Under the AODA’s Integrated Accessibility Standards, organizations with 50 or more employees in Ontario ("Large Organizations") are required to comply with a number of new accessibility requirements by January 1, 2014.
In June 2005, the Ontario Government passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). The goal of the AODA is to make Ontario accessible to persons with disabilities by the year 2025.” targeted at areas of daily living. The two Accessibility Standards passed thus far are: the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (the Customer Service Standard) and the Integrated Accessibility Standards.
