OHRC letter and submission to K-12 Education Standards Development Committee on their recommendations under the AODA

Lynn Ziraldo
Chair
K-12 Education Standards Development Committee

Dear Chair Ziraldo:

The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) welcomes the K-12 Education Standards Development Committee’s 2021 initial recommendations report (the recommendations) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and applauds the diligent work of the Committee in the development of the comprehensive recommendations.

Please accept our submission for consideration by the Committee.

We look forward to reading the K-12 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. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
            Hon. Doug Downey, Attorney General
            OHRC Commissioners