCH made written and oral submissions to the Standing Committee on General Government. ARCH urged the Standing Committee to address the use of disciplinary provisions to exclude students with disabilities and recommended a list...
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January 1, 2007
Bill 103 is an Act to amend the process for receiving and resolving complaints about police in Ontario. ARCH made submissions on the need to insure the new complaints process is accessible to persons with disabilities.
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December 1, 2006
Submission to the Customer Service Standards Development Committee on the Initial Proposed Customer Service Standard pursuant to the AODA 2005, December 2006
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March 1, 2006
ARCH has made this submission to encourage the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council ("HPRAC") to fully consider the breadth of issues and substantial impact that the regulation of PSWs will have on persons with disabilities.
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March 1, 2006
ARCH looks forward to changes to the human rights process that will improve access and effectively address the problems that persons with disabilities frequently experience with the current system.
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November 11, 2005
ARCH makes eight (8) broad submissions to the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, each designed to protect and promote equality, independence and inclusion.
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September 1, 2005
This submission, made to the OHRC identifies the barriers or obstacles that impede persons with disabilities and their family members from enjoying the full protection of the Ontario Human Rights Code.
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August 31, 2005
This submission identifies barriers or obstacles that impede people with physical, psychological, intellectual or sensory impairments from fully participating in Ontario's justice system.
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August 15, 2005
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March 1, 2005
ARCH submits that the need of consumers for information and choice of the types of films that they prefer to see should be extended to include the accessibility of the film’s content to all persons who wish to watch movies in Ontario, including persons with visual or hearing impairments.
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February 2, 2005
ARCH makes suggestions in support of the vision of Bill 118, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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November 1, 2004
In this submission ARCH addresses specific issues identified in "Higher Expectations for Higher Education: A Discussion Paper" released by the Postsecondary Review Committee.
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October 6, 2004
This submission addresses the issues and unique barriers experienced by ODSP applicants with mental health disabilities.
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June 18, 2004
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February 27, 2004
This submission, regarding the integrity of the Disabled Person Parking Permit Program, contains two sections: general submissions regarding eligibility; and ARCH's responses to a survey.
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ARCH makes recommendations to revise The Safe Schools Act to correct steps taken backward for students with disabilities. The Act has resulted in segregation of students with disabilities which is discriminatory, and contrary to the Human Rights Code.
