ADVOCACY NAVIGATION & LEGAL SUPPORT
Knowing your rights and how to speak up matters - and there are powerful groups and legal tools here in Ontario ready to back you up. Whether you're trying to shape policy, find legal support, or connect with community-led advocates, this list gives you credible ways to stand tall and navigate with confidence.
A consumer-led group pushing for stronger accessibility laws and standards across Ontario.
https://aodaalliance.org/ X (formerly Twitter)+9AODA Alliance+9AODA Alliance+9
Grassroots advocacy group fighting for access, equity, and disability supports—especially focused on making public services fair and responsive.
https://odcoalition.com/ DANEO+3@ODCoalition+3@ODCoalition+3
A national disability rights organization with a strong Ontario presence championing inclusion and justice for all.
Website: http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/
A fiercely inclusive grassroots collective shining a light on the fact that 1 in 4 working-age Canadians with disabilities live in poverty. Important work, urgent mission.
https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/
Dedicated to rights advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Eastern Ontario.
https://daneo-raipheo.ca/ Ontario NDP+9ARCH Disability Law Centre+9djno.ca+9cilt.ca+6AODA Alliance+6djno.ca+6DANEO
Provides legal support and advocacy services - when you need a legal backstop, this is a go-to. REACH Canada merged into ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities, and the legal referral program moved there.
https://www.able2.org/programs/reach-legal-services/
Works on policy and advocacy around income supports like ODSP to help protect and expand your financial safety nets.
Your legal foundation for disability rights in Ontario. Understanding it sets the stage for standing up for fairness.
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h19
Offers legal services and advocacy across Ontario to protect, promote, and advance disability rights.
https://www.archdisabilitylaw.ca/ @ODCoalitionARCH Disability Law Centre
Ottawa-based law firm specializing in disability rights, Henson Trusts, ODSP, and estate planning. They also run helpful online webinars.
National initiative (with Ontario agencies) that provides one-on-one guidance to adults with disabilities on accessing financial supports such as the Disability Tax Credit and Canada Disability Benefit.
A grassroots coalition of families and individuals advocating for disability rights and improved supports in Ontario. Recently active at Queen’s Park calling for policy change.
Note: “Our Collective Voice” and the ODC share a website, but represent different aspects of the movement - one grassroots and family-driven, the other a formal advocacy coalition.
An organization focused on advancing human rights through community education and advocacy for persons with disabilities.
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The flagship national organization dedicated to advancing the rights and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities (and their families). Think advocacy, policy influence, public awareness campaigns, and resources to help share a more inclusive Canada.