Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years | Page 884 | Unpublished
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Author: Jeff Gray
Publication Date: January 10, 2026 - 07:05

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Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years

January 10, 2026

Nearly 21 years ago, MPPs across all parties at Queen’s Park pledged to make Ontario completely accessible to people with disabilities by the beginning of 2025. But with that date now well past, advocates say the process has been a failure and that there is no sign the current government intends to change course.

A full calendar year has now passed since the Jan. 1, 2025, deadline embedded in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which was passed unanimously under the then-Liberal provincial government of premier Dalton McGuinty in 2005.



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