What Does AODA Stand For

The AODA aims to make Ontario fully inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities concerning goods, services, facilities, accommodations, employment, buildings, structures, and premises by 2025. The AODA applies to government, non-profit, private businesses, and public sector organizations.

AODA Training

AODA training gives employees basic knowledge about accessibility and how it influences people with disabilities. We often think of disabilities as either physical or visible.

However, AODA includes all disabilities: physical, visible, and non-visible disabilities, such as learning and mental health disabilities.

A document that the director sends under the power of the AODA to let a person or organization know that an order will be sent if the person or organization does not comply with the Act.

The notice also sets out a period within which the person or organization can send information on why the director should not issue the order and provides information to the person or organization on what is expected to comply with the Act.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was passed in 2005 and is based on the 2001 Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

It establishes standards that public and private organizations must follow to ensure greater access for Ontarians living with a disability. The goal is to create a barrier-free Ontario by 2025.

According to the law, AODA compliance for websites is required for all Ontario public-sector organizations. It is also required for commercial organizations that provide goods, services, or facilities to the public, have at least 50 employees, and have at least one of those employees based in Ontario.

Website Compliance applies to all new websites or significantly refreshed sites.

A new website has a new web address. A significantly refreshed website keeps the same web address but reflects substantial changes that impact the overall look and feel of the content or the navigation.

Aoda Consultant is someone who has completed the Aoda Certified Consultant program and is qualified to provide consulting services to government organizations.

A person can have extensive experience in the built environment and yet have no demonstrated knowledge or expertise about the accessibility of the built environment. As amplified by the concerns documented here, completing the RHFAC course does not qualify someone to be an instructor in that course.

A person does not need to have demonstrated expertise in the accessibility of the built environment to be an instructor in the RHFAC course.

The AODA Alliance asked the Government what training requirements a person must meet to be qualified to teach in that course. In its July 29, 2019 letter to the AODA Alliance, the Ford Government said in material part:

We put our team of professionals to work to build solutions that improve results, save time, relieve your budget and keep your people safe.

In addition to our training programs, we also provide Consulting Services, Train The Trainer Solutions, Course Authoring, and Integration services.

Trish’s remarkable journey from discrimination with the diagnosis of her disability to survival and becoming the coach, mentor, and thought leader she is, sets her apart from her contemporaries and makes her the best choice to ensure a dynamic educational experience and AODA training for employees in your company.

Also, the Ford Government’s July 29, 2019, letter to the AODA Alliance makes it clear that to qualify to be an RHFAC adjudicator, a person needs only to have completed the RHFAC course.

We have detailed earlier, showing that this training is insufficient for a practical assessor. The same goes for an adjudicator.