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       The 
        Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee is a voluntary 
        coalition of individuals and community organizations who have united to 
        secure the passage in Ontario of a new law which would achieve a barrier-free 
        society for persons with disabilities. 
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        Recent 
          Additions ODA Committee Update 
          dd March 21, 2005 -Liberal Government Tables Package of Proposed 
          Amendments to Bill 118
 
 ODA Committee 
          Update dd March 19, 2005 -
 New Democratic Party Tables Package of Proposed Amendments to Bill 118
 ODA Committee Update 
          dd March 19, 2005 - Conservative Party Tables Proposed Amendments to Bill 118
 Public 
          Hearings on Bill 118:Hansard 
          text for February 8, 2005 - Day 6 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on 
          Bill 118
 Hansard 
          text for February 7, 2005 - Day 5 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on 
          Bill 118
 Hansard 
          text for February 3, 2005 - Day 4 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on 
          Bill 118 
          Hansard 
          text for February 2, 2005 - Day 3 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on 
          Bill 118 Hansard text for February 1, 2005 
          - Day 2 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on Bill 118
 Hansard 
          text for January 31, 2005 - Day 1 of 6 days of the Public Hearings on 
          Bill 118
 Brief 
          To The Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee On Social Policy On 
          Bill 118, The Proposed Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities 
          Act * Download Final 
          ODA Committee Brief on Bill 118 (Word doc, 553 kb)* Download Table 
          of Contents of the Final ODA Committee Brief on Bill 118 (Word 
          doc, 37 kb)
 ODA Committee chair, David Lepofsky's Speech on Sept. 11, 2003 at the 
        Conference on Implementing the ODA 2001 hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie 
        Accessibility Advisory Committee and the City of Sault Ste. Marie Download 
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 Access Ontario 
        Conference Database download the 
        file in MS Access size 444 kb 
        (original format)
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       Major 
        ODA Documents 
        With so much information at this web site on the work towards a strong 
        and effective Ontarians with Disabilities Act, it is helpful to give you 
        a quick short-cut to the major documents 
        which reflect the major milestones on the road to a strong and effective 
        Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
  The Ontario Human 
        Rights Commission 2001 Policy Guidelines on DisabilityPOLICY 
        AND GUIDELINES ON DISABILITY AND THE DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE
 
 
 Link to Ontario 
        Government Announcements and Resources on the ODA 2001 
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