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Module 1 — Understanding the AODA and the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service

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Question 2

The definition of “disability” under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act does not include students with learning disabilities.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False. The AODA does include learning disabilities, which uses the same definition of “disability” as the Ontario Human Rights Code. Learning disabilities refers to one or more dysfunctions of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language.


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