GTA Disability Coalition

11/27/2025

The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT) and Community Partners are pleased to invite you to our virtual celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec 3, 2025: Resisting Ableism, Building Community and Hope!

Description:
This celebration is an annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations (UN).

The celebration will provide community members with a discussion around this year’s theme - Resisting Ableism, Building Community and Hope for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities.

We will have community speakers from Toronto and other parts of Canada presenting about Community Action Projects, critical disability justice issues, Art as Acts of Resistance, and collective action work being done to address their impact on disabled and Deaf communities.

When: Wednesday December 3, 2025, 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (Canada)

Access Supports: ASL-English interpretation and CART Captioning will be provided.

If you require any access accommodations, please let us know in the Access Accommodation section of the registration by Nov 26, 2025.

Register in advance for this meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/a1XmyDUsQUiRCZzUhutH-Q

This celebration will be an engaging discussion on:
1) United Nations IDPWD’s Theme 2025
2) Community Action Speakers:
• Inclusion Canada’s Barrier-Free Benefits Program
• Frame by Frame Disabled Artists Short Films
• Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
• Disability Justice Network Ontario
• CILT Writers Drop-In
3) Question and Answers Segment
4) Resources

If you need assistance with registering, please e-mail robin.simmons@cilt.ca or call 416-599-2458 ext. 293. Please note, you will not be able to join the session without registering first. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

11/27/2025

Next week — Dec 3! Join us for Disability Poverty in Canada: Learning from Today to Make Tomorrow Better.

We’ll launch our 3rd Annual Disability Poverty Report Card & hear from lived experts, advocates & researchers.

Don't miss this opportunity for people with disabilities, service providers, and policy researchers to come together and share both their knowledge and lived experiences on equal footing to identify where we can partner to effect systemic change.

For more information: https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/disability-poverty-canada-learning-today-make-tomorrow-better

11/24/2025

11/24/2025

This November, marks the 11th annual Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM), launched by the BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) in 2015. Advocates across Canada are celebrating the significant social, economic and cultural contributions that Indigenous people experiencing disability bring to our communities. Join us in supporting their advocacy and achievements.

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11/24/2025

Check out this community event!

11/19/2025

On Saturday November 22, National Housing Day, tenants from across Ontario are marching and attending a rally at Queens Park against Bill 60.

Bill 60 will likely be passed this week at Queen's Park, without committee debate or public input. As is, the bill is designed to cut tenant protections, lower eviction notice times and speed up the LTB in favour of landlords. If passed into law, Bill 60 is expected to accelerate Ontario’s rising eviction rates and result in skyrocketing homelessness which is already at crisis levels across Ontario- an outcome that would deepen disability poverty and housing unaffordability for many, and further increase disablement among vulnerable communities.

Time and Location Details:

• 11am: Meet at 67 Yonge Street in Toronto outside the headquarters of the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) - the main landlord lobby behind Bill 60.
• 11:30-12:30: March to Queens Park
• 12:30 to 1:30: Rally against Bill 60 at Queens Park

RSVP here:

11/18/2025

Join ARCH Disability Law Centre virtually on Human Rights Day for a panel discussion on:

What Matters Most: Human Rights from a Disability Perspective

Hear from persons with disabilities as they share what human rights mean in their lives. Let’s reflect, learn, and continue the conversation about equality and inclusion in Ontario.

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtually on Zoom

Link to register: https://archdisabilitylaw.ca/panel-discussion-on-what.../

If you have any questions or require support to register, please contact Jessica:
jessica.field@arch.clcj.ca

Please join us on Wednesday December 10th 2025 at 2:00 PM for a panel discussion on human rights from a disability perspective, in celebration of Human Rights Day.

11/13/2025

Join us for the 9th Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference! This virtual event highlights how inclusion benefits everyone, not just individuals with disabilities. Let's break down barriers together! Register now: https://wix.to/TxGPKZr
Thank you to our partners and sponsors! TRAILBLAZERS Tandem Cycling Club, Ontario Council for International Cooperation, Baker McKenzie!
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11/13/2025

You have an opportunity to participate in a survey to help assess Ontario's 2020–2025 Poverty Reduction Strategy and inform the next strategy. Share your experience and perspectives.

Closing date: November 30, 2025

We want to hear from people in Ontario to help us assess the 2020–2025 Poverty Reduction Strategy and inform the next strategy. Share your experience and perspectives.Closing date: November 30, 2025This survey should take around 20 minutes to complete.

11/07/2025

Registration deadline now extended until Nov 9!

11/06/2025

Are you a healthcare provider interested in improving healthcare experiences for disabled patients? Sign up for an Access Healthcare: Beyond the AODA workshop!

The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto Is pleased to introduce Access Healthcare: Beyond the AODA!

A disability access and inclusion workshop for health care providers.
• Free.
• 2 hours.
• Virtually on Zoom.
• Multiple dates through Fall 2025.
• Registration: https://BeyondAODA.eventbrite.ca

Centring disabled and Deaf experiences in accessing health care, this workshop is designed and delivered by people with lived experiences of disability and diverse intersecting identities. At the end of this workshop, you will learn more about:

• The impact systems of ableism have on health care practices and outcomes.
• Applying rights and justice-based models of disability to your work and practice.
• Implementing solutions to common access and inclusion challenges.

Participants who attend and fill out an evaluation will also receive:
• A set of practical companion tools
• A certificate of completion

More info:
Amanda.dorter@cilt.ca
(416) 599-2458 x242
cilt.ca/idea-in-healthcare

Access notes:
Workshops are interactive, will have PPT slides, and have auto captioning enabled. Please let us know your other access needs, including ASL, plain text materials, etc. when registering. Some access needs may require 72 hours notice.

Funding provided by the Province of Ontario.

11/04/2025

TTC Family of Services (FOS) Hybrid Consultations: Your Voice Matters, Help Shape Accessible Transit!


What is Family of Services (FOS)?

A Family of Services trip includes a combination of Wheel-Trans vehicles and accessible conventional transit for all or part of a customer’s journey. The goal is to connect Wheel-Trans conditionally eligible customers to wherever they need to go in the city.

Why attend?

*Share your experiences of using TTC Family of Services
*Help us understand your challenges, including access and reliability
*Suggest improvements to services and booking
*Support better inclusion and build community trust

As part of our commitment to equity and inclusion, we aim to hear from a broad and diverse cross-section of the community. This includes voices from equity-deserving groups such as youth, seniors, persons with disabilities, individuals with low income, newcomers to Canada, Black, Indigenous, and other racialized individuals, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, women and gender-diverse people, and members of faith-based communities.

All Wheel-Trans customers are welcome to participate. We are working to ensure that the findings from these consultations reflect the diversity of lived experiences across Toronto.

Attend in person at North York Memorial Community Hall – 5110 Yonge St.

*Nov 10 (in person) 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
*Nov 10 (in person) 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Attend virtually over Zoom
*Nov 12 (virtual) 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m: https://lura-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/T2ssSXdnQv2grYmyevumQQ

*Nov 13 (virtual) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: https://lura-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/zbRFjbX7RZW2785AG1-7wA

Closed captioning and language support are available.

Focus areas of discussion:

*Accessibility of TTC services.
*Ease of booking Wheel-Trans trips.
*Conditional eligibility barriers.
*Suggestions for improvement.

Register now using this link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/daitQciHjz

Registration closes one week before each session. Let’s improve transit together.

Wheel-Trans customers are encouraged to book round-trips to and from the consultations.

For any other questions, please contact the Racial Equity Office at reo@ttc.ca.