{"id":269,"date":"2019-07-30T14:43:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:56:46","slug":"aoda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/accessibility\/aoda\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/aoda-header-1600w-2.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>This website is dedicated to information sharing for staff, faculty and students of Carleton University with regards to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"about-aoda\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About AODA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is to develop a fully accessible Ontario by the year 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to reach this goal, AODA has defined standards in the following key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General provisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information and communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transportation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <i>Accessibility Standards for Customer Service <\/i>were the first to be passed in 2008. In 2012, the general provisions and accessibility standards for information and communications, employment and transportation became law and will be implemented gradually. Standards for the design of public spaces were adopted in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University is committed to achieving barrier free accessibility for persons with disabilities who are studying, visiting and working at Carleton and that all members of our community are treated with respect and dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore this website to find further information on accessibility at Carleton and on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"task-force-members-september-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Task Force Members &#8211; September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duane McNair<\/strong>, Vice-President (People, Finance and Operations) \u2013 Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noel Badiou<\/strong>, Associate Vice-President (Equity and Inclusive Communities) \u2013 Co-Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Suzanne Blanchard,<\/strong> Vice-President (Students &amp; Enrolment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Leland<\/strong>, Associate Vice-President (Risk Management)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greg Bugler<\/strong>, Manager, Labour Relations \u2013 Professional Services (Human Resources)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Valerie Turner, <\/strong>Associate Vice-President (Information Technology Services) and Chief Information Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tony Frost, <\/strong>Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice-President (Communications and Public Affairs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bruce Hamm<\/strong>, Director, Paul Menton Centre for Persons with Disabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Hornsby<\/strong>, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amber Butler<\/strong>, University Librarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cathy Malcolm Edwards<\/strong>, Lead, Coordinated Accessibility Strategy (CAS) Implementation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christopher Cline<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communications (Office of the Vice-President, Finance and Administration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debbie Orme-Rego, <\/strong>Director of Labour Relations \u2013 Professional Services (Human Resources)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cindy Taylor<\/strong>, Associate Vice-President (Human Resources)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Richard Sinclair<\/strong>, General Counsel (University Legal Services) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">John Clements<\/strong>, Associate Vice-President (Facilities Management and Planning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/AODA-Task-Force-Terms-of-ReferenceMM240926.pdf\"><em>Task Force Terms of Reference (as of September 2024)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/AODA-MultiYear-Plan-Updated-V230614.pdf\">AODA Multi-Year Accessibility Plan (2023) (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/12\/2023-Accessibility-Compliance-Report-1.pdf\">Accessibility Compliance Report (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/12\/Accessibility-Compliance-Report.pdf\">Accessibility Compliance Report (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/accessibility-strategy\/\">Coordinated Accessibility Strategy (Multi-Year Accessibility Plan)<\/a> \u2013 Note: The Carleton University Coordinated Accessibility Strategy (CAS) is the university\u2019s multi-year plan that guides the university in its accessibility initiatives. Annual progress reports are posted to the CAS website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sip\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carleton-University-Strategic-Integrated-Plan-2020-2025.pdf\">Carleton Strategic Integrated Plan (2020-2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accessibility-for-Person-with-Disabilities.pdf\">Carleton University Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/accessibility-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website is dedicated to information sharing for staff, faculty and students of Carleton University with regards to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). About AODA The goal of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is to develop a fully accessible Ontario by the year 2025. 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