Posts from Daniel Deering

Posts from July 2020

Is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) doomed to fail in 2025?

Over a year has passed since the last article I wrote on the progress of the AODA for StopGap. In the intervening period the provincial political dust has long since settled and a pandemic has brought increased uncertainty for many across Ontario and the country; so, where does this leave the accessibility community two years …

Published by Daniel Deering
July 24, 2020

The stop-start nature of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and what it means for Ontarians looking for an accessible province by 2025

Written by fellow accessibility advocate Dan Deering. “The AODA is faltering, it is now up to those that want to see a fully accessible and inclusive Ontario maintain pressure on the provincial institutions tasked with delivering it.” The uncertainty around councils, committees and public resource priorities that Doug Ford’s election win brought has now extended …

Published by Daniel Deering
December 21, 2018