How to get a Politician's Attention - With Former Premiere of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne - Pt 1
Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David LepodcastShow Notes
Our hope as disability rights advocates is that the messages of our campaigns reach the desks of the decision-makers — the CEOs, organization presidents, and high-level politicians. But what does our labour and messaging look like from the other side of the desk? Today, we share a conversation David had with former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne about what we can do to get into the busy agendas of people in high-level positions. This episode is the first of two parts with Kathleen Wynne.
Kathleen Wynne’s December 3, 2022 letter to the AODA Alliance stating what she committed to do if she were elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party: https://www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/new2012/kathleen-wynne-is-second-ontario-liberal-leadership-candidate-to-make-disability-accessibility-commitments/
Breaking News –Premier Wynne has Just Announced in the Legislature that the Ontario Government Agrees to Develop an Education Accessibility Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act https://www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/breaking-news-premier-wynne-has-just-announced-in-the-legislature-that-the-ontario-government-agrees-to-develop-an-education-accessibility-standard-under-the-accessibility-for-ontarians-with/
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