Ontario will fail to meet its goal of making the province accessible for people with disabilities by 2025 unless the government takes urgent action, a new report has found.
The report examined the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and said a lack of basic leadership, accountability and data will make meeting the 2025 target “difficult, if not impossible to achieve.”
In the report, which was based on extensive consultations with the disability community, Donovan asks Ontario Premier Doug Ford directly, “Do you care?” Former lieutenant-governor David Onley, who conducted a 2019 review, said at the time it was released that disabled residents were barred from full inclusion at nearly every turn, likening some of the barriers they face to long-abolished laws that perpetuated racial discrimination in the United States.
“We know that more needs to be done. That's why we will continue our efforts to improve the lives of those living with a disability.”
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