ODA Committee Update
dated August 31, 2004
posted Oct. 10, 2004

ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE UPDATE STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR LONDON, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 CONFERENCE ON WHAT THE NEW, STRENGTHENED ODA SHOULD INCLUDE August 31, 2004 SUMMARY There is still time for you to register to attend the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee London Region's forthcoming policy conference, on what a new ODA needs to include to make it strong and effective. This conference will be interesting for you whether you are an ODA activist, a member of a municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee, a government official, an official with an organization that now has barriers impeding persons with disabilities, or just interested in coming to learn and to share your ideas. Below please find an announcement from the conference organizers, and a detailed agenda for the conference. Please circulate this announcement widely, and encourage others to attend this conference. All inquiries should be addressed to the conference organizers, listed below. Our thanks to all who have taken on the huge task of organizing this event. ***** AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Greetings to all who are attending "Still Waiting," the September 11th ODA Committee London Region Forum. We are still accepting registrations for those who are considering their participation. We have had a greater than expected turnout for this event, and we are most excited by the response. However, the numbers planning on attending have driven up our food costs. Our goal was to present the forum free of charge, especially since so many people were coming from across the province at their own expense. We find, though, that this is impossible. We therefore ask that you contribute $10 on the day of the event, if you are able, to cover lunch and all refreshments. Those participants who are unwaged or on social assistance need not pay, nor do our speakers for the day. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you understand the position in which we find ourselves. Thank you for helping us defray the food costs of this forum. It promises to be an exciting day, and we look forward to seeing you on September 11th! Kathy Lewis & Lorin MacDonald kathylewis@rogers.com lorin@sympatico.ca ********** THE ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ODA) COMMITTEE LONDON REGION PRESENTS THE MICHAEL LEWIS MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM "STILL WAITING": A FORUM FOR MOVING AHEAD AGENDA September 11, 2004 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. University of Western Ontario (UWO) King's University College Elizabeth A. "Bessie" Labatt Hall 266 Epworth Avenue London, Ontario, N6A 2M3 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION 8:45 - 9:00 WELCOME - ODA Committee, London Region Forum Organizers GREETINGS FROM THE CITY OF LONDON - Judy Bryant, London City Councillor, Ward 1 9:00 - 9:10 BREAK / THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION AVAILABLE TO CHAT INFORMALLY 9:10 - 9:45 INTRODUCTION OF THE HON. DR. MARIE BOUNTROGIANNI, MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION - The Hon. Chris Bentley, Minister of Labour MINISTER'S ADDRESS 9:45 - 10:45 WHAT A STRENGTHENED ODA WILL DO FOR ALL OF US (PANEL & DISCUSSION) Moderator: Ashfaq (Kash) Husain, Chair, London Accessibility Advisory Committee * Persons with Visible Disabilities Bette Jones, Woodstock Accessibility Advisory Committee * Persons with Invisible Disabilities Patti Bregman, ODA Committee, Disability Rights Lawyer 10:45 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITHOUT A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ODA (PANEL & DISCUSSION) Moderator: David Winninger, London City Councillor, Ward 6 * Steve Balcom, London Accessibility Advisory Committee * Sandy Levin, Former London City Councillor * Robin Armistead, London Accessibility Plan Coordinator * Jim Jones, Woodstock Accessibility Advisory Committee 12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH & NETWORKING 1:15 - 1:30 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CHARGES ACT AMENDMENT - Gerald Parker, City of Brampton 1:30 - 2:15 INTRODUCTION OF DAVID LEPOFSKY AND AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS - Susan Eagle, London City Councillor, Ward 7 WHAT DO WE WANT IN AN ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT? - SETTING PRIORITIES David Lepofsky, Chair, Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee 2:15 - 4:00 EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT: MODELS FROM OTHER SECTORS (PANEL & DISCUSSION) Moderator: David Lepofsky, Chair, Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee * Labour Law Professor Michael Lynk, UWO Law School * Public Administration Dr. Carol Agocs, UWO, Dept. of Political Science * Environmental Law Ken Jull, Eberts Symes Street Pinto & Jull * Corporate Law Professor Randal Graham, UWO Law School 4:00 - 4:30 BRAINSTORMING - AUDIENCE FEEDBACK ON IDEAS PRESENTED DURING DAY'S EVENTS Moderator: Kash Husain, Chair, London Accessibility Advisory Committee 4:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS - Sandy White, London City Councillor, Ward 5 RECEPTION - INFORMAL CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION FROM BRAINSTORMING SESSION

 

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