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OHRC letter and submission to Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee on their recommendations under AODA

Code Grounds
disability
Social Areas
goods, services and facilities
Resources Type
letter
Activity Type
recommendations
Discrimination Type
failure to accommodate
Organizational Responsibility
accessibility
best practices
duty to accommodate
November 1, 2021

 

Tina Doyle
Chair
Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee

Dear Chair Doyle:

The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) welcomes the release of initial recommendations for the development of proposed postsecondary education standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and applauds the diligent work of your Committee in the development of the comprehensive recommendations.

Please accept our submission for consideration by the Committee.

We look forward to reading the Postsecondary Education Standards Development Committee’s final recommendations and the government response. Should you or your Committee wish to follow up with the OHRC, please feel free to contact [the OHRC]. 

Sincerely,
Patricia DeGuire
Chief Commissioner

cc:       Hon. Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
           Hon. Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities
           Hon. Doug Downey, Attorney General
           OHRC Commissioners