Promised Health Care Accessibility Standard, and About the Government's Earlier

We are preparing a brief for the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario on the barriers that people with disabilities face in the health care system. This is part of the Government's "pre-consultation" on the Health Care Accessibility Standard that the Wynne Government promised 18 months ago to create under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

A photo of this barrier was tweeted to all members of the Ontario Legislature who are on Twitter, as an "#AODAfail. This was part of our ongoing "Picture Our Barriers" campaign.

In recent revisions to the Customer Service Accessibility Standard, the Wynne Government refused our request to require accessible signage for such public washrooms. The Wynne Government says it is leading by example on accessibility. This is not a good example by which to lead. To learn more about the Government's refusal to include our proposals in recent revisions to the Customer Service Accessibility Standard.

Will an accessible help standard help you or your family?

If you are interested in learning more about Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) or how to make accessibility a natural part of your business through the application of Corporate Social Responsibility, please contact Sandra Broekhof @ 416-579-1035 orsandra_broekhof@sympatico.ca