Accessibility Legislation

The AODA Alliance is a non-partisan community coalition that campaigns to get the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act effectively implemented and enforced.
In January and early February 2014, David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, served as a visiting Roy McMurtry Clinical Fellow at the Osgoode Hall Law School at Toronto's York University.
Learn all about the history, strategies, goals, gains, and future priorities of Ontario's vibrant and tenacious grassroots disability accessibility movement.
Watch David Lepofsky's On-line Captioned Lecture Series Delivered in Winter 2014

The Reviewer has been told, repeatedly, of how Ontario has failed in its commitment to create a more accessible experience for Ontarians with Disabilities. The Reviewer heard consistent stories of frustration, anger, resignation, and disappointment with the state of accessibility in Ontario.
The AODA legislation begins with these words: Recognizing the history of discrimination against persons with disabilities in Ontario.
It is clear to the Reviewer that this implied history of discrimination is still the lived experience of millions in Ontario.
A word that comes up frequently in disability spaces is ableism (a form of discrimination that favours people without disabilities).
The Fourth AODA Review: 2023 Legislative Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005

This report looks at the implementation and effectiveness of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act according to the Ontario government.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act annual report 2021

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) is about identifying, removing and preventing barriers to inclusion for people with disabilities. Collaboration among businesses, organizations, communities and all levels of government is key to creating a more accessible and inclusive province.
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