In 2005, the government of Ontario passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which requires that Ontario be an accessible province by 2025.
To help public, private and not-for-profit organizations identify, prevent and remove barriers to accessibility, the AODA sets out specific accessibility standards in five areas:
- Customer Service
- Information and Communications
- Employment
- Transportation
- Design of Public Spaces (Built environment)
The accessibility standard for customer service became applicable to Tyndale on January 1, 2012 under O. Reg. 429/07. This regulation was revoked and consolidated with O. Reg. 191/11 on July 1, 2016.
The Information and Communications, Employment and Transportation standards were enacted as Ontario Regulation 191/11 - Integrated Accessibility Standards.
The Information and Communications Standards and the Employment Standards became applicable to Tyndale on January 1, 2016.
The Transportation Standards (applicable to organizations whose business it is to provide transportation services and to institutions that provide transportation services to its customers) does not apply to Tyndale.
The Design of Public Spaces Standards (Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment), which applies to facilities and outdoor spaces, became applicable to Tyndale on January 1, 2017.