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David Lepofsky

@davidlepofsky.bsky.social
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I am a volunteer advocating for laws ensure equality for people with disabilities. I am also the Chair of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance. RT not =endorsement

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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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The Issue of the Plight of Students with Disabilities at School Boards that Education Minister Paul Calandra Runs is Not Going Away! – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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Sign Up to Speak at TDSB Special Education Advisory Committee’s April 13, 2026 “Listening to Parents’ Voice” Meeting – Tell Other School Boards to Hold These Meetings! – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Want to receive @aodaalliance email updates with all the latest news on our non-partisan campaign for #accessibility in Ontario and Canada? Just go to confirmsubscription.com/h/j/E6CF25E… #AODA #a11y #onpoli
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
@fordnation Ford wants to livestream bail hearings? It violates Criminal Code publication ban except if a rare accused consents! But he banned livestreaming #SpecialEducation Advisory Committees at school boards he’s seized &runs #Ontpolie #ontEd
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Don't buy into the myth that "accessibility is only about adding alternative text to images." Alt text is important, of course. But there is so much more to accessibility, including headline structure, functional controls, color contrast, link text, plain language, and more.
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Check out captioned online video by @aodaalliance chair @davidlepofsky: Practical Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttad... #accessibility #AODA #OntEd #CRPD #onpoli
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Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School
YouTube video by Osgoode Hall Law School
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Check out captioned online video by @aodaalliance chair @davidlepofsky: Practical Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttad... #accessibility #AODA #OntEd #CRPD #onpoli
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Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School
YouTube video by Osgoode Hall Law School
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
@fordnation Gov got once-in-a-generation report looking at the school system to identify barriers impeding students with disabilities & practical solutions. This video summarizes its reform roadmap. Will the Gov implement it? Still waiting #OntEd www.youtube.com/watch?v=goIO...
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Blueprint to Make Ontario K-12 Education Barrier-Free & Accessible for Students with Disabilities
YouTube video by Osgoode Hall Law School
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Disability Advocate @@DavidLepofsky Interviewed Former Ontario Premier @Kathleen_Wynne on Disability Rights and Wrongs -- The David Lepodcast disability-rights-and-wrongs-the-david-lepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how... #accessibility
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How to get a Politician's Attention - With Former Premiere of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne - Pt 1 | Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David Lepodcast
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 la...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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How to get a Politician's Attention - With Former Premiere of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne - Pt 1 | Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David Lepodcast
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 la...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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Turning Barriers into Headlines: Practical Tips from  a Veteran News Reporter | Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David Lepodcast
Getting media attention is an invaluable tool for disability rights advocates. Whether you’re trying to pressure your provincial/state government or a private company, the public scrutiny a high profi...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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Smart Strategies, Real Change: Lessons from a Landmark Autism Campaign - Pt 1 | Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David Lepodcast
In this episode, you’ll hear from Bruce McIntosh about a remarkable disability advocacy campaign he helped organize in the 2000s. It centered around hugely problematic, arguably unconstitutional, age ...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
2nd Episode of “Disability Rights and Wrongs – The David Lepodcast” Explores Why New Buildings Keep Being Built with Accessibility Barriers #AODA #accessibility #AODAfail disability-rights-and-wrongs-the-david-lepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/drw...
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Beyond Building Codes: Designing Spaces for Everyone | Disability Rights, and Wrongs: The David Lepodcast
Builders and architects are overwhelmingly misinformed on the realities of what it takes to make our shared spaces accessible. Why is this? One of Canada’s top built environment accessibility experts...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Check out the new podcast on how to advocate for rights of people with disabilities. Subscribe to “Disability Rights, and Wrongs – the David Lepodcast” wherever you get your podcasts! www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/an... #AODA #accessibility #AccessibleCanada #a11y
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Announcing a Brand New Podcast on How to Advocate for People with Disabilities – Subscribe for “Disability Rights, and Wrongs – the David Lepodcast” Wherever You get Your Podcasts! – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Check Out video series on tackling the many unfair disability #accessibility barriers in Ontario’s health care system www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/ch... #AODA #AODAfail #Onpoli
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Check Out this New Captioned Video Series on Tackling the Many Disability Barriers in Ontario’s Healthcare System – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Visit the updated @aodaalliance captioned video series on how & why to tear down disability barriers in the education system that impede hundreds of thousands of students with disabilities www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/ch... #AODA #OntEd #SpecialEducation #accessibility
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Check Out New Captioned Video Series on how and Why to Tear Down Disability Barriers in the Education system that Impede Students with Disabilities – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Want to recieve @aodaalliance email updates with all the latest news on our non-partisan campaign for #accessibilityin Ontario and Canada? Just go to confirmsubscription.com/h/j/E6CF25EC... #AODA #a11y #onpoli
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Check out captioned online video by @aodaalliance chair @davidlepofsky: Practical Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttad... #accessibility #AODA #OntEd #CRPD #onpoli
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Tips for Parents of Students with Disabilities on How to Advocate For Your Child’s Needs at School
YouTube video by Osgoode Hall Law School
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Encourage doctors you know to watch this talk for physicians & bioethicists on how #MAID medical assistance in dying has seriously run amok in Canada, far beyond what the public expects. Needed safeguards are missing youtu.be/uijzAakl2A4 #CanPoli
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Serious Disability Rights Issues Swirl Around Medical Assistance in Dying - Ethics Rounds - 01/26/23
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Outrageous! The Ontario School Boards that @PaulCalandra Runs are surveying Parents on Budget Priorities, but @TDSB Survey Creates the False & Harmful Impression that Boards can Deprioritize #SpecialEducation www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/sc... #OntEd #accessibility
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School Boards that Ford Government Runs to Survey Parents on Budget Priorities, but Survey Creates False Impression that Boards can Opt to Deprioritize Special Education – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Watch the March 11 Queen’s Park News Conference on the Future of Democracy at Ontario’s School Boards, Which is Now Endangered, &Read Ample News Coverage of That Event www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/wa... #accessibility #OntEd
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Watch March 11, 2026 Queen’s Park News Conference on the Future of Democracy at Ontario’s School Boards and Read News Coverage – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Ontario teachers, principals &parents including parents of students with disabilities: Watch this Queen’s Park news conference to see what the future may be in Ontario schools unless voters speak up now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeoa... #OntEd #accessibility
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March 11 2026 Education Leaders Summit Queen’s Park News Conference
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
More Proof Things Get Worse for Vulnerable Students with Disabilities When Education Minister @PaulCalandra Seizes &Runs a School Board, as Revealed in a Wrenching @TorontoToday Report www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/mo... #OntEd #accessibility
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More Proof Things Get Worse for Vulnerable Students with Disabilities When Education Minister Calandra Takes Over and Runs a School Board, as Revealed in a Wrenching Toronto Today Report – AODA Allian...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@AODAAlliance chair @davidlepofsky January column in @TorontoStar’s @Metroland publications on need for Ontario parties to make the Accessible Ontario Pledge in this Election www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/ao... #AODA #accessibility #Onpoli
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AODA Alliance Chair David Lepofsky’s January Column in Toronto Star’s Metroland Publications Around Ontario Focuses on the Need for All Ontario Parties to Make the “Accessible Ontario Pledge” in the U...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
News release: On eve of election call, Ford #DoFo announces $1.3 billion for school construction without ensuring these Schools will be #accessible to students, parents & staff with disabilities www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/on... #OntEd #onpoli
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On Eve of Election Call: Ford Government Announces Another 1.3 Billion Dollars on School Construction Without Ensuring these Schools will be Accessible to Thousands of Students, Parents and Staff with...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@davidlepofsky memoir is now also available to buy on Amazon anywhere in the world as paperback book. Little-known saga of how disability advocates got equality for people with disabilities added to the Charter of Rights in 1980 a.co/d/aRVzglH #accessibility
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Swimming Up Niagara Falls!: The Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Swimming Up Niagara Falls!: The Battle to Get Disability Rights Added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Lepofsky, David: 9781007000118: Books - Amazon.ca
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@davidlepofsky memoir reveals little-known saga of how disability advocates got equality for people with disabilities added to the charter. Free download of “Swimming up Niagara Falls” www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/to... #accessibility #AccessibleCanada #Canpoli
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To mark Tomorrow’s 42nd Anniversary of the Charter of Rights, New Memoir Reveals Little-Known Saga of how Disability Advocates got Equality for Millions of People with Disabilities Added to the Charte...
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Watch @OntAutism Jan 23 2025 Queen’s Park News conference on serious education gaps in schools facing students with disabilities. Speakers: @kloguedudley @davidlepofsky @WaltonMom @ChandraPasma www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fN... #OntEd
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
2025 has arrived! Where’s the barrier-free Ontario that the Legislature unanimously promised in 2020 to achieve by today for Ontarians with disabilities? Read great @TorontoStar report www.aodaalliance.org/media/2025-h... #AODA #accessibility #Onpoli
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2025 Has Arrived! Where is the Barrier-Free Society that the Ontario Legislature Unanimously Promised Ontarians with Disabilities Twenty Years Ago? – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Watch archived video: The @aodaalliance Jan. 6 2025 Queen’s Park news conference unveiling the 10 point Accessible Ontario Pledge we’ve asked Ontario’s party leaders to make youtu.be/ZKDXeR0lUbA #accessibility #AODA #Onpoli
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
@AODAAlliance chair @davidlepofsky January column in @TorontoStar’s @Metroland publications on need for Ontario parties to make the Accessible Ontario Pledge in this Election www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/ao... #AODA #accessibility #Onpoli
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Ford Government’s 6.5 Years in Office Gets an “F” Grade on its Handling of its Duty to Lead Ontario to Become Accessible to 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Grassroots report card! Ford Government’s 6.5 years in office gets an “F” grade on its handling of its duty to lead Ontario to become #accessible to Ontarians with disabilities www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/fo... #AODA #accessibility #onpoli
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Ford Government’s 6.5 Years in Office Gets an “F” Grade on its Handling of its Duty to Lead Ontario to Become Accessible to 2.9 Million Ontarians with Disabilities – AODA Alliance
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David Lepofsky @davidlepofsky.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Read the AODA Alliance 2024 Year-End Report to the many who support our #accessibility campaign. Wishing all a great holiday & barrier-free new year! buff.ly/3PHh6lv #AccessibleCanada #AODA #onpoli #canpoli
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AODA Alliance’s 2024 Year-End Report to Our Many Supporters – AODA Alliance
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