The purpose of the AODA is to is to remove existing barriers, and prevent the introduction of new ones. For injured workers, however, even with both the Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA in place, new barriers are being introduced by the WSIB that further hurt injured workers: Deeming is a barrier to employment for injured workers, and by forcing them on to social assistance, is a barrier for others needing to access scarce resources; failure to implement full coverage is a barrier to access disability income support.
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