The Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee is a voluntary coalition of individuals and community organizations who have united to secure the passage in Ontario of a new law which would achieve a barrier-free society for persons with disabilities. Please explore the navigation menu items above to discover more about us. Major ODA Documents With so much information at this web site on the work towards a strong and effective Ontarians with Disabilities Act, it is helpful to give you a quick short-cut to the major documents which reflect the major milestones on the road to a strong and effective Ontarians with Disabilities Act.   Follow this link Proof that Ontarians Do Care about a Strong ODA ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY RELEASES REPORT on its ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CONSULTATION TOUR Text of Report in English Text of Report in French Liberal Party Press Release ODA Committee December 3, 2000 Action Tip Leaked Cabinet Document Reveals Harris Plans Toothless ODA click on our anchored documents to read specific text Memo to ODA Supporters Ontario Hansard Wednesday, October 4, 2000 The Toronto Star article dd October 5, 2000 Text of Secret Cabinet Document on the ODA Highlights of the ODA Committee Delegation's Sept. 8, 2000 Meeting with Citizenship Minister Helen Johns Ontario Municipalities that have passed Resolutions supporting an ODA Model for a Municipal Resolution on the ODA ODA Public Consultation Tour held in March 2000 by Steve Peters, Liberal MPP Follows this link to read about the Consultations ODA Public Education Blitz Yead End Report 1999 by David Lepofsky, ODA Committee Chair dd December 22, 1999   The O.D.A. Committee: Who are We? Frequently Asked Questions & Answers about the ODA Quick Overview for Newcomers Organizational Members of the ODA Committee Regional Contacts of the ODA Committee How to Contact the ODA Committee Bookmark our WHAT'S NEW page to keep current on the ODA Events Page.  Read about Regional ODA Events taken place across the province. Correspondence between the ODA Committee and the Government. Hansards from the Ontario Legislature concerning the Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Press Releases / Media Alerts Premier Harris' Election Promise Re: Passage of an Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Read his letter from May 1995 (see a scanned image of his letter here) Click here to email Premier Harris about the Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The Premier's website has moved. Please update your bookmarks to email Premier Harris to this new address: http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/English/email/ Addresses of Conservative MPPs   The ODA Committee's 1998 Submission to the Ontario Legislature:   "Making Ontario Open For People with Disabilities - A Blueprint for a Strong and Effective ODA." Read the October 29, 1998 Resolution Unanimously Passed by the Ontario Legislature Formal Presentations by the ODA Committee to the Government. Report: Does the Public Support New Disability Legislation? ACTION KITS & TIPS ODA Committee December 3, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee November 23, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee November 4, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee November 2, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee FALL, 2000 Action KIT ODA Committee October 23, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee October 18, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee October 17, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee October 1, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee September 5, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee August 23, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee July 24, 2000 Summer Action Kit ODA Committee May 24, 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee April 25, 2000 Action Kit ODA Committee April 2000 Action Tip ODA Committee March 2000 Action Kit ODA Committee December 1999, Action Tip ODA Committee November 1999 Action Kit ODA Committee November 1999 Action Tip ODA Committee December 1999 Action Tip ODA Committee April 15, 1999 Action Kit ODA Committee April 12, 1999 Action Kit ODA Committee March 1, 1999 Action Kit ODA Committee January 5, 1999 New Years' Action Kit ODA Committee November 25, 1998 Bill 83 Action Kit free Membership Application to Join the ODA Committee membership form large print membership form   Please email Barbara Anello, with feedback regarding this site. Please sign our ODA GUESTBOOK! Last updated November 27, 2000 2:55 am