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
OrganizersGREETINGS FROM THE CITY OF LONDON - Judy
Bryant, London City Councillor, Ward 19:00 - 9:10 BREAK / THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION AVAILABLE TO CHAT INFORMALLY9:10 - 9:45 INTRODUCTION OF THE HON. DR. MARIE
BOUNTROGIANNI, MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION - The Hon. Chris
Bentley, Minister of LabourMINISTER'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 Lawyer10:45 - 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 Committee12:15 - 1:15 LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:15 - 1:30 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CHARGES ACT AMENDMENT -
Gerald Parker, City of Brampton1:30 - 2:15 INTRODUCTION OF DAVID LEPOFSKY AND AFTERNOON
PROCEEDINGS - Susan Eagle, London City Councillor, Ward 7WHAT DO WE WANT IN AN ONTARIANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT? - SETTING PRIORITIESDavid Lepofsky, Chair, Ontarians with
Disabilities Act Committee2:15 - 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 School4:00 - 4:30 BRAINSTORMING - AUDIENCE FEEDBACK ON IDEAS
PRESENTED DURING DAY'S EVENTSModerator: Kash Husain, Chair, London
Accessibility Advisory Committee4:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS - Sandy White, London City
Councillor, Ward 5RECEPTION - INFORMAL CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION FROM BRAINSTORMING SESSION
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