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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.
ODA Committee
Update dd Oct. 12, 2004 - Major Stride
Forward In Our Decade-Long Campaign - Ontario's Liberal Government
Today Introduced A New Bill Into The Ontario Legislature For First
Reading To Achieve A Barrier-Free Province
ODA
Committee Update dd Sept. 29, 2004 - ODA
Committee Releases New Four-Page Chronology Of The Ten Year History
Of The ODA Movement
ODA Chronology
The Harris
Promise Letter dd May 24, 1995
The text
of the first Ontario Legislature ODA resolution
May 16, 1996
Results
of the Lou Harris Poll (March 1997) covering
the, public perception of barriers faced by people with disabilities;
awareness of laws governing the removal, or prevention, of these
barriers; and, public attitudes towards the introduction of possible
new legislation to address these barriers.
Making
Ontario Open For People With Disabilities: A
Blueprint For A Strong And Effective Ontarians With Disabilities
Act Submitted to the Ontario Legislature by the Ontarians with Disabilities
Act Committee dd April 22, 1998
The major
ODA "Blueprint" Brief, delivered
to the Legislature April 22, 1998
Ontario
Government's Discussion Paper on the Ontarians
with Disabilities Act, Jul 13, 1998
ODA
Committee's Presentation to the Ontario Government's ODA Consultation,
Aug 4, 1998
Ontario
Legislature's Second Resolution (adopting the 11 principles) on
the Ontarians with Disabilities Act
dd Oct 29, 1998
Bill
83 introduced November 23, 1998 and died on the order paper,
Dec 17, 1998
ODA
Committee's response to Bill 83
March
15, 1999 letter from NDP Leader to ODA Committee setting out
their party's election commitment on the Ontarians with Disabilities
Act
March
26, 1999 letter from Liberal Party Leader to ODA Committee setting
out their party's election commitment on the Ontarians with Disabilities
Act
April
22, 1999 pre-election Throne Speech commitment regarding the
Ontarians with Disabilities Act
September
17 1999 ODA Committee letter to Citizenship Minister proposing
format for new ODA public consultation process
Excerpt
on Ontarians with Disabilities Act from October 21, 1999 throne
speech
Text
of Legislature's third ODA Resolution passed unanimously, Nov. 23
1999
Introduction to the Roeher Institute's Research
Report on the ADA for the Ministry of Citizenship, 1972
The text of the Roeher Institute's Research
Report on the ADA
Follow
this link to read two of the internal
Ministry of Citizenship documents received
by Liberal MPP Steve Peters following his request for disclosure
of internal Government
documents regarding the Ontarians with Disabilities Act under the
Freedom of Information Act.
This is what the Ontario Government is telling itself internally
about what it committed to, vis … vis the Ontarians with Disabilities
Act?
RESOLUTIONS
PASSED by Ontario Municipalities in Support
of a STRONG ODA
The morning
of Thursday, November 23, 2000 marks another important milestone
on the road to a strong and effective Ontarians with Disabilities
Act. At a news conference at Queen's Park, the Ontario
Liberal Party released its official Report on the Ontarians
with Disabilities Act. This Report is the result of the 15-city
consultation tour which Liberal Member of the Legislature Steve
Peters conducted in March of 2000.
ODA
Committee Year End Report 2000 dd Jan 3, 2001
Details of
the Ontario Government's Public Opinion
Poll on the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (update dd
Jan 10, 2001
Letter
to the new Citizenship Minister, Cam Jackson including a Backgrounder
on the ODA detailing
who the ODA Committee is, why the ODA is needed, what the government
has done to date, what resources are available to help him, and
what challenges he faces in tackling this new assignment.
The Ontario
Human Rights Commission 2001 Policy Guidelines on Disability POLICY
AND GUIDELINES ON DISABILITY AND THE DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE (about
30 pages in length)
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/publications/disability-policy.shtml
ODA Committee Update dd
Jun 23, 2001 about the Ontario
Ministry of Citizenship Business Plan
2001-2002
Text
of the Ontario Government's New ODA Bill 125
ODA Bill index
page
ODA
Committee's Brief to Legislature's Standing Committee
Summary of Submissions
on Bill 125 to Standing Committee
ODA Bill 125
Government Announcements &
Statements about Bill 125
Hansards relating to Bill
125
ODA Committee Analysis of
Bill 125
ODA Committee Proposed Amendments
to Bill 125
News Releases/Updates on Bill
125
Public Comments on Bill 125
(includes media coverage)
Action Alerts re Bill 125
Correspondence with Government
on Bill 125
ODA
Committee's Brief to Legislature's Standing Committee
ODA Committee Brief on Bill 125
Ontario
Government Made 13 Important Commitments to Ontarians With Disabilities
during Fall of 2001
Conservative
Government's 13 Commitments to Ontarians With Disabilities
Appendices
to the ODA Committee Brief on Bill 125
Appendices:
Appendix
1
Analysis of Bill 125
Appendix
2
Government Statements Which Prove The Need For A Mandatory, Independently
Enforceable, And Comprehensive ODA
Appendix
3
Draft Strategic Plan For Previous Ontario Advisory Council On
Disability Issues
Appendix
4
The Record Of Ontario Government Commitments On The ODA
Appendix
5
The 11 Principles For The ODA Resolution Unanimously Passed
By The Ontario Legislature October 29, 1998
Appendix
6
ODA Committee's Blueprint For The ODA
Appendix
7
Column On ODA By Retired Supreme Court Justice Peter Cory
Appendix
8
Column On The ODA By The Late Chief Justice Of Canada, Brian
Dickson
ODA
Committee Proposed Amendments to Bill 125
Presentation
by the ODA Committee to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic
Affairs - Hearings on Bill 125 dd Dec
5, 2001
Liberal
Party Tables Package Of Proposed Amendments To Strengthen Bill 125
With Standing Committee On Finance And Economic Affairs dd
Dec. 10/01
NDP
Tables Package Of Proposed Amendments To Bill 125 With
Standing
Committee On Finance And Economic Affairs dd
Dec 10, 2001
Ontario
Government Tables Package Of Proposed Amendments To Bill 125
With
Standing Committee On Finance And Economic Affairs dd Dec
11, 2001
Proceedings
of Standing Committee on Finance on Bill 125
The Ontario Legislature referred Bill 125 to the Standing Committee
on Finance and Economic Affairs for public hearings. That Committee
dealt with Bill 125 from November 29, 2001 until December 11, 2001.
Follow this link to read
the text of those proceedings.
ODA
Committee Brief To Ontario Government On Reform To Disability Access
Provisions Of The Ontario Building Code dd
Feb 27, 2002
Ontario
Government Consultation Paper On The Ontario Building Code's Disability
Access Provisions
Download
the ODA Committee Brief To The Ontario
Legislature's Standing Committee On
Finance And Economic Affairs On Bill 125, The Proposed Ontarians
With Disabilities Act
(38 pages)
as a WORD doc
as an RTF file (in Rich Test
Format)
as a PDF file (requires Acrobat
Reader)
view as HTML
Download
the ODA
Committee Appendices To The Oda Committee Brief To The Ontario
Legislature's Standing Committee On Finance And Economic Affairs
(56 pages)
as a WORD doc
as an RTF file (in Rich
Test Format)
as a PDF file (requires Acrobat
Reader)
view as HTML
View
or Download a copy of Bill 125 in its final form,
as a WORD document in English or in French
Bill
125 (final) English version
Bill 125 (final) French
version
Conservative
Government's 13 Commitments to Ontarians With Disabilities
added
April 13, 2002
download
as Word doc
download as Rich Text Format file
download as Text only file
Conservative
Government's Statements Setting Out Its 13 Commitments to Ontarians
With Disabilities added
Apr 13, 2002
download
as Word doc
download
as Rich Text Format file
download as Text only
file
HUMAN
RIGHTS AND PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN ONTARIO Consultation
Report
ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
ODA Committee Send The Citizenship
Minister Our Proposed Ontario Government ODA One Year Workplan
dd
June 14, 2002
Education
And Disability: Ontario Human Rights Commission Consultation Paper
On
Access To Education For Persons With Disabilities added
July 13, 2002
ODA Committee's Brief
to Government's Consultation on Barrier-Free Standards for Ontario
Government Buildings dd
Dec. 16, 2002
ODA
Issue in the 2003 Ontario Provincial Election Campaign
NDP's
2003 election campaign pledge on the ODA dd
March 1, 2003
Ontario
Liberal Party Unveils 2003 Election Pledge to Enact Strong Effective
ODA dd
April 8, 2003
ODA
Committee Action Kit dd September 2, 2003
--
United To Achieve A Barrier-Free Ontario
ODA
Committee
Chronology dd Sept. 2, 2003
Election
2003 Political Parties Voting Record Factsheet
Parties'
Platforms on the ODA Issue
ODA
Committee Election 2003 Leaflet
Discussion
Paper On Options For Initial Short-Term Low-Cost Actions To
Begin Strengthening Of The Ontarians With Disabilities Act 2001
(Jan 6, 2004)
New ODA
Discussion Paper: Putting
Teeth Into The Ontarians With Disabilities Act: A Discussion
Paper On Options For Creating An Effective Compliance / Enforcement
Process For The ODA (June 28, 2004)
ODA
Committee Update dd Sept. 29, 2004 - ODA
Committee Releases New Four-Page Chronology Of The Ten Year
History Of The ODA Movement
ODA
Committee Update dd Oct. 12, 2004 - Major
Stride Forward In Our Decade-Long Campaign - Ontario's Liberal
Government Today Introduced A New Bill Into The Ontario Legislature
For First Reading To Achieve A Barrier-Free Province
Captioning
notes from the September 11, 2004 ODA Committee London Region's
Michael Lewis memorial Symposium on Disability Accessibility
Legislation
(Word doc, 333 kb)
ODA
Committee Update dd January 26, 2005 - Brief
To The Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee On Social Policy
On Bill 118, The Proposed Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities
Act
Download
Final
ODA Committee Brief on Bill 118 (Word doc, size 553 kb)
Download the Table
of Contents of the Final ODA Committee Brief on Bill 118
(Word doc, size 37 kb)
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