ODA Issue in the
2003 Ontario Provincial Election
Campaign

Parties' Election Platforms on ODA - Ontario Election 2003

Oct. 2, 2003: An Important New Chapter Begins On The Road To A Barrier-Free Ontario - Ontario Elects A New Government Which Has Promised A Strong, Effective And Enforceable Ontarians With Disabilities Act Within One Year Oct. 1, 2003: Final Barrage of ODA Media Coverage Right Before Tomorrow's Election Oct. 1, 2003: Vital That You Vote Tomorrow, October 2 - Don't Let The Media Lull You Into Thinking The Election Outcome Is Already Decided Sept. 30, 2003: Conservative Government Openly Refuses To Make Public Its Ministries' Accessibility Plans On This, Its Self-Imposed September 30, 2003 Deadline - ODA Committee Issues News Release Highlighting Government's Disregard Of Its Own Legislation Sept. 30, 2003: ODA Committee Asks Citizenship Minister To Provide All Ministry Accessibility Plans, Which ODA 2001 Requires the Ontario Government To Make Public Today Sept. 28, 2003: Media Coverage Of Election Disability Issues Continues Sept. 25, 2003: ODA Gets Yet More Media Coverage As Election Campaign Enters Final Stretch Sept. 23, 2003: More All-Candidates' Debates In The Greater Toronto Area Sept. 23, 2003: Toronto Star Publishes Column On Election Disabilities Issues - ODA and ODSP Coalitions Team Up To Get Their Issues To Voters Sept. 22, 2003: Elections Ontario Announces New Hotline For Voters With Disabilities Who Encounter Barriers In The Voting Process - ODA Committee Scores A Victory In Our Campaign For A Barrier-Free Election Sept. 19, 2003: Voters With Disabilities Urged To Vote At Advance Polls September 20 To 26, To Avoid Risk Of Barriers On Election Day Sept. 19, 2003: Urge The Media Today To Ask The Three Party Leaders A Question On Disability Election Issues During Next Tuesday's Leaders' Debate Sept. 19, 2003: All Eyes on London as Swing Region in Ontario Election -- Voters with Disabilities Can Swing the Election Friday Sept. 18, 2003: Download And Listen To ODA Committee's 2.5 Hour Presentation At The September 11, 2003 Sault Ste. Marie Conference On Implementing The ODA Sept. 18, 2003: List of All-Candidates' Debates in Greater Toronto Area (416 and some 905 Ridings): Please Attend These And Raise Disability Issues Including The Need To Strengthen The Tories' Weak Unenforceable ODA September 18, 2003 New additions to the site today include: ODA Committee chair, David Lepofsky's Speech on Sept. 11, 2003 at the Conference on Implementing the ODA 2001 hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Accessibility Advisory Committee and the City of Sault Ste. Marie Download the audio file Right click to "Save target as" (mp3 format size 73 mb) Follow this link or click on the RealPlayer Logo to download your free copy of RealPlayer today to hear the audio file above. Older versions of RealPlayer are available at this link. Access Ontario Conference Database download the file in MS Access size 444 kb (original format) download the file in Rich Text Format (accessible to both Word and WordPerfect users) size 733 kb September 10, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd September 10, 2003 - Download Our New ODA Election Mini-Poster And Put It Up In Public For Voters To See September 2, 2003 ODA Committee Action Kit dd September 2, 2003 -- United To Achieve A Barrier-Free Ontario ODA Committee Chronology Election 2003 Political Parties Voting Record Factsheet Parties' Platforms on the ODA Issue ODA Committee Election 2003 Leaflet Download the ODA Committee Election 2003 Leaflet - 1.5 pages as a Word doc text version: download as Word doc size 28 kb graphics version: download as Word doc size 39 kb as an RTF file (Rich Text Format - accessible to both WordPerfect and Word users) text version: download in Rich Text Format (RTF) size 25 kb graphics version: download in Rich Text Format (RTF) file size 156 kb as a PDF file (requires Acrobat Reader) graphics version: download in PDF format size 25 kb   August 30, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd August 29, 2003 - ODA Committee Again Seeks Volunteers To Help During Upcoming Ontario Election August 27 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd August 27, 2003 - ODA Committee Presses Ahead With Its Call For A Barrier-Free Provincial Election June 30 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd June 22, 2003 - Conservative Party's 2003 Election Platform Makes No Commitment To Strengthen The Ontarians With Disabilities Act May 27 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd May 27, 2003 - Toronto Star Column on the ODA Issue in the Upcoming Ontario Election May 24 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd May 24, 2003 - Another Important Anniversary on the Road to a Strong, Effective ODA as we await an Ontario Election Call   April 22 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd April 22, 2003 - Only Eight More Days For You To Email Premier Eves To Commit In Throne Speech To Strengthen The ODA April 15 , 2003 Letter to Citizenship Minister DeFaria from ODA Committee dd April 3, 2003 Letter to Premier Ernie Eves from ODA Committee dd April 11, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd March 27, 2003 - ODA Committee Kicks Off Its Campaign For A Barrier-Free Provincial Election Letter to Chief Election Officer John Hollins from ODA Committee dd March 26, 2003 - Re: Ensuring A Barrier-Free Provincial Election for Voters with Disabilities Letter from ODA Committee to Chief Election Officer dd April 6, 1999 Letter from ODA Committee to Chief Election Officer dd May 25, 1999 Letter from Chief Election Officer to ODA Committee dd July 20, 1999 Letter to ODA Committee from Chief Election Officer dd July 21, 1999 ODA Committee Action Tip dd April 11, 2003 - Join Our Throne Speech Campaign - Urge Premier Eves To Include In His April 30, 2003 Throne Speech A Commitment To Strengthen The Ontarians With Disabilities Act 2001 ODA Committee Update dd April 11, 2003 - ODA Committee Writes Premier Eves To Urge That Upcoming Throne Speech Include Commitments To Amend Ontarians With Disabilities Act 2001 To Make It Strong And Effective April 13 , 2003 ODA Committee Update dd Apr. 8, 2003: Ontario Liberal Party Unveils 2003 Election Pledge to Enact Strong Effective ODA ODA Committee Press Release dd April 8, 2003: Ontario Liberal Election Promise Unveiled Today Pledges To Enact New, Strong Ontarians With Disabilities Act Mar. 29, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd Mar 28, 2003: ODA Commitee Calls On Three Party Leaders To Ensure a Barrier-Free Election Campaign   Mar. 26, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd Mar 25, 2003: ODA Committee Seeks Volunteers To Help During Upcoming Ontario Election   Mar. 21, 2003 ODA Committee Update dd Mar 20, 2003: ODA Committee Seeks Your Input On Barriers In The Election Process Facing Voters With Disabilities   Mar. 1, 2003 NDP's 2003 election campaign pledge on the ODA ODA Committee Update dd Mar 1, 2003: ODA Committee Issues News Release on NDP Election Pledge to Pass a New, Strong ODA Within One Year ODA Committee Press Release: NDP Ontario Election Platform Today Pledges To Enact New, Strong Ontarians With Disabilities Act ODA Committee Update dd Feb 27, 2003: ODA Committee Kicks off Another Busy Season of ODA Activity!

 

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