Liberals failing to strengthen disability laws as promised

David Lepofsky, AODA Alliance Opinion, The Star, April 29, 2019
When it comes to ensuring accessibility for 5 million Canadians with disabilities, Canada lags far behind the U.S., which passed the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act 29 years ago. Canadians with disabilities still face far too many barriers in air travel, cable TV services, and when dealing with the federal government. The bill is called An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada for people with disabilities. Yet, it doesn’t require a single disability barrier to ever be removed or prevented anywhere. The bill gives the federal government helpful powers to advance the goal of accessibility. However, it doesn’t require the government to use almost any of them, or set time lines for the government to act. The government could drag its feet indefinitely.