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AODA Alliance Unveils Political Party Platforms on Disability Accessibility
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 Save the Date for End Exclusion 2011

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End Exclusion 2011: A Celebration of Achievements

 

 Sponsored by: Council of Canadians with Disabilities

Canadian Association for Community Living

Canada Without Poverty

 

 

Where: Delta Ottawa Hotel

When: November 2 and 3, 2011

 

November 2 (7 pm - 9 pm): Honouring Our Allies

 

November 3 (9 am - 4 pm): 

Examining Poverty Reduction Strategies with a Disability Lens Dialogue with Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship Team

 

To register contact Maureen


AODA Alliance Unveils the Political Parties' Platforms on Disability Accessibility 
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 On Friday, September 2, 2011, the AODA Alliance held a news conference at Queen's Park to unveil these election commitments on disability accessibility. 

See a detailed breakdown, on an issue-by-issue basis, of what the parties promised.


Read the August 19, 2011 letter from Premier Dalton McGuinty of the Liberal Party. 
Read the August 24, 2011 letter from Andrea Horwath, leader of the New Democratic Party.

Read the August 31, 2011 letter from Ms. Hande Bilhan, a campaign staff official writing on behalf of the Conservative Party. 
Read the September 1, 2011 letter from Emilia Melara, office
coordinator for the Green Party.


Read the July 15, 2011 letter from the AODA Alliance to the parties, setting out the commitments they seek. 

Forward this information to your local media. 

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