Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Recognizing the history of discrimination against persons with disabilities in Ontario, the purpose of this Act is to benefit all Ontarians by,

1. developing, implementing and enforcing accessibility standards in order to achieve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities with respect to goods, services, facilities, accommodation, employment, building structures and premises on or before January 1, 2025; and
2. providing for the involvement of persons with disabilities, of the Government of Ontario and of representatives of industries and of various sectors of the economy in the development of the accessibility standards.Please click on the link below to access the training module:
3. Customer Service Standard is the 1^st of 5 Standards – Now the law to comply by January 1, 2012.

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For detail agency policies for the AODA  please click below:

1.10CustomerServicePolicy

2.13IntegratedAccessibilityStandardsRegulation

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