On January 1, 2014, private sector employers with 50 or more employees in Ontario face the next round of compliance requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act, 2005 (“AODA”). Most organizations have already complied with the AODA Customer Service Regulation. The AODA Integrated Accessibility Regulation (“IAR”) sets out the followings requirements to … Continue Reading
The Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability set out the rights and obligations regarding employees, but what about volunteers? A reader of this blog (thanks Angie!) has asked about the application of these laws when recruiting volunteers. Human rights codes across Canada work largely the same on this issue, but since … Continue Reading
The Ontario provincial government just released proposed regulations for the accessibility of the built environment. The standard introduces various amendments to AODA’s Integrated Accessibility Standard (Reg 191/11), including the introduction of the new Part IV.1, entitled Design of Public Spaces Standards (Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment). The new Standard will only apply to new construction … Continue Reading
This is Part 2 of my three part series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act, 2005. In my first post, I discussed the Customer Service Standard, which was passed this summer and requires the private sector to comply by January 1, 2012. In this post, I outline the AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards, … Continue Reading
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) has been around since 2005, but the specific obligations for employers do not start to kick in until 2012. This is the first of a series of blog posts I will be writing to discuss the requirements of AODA for employers. AODA lays out the general framework for ensuring … Continue Reading
