Slide3-4 Slide Three: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Nihil de nobis, sine nobis - Nothing about us without usAlone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.
Helen Keller (1880-1968), American social activist, public speaker and author
This saying has its origins in Central European political traditions. It was the political motto that helped establish Poland's 1505 constitutional legislation when transferring governing authority from the monarch to the parliament. It subsequently became a byword for democratic norms.
In 2004, the United Nations used the phrase as the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities and also is associated with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
In 2005, Ontario was the first Canadian Province to pass an accessibility law, and adopted this motto when passing the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).