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Reminder: On-Line Town Hall
Meeting with Charles Beer October 22nd, and Other
News
October 4,
2009
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Citizens
With Disabilities - Ontario (CWDO) actively promotes
the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of persons with
disabilities through community development, social action, and
member support and referral. Our primary activity is
public education and awareness about the social and physical
barriers that prevent the full inclusion of persons with
disabilities in Ontario.
CWDO is proud to be Ontario's
representative at the Council of Canadians with Disabilities
since June, 2009.
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AODA Consultation with
Charles Beer
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OCTOBER 22, 2009
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm (Toronto time)
Place: IDEAL
Auditorium 1 (Click here to
connect)
Click here to
register.
The
provincial government has hired Charles Beer to do an
independent review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act (AODA). The AODA calls for a review of
itself every 5 years.
We are asking for any of
our members who care about the AODA and accessibility
standards to log on for this meeting. A good turnout
will show that we care about this legislation, and do not want
things to be slowed down or cancelled.
Our rights may be in the balance.
Our members who have been attending local
meetings about the standards have told us that few people with
disabilities are there. That means the loudest voices
are those who do not want these standards. If it matters
to us, we need to get involved. This is a time to show our
strength.
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.
To help us plan the meeting agenda, we have
created a short survey to collect our members' questions and
comments for Mr. Beer. Click here to access
the survey.
You may be asked if you can raise your
own questions and comments if you attend the online
meeting. But if you cannot come, we will still try to
raise them on your behalf.
Your attendance is vital to
achieving our goal to raise public
education and awareness about the social and physical
barriers that prevent the full inclusion of persons with
disabilities in Ontario.
Your input right now is badly
needed. Please plan to attend and please do the
short
survey
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AODA News
Updates
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The AODA
Alliance has been vigilant in keeping accessibility high on
the government's agenda. They deserve our
support.
To request their email updates, send an email
to:
Visit the AODA Alliance
Website.
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Career
Opportunities for Students With Disabilities
Webinars
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COSD is
pleased to provide online training opportunities to learn more
about the issues surrounding career employment for college
students and recent graduates with disabilities.
N-the-Know is a series of seven one-hour live
broadcast training sessions conducted by Alan Muir, Executive
Director of COSD and Sarah Helm, Coordinator of the Disability
Careers Office at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
Each of the sessions provides in an
in-depth view of an aspect of the career development of
college students with disabilities.
For career
services and disability services professionals, N-the-Know
will put you "In the Know" to assist these students to be
competitive in the career search.
For further information:
http://www.cosdonline.org/n-the-know
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Scooter
Research
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Researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
are studying accessibility standards to determine the space
needs to accommodate users of powered scooter devices.
The goal of this study is to get user feedback
primarily on outdoor scooter safety and performance in the
winter. This information will be added to the testing they
have already completed to determine the space requirements for
moving around while using a powered scooter. Their research
will be used in the development of new accessibility
guidelines for Ontario to meet the needs of the growing number
of scooter users.
This research has been approved
by the Research Ethics Board at Toronto Rehab. They ask that
you please take a moment to complete the survey.
You
are welcome to call them to simply fill it out. If the call is
long distance, they can call you back to avoid long distance
charges. To get a copy of the survey contact Pam Holliday
at:
holliday.pam@torontorehab.on.ca or call
416-849-4340 x 217
TRI thanks you for your
time.
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