City of Ottawa Accessibility Spotlight

Third Review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Ontario has appointed the Honourable David Onley, CM, O. Ont., senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Scarborough and Ontario’s 28th Lieutenant Governor, to lead a review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As part of the review process, Mr. Onley would like to hear from interested parties and people with disabilities to determine their views on the progress and effectiveness of the AODA, and their vision of accessibility through to 2025 and beyond. To learn more about this review, please visit the Third Review of the AODA website. A public consultation session will be held on Monday August 27, 2018 from 2 to 5 pm at Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Richcraft Building, Room 2224, Ottawa. Please register to attend the session in Ottawa. If you are not available to attend the session above, you may submit a written submission or register for an online session . The Honourable David C. Onley will be accepting written submissions until October 1, 2018. Please contact the event organizers if you have any questions. Please share this information widely. Nominations now open for the Celebration of People Awards The City of Ottawa is a proud supporter of Celebration of People, which recognizes the contributions of those who promote accessibility and inclusion in Ottawa. This event will be held on December 3, 2018 and coincides with the United Nations International Day for Persons with Disabilities. As lead sponsor, we are pleased to let you know that the call for nominations is now open! The awards recognize the achievements and contributions of individuals, businesses and organizations promoting accessibility, inclusion and full community participation by citizens with disabilities. There are 12 Celebration of People Award categories:  Accessibility Award  Advocacy Award  Artistic Excellence Award   Career Award  Community Leader Award in Memory of Cathy Kerr  Education Award  Employee Award  Employer Award  Sports Award  Volunteer Award   Volunteer Opportunities Award   Youth Award   The final nomination deadline is October 5, 2018. We encourage you to nominate a colleague, client, employee, business, event, project, employer, friend or family member who should to be recognized and celebrated for their commitment to accessibility. Thank you for promoting accessibility in our city.

Remember, you can request accessible formats of City public documents and we welcome your disability-related feedback on the accessibility of our services, programs and facilities through the following channels: by phone at 3-1-1 and TTY (613-580-2401) by e-mail to 311@ottawa.ca in person at any of the City’s service locations