Tags: AODA
Access the ARCH Alert of August 3, 2023
The latest ARCH Alert issue – Volume 24 – Issue 1 – August 3, 2023…Read More
Submission to Rich Donovan – 4th Independent Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Submission to Rich Donovan - 4th Independent Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act…Read More
National AccessAbility Week Program 2022
National AccessAbility Week Program 2022…Read More
Factsheet – What is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)?
What is the AODA? The AODA is a law that aims to achieve a barrier free, or fully accessible, Ontario by 2025. The AODA asks obligated organizations to identify, remove and/or prevent barriers to full inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in society. The AODA states that barriers are anything that stops the full…Read More
CNIB and ARCH present: Serving Clients with Disabilities & Advocating for an Accessible Ontario
Continuing Professional Development lecture and group discussions with practical scenarios. This program is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Professionalism Hours (EDI Hours).…Read More
Accessible Practice: Practice tips for maintaining privilege and confidentiality for a client accompanied by a support person
Practice tips for maintaining privilege and confidentiality for a client accompanied by a support person…Read More
Submission – ARCH’s Submission on Third Independent Review of the AODA (2018)
ARCH’s submission on the Third Independent Review of the AODA. The recommendations here should be considered together with ARCH submissions to the past two Independent Reviews and ARCH submissions on the AODA standards. PDF and RTF versions of this submission are available at the end of this page. Submission to the Honourable David C. Onley Third…Read More
Submission – ARCH’s Initial Recommendations for Review of the AODA Employment Accessibility Standard (2018)
ARCH’s submission on the Initial Recommendations for Review of the Employment Accessibility Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. PDF and RTF versions of this submission are available at the end of this page.…Read More
Submission – AODA Alliance and ARCH’s Joint Submission on the AODA Transportation Accessibility Standard (2017)
The AODA Alliance and ARCH Disability Law Centre present concrete, workable, and much-needed revisions to strengthen Ontario’s 2011 Transportation Accessibility Standard that was enacted under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). This is the final joint submission with recommendations to Ontario’s Transportation Standards Development Committee for the Review of the Transportation Accessibility Standard…Read More
Submission – ARCH’s Submission on the Proposed AODA Education Standard (2017)
ARCH’s submission on the initial consultation regarding the scope and mandate of the Standards Development Committee developing an Education Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. PDF and RTF versions of this submission are available at the end of this page. July 13, 2017 The Honourable Kathleen WynnePremier of OntarioLegislative Building Queen’s Park…Read More
Submission – Brief to the Ontario Government on Necessary Revisions to the 2007 Customer Service Accessibility Standard, 2016
PDF and RTF versions of this submission are available at the end of this page. Introduction In this brief, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Alliance and ARCH Disability Law Centre (ARCH) jointly present concrete, workable, and much-needed revisions to strengthen the Customer Service Accessibility Standard. The Ontario Government can easily implement these…Read More