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Workers with Disabilities to Assess Ford Conservatives’ Progress on Accessibility

- Afternoon tour of legislative building will gauge AODA compliance -

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At a media conference tomorrow, workers with disabilities will join representatives of CUPE Ontario and the Ontario NDP critic for accessibility to offer their assessment of the Ford government’s record on the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

The AODA was intended to ensure, over a 20-year timeline, that public spaces and buildings were accessible to people with disabilities. But last year’s deadline came and went with no accounting for the Act’s requirements.

In the afternoon, the group will tour the legislative building and report back at a later date on what they encounter in relation to AODA compliance.

WHO

Lise Vaugeois MPP, Ontario NDP Critic for Accessibility

 

Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario

 

Brenda Cervantes, Chair, CUPE Ontario Workers with Disabilities Committee

 

Stacyanne Williams, Member, CUPE Ontario Workers with Disabilities Committee

 

 

WHEN

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

 

 

WHERE

Queen’s Park Media Studio

 

 

 

Members of the media who cannot attend the media conference at Queen’s Park are invited to view it here: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/video/media-studio.

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Contacts

Mary Unan, CUPE Communications
647-390-9839
munan@cupe.ca

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Contacts

Mary Unan, CUPE Communications
647-390-9839
munan@cupe.ca

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