Vision

Our vision is a future where accessibility is built in from the beginning, guided by the experiences of people with disabilities and grounded in human rights. We see a society where organisations design with people in mind, prevent barriers before they happen, and respond to diverse needs and experiences as a genuine, practiced commitment. We’re building this future in partnership with people with disabilities, communities, and others working toward greater inclusion.

About

  • Photo of Tina Doyle, a woman with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a black shirt, smiling at the camera

    Tina Doyle, MS, RSSW, Principal

    Founder and Principal with over 30 years of experience in the field of accessibility services, accommodation planning, training, and physical accessibility audits and design reviews.

    Lived experience of rare disability offering insights into user-centered service delivery and physical accessibility.

    Member, The Canadian Evaluation Society

    Member, International Association of Accessibility Professionals.

    Designated Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Professional.

    Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, RSSW, Psychotherapist

    Knowledge of Ontario, Canadian, and American accessibility legislation, enhanced by a global perspective on disability.

  • Four hands, each belonging to a different person, are holding separate pieces of a puzzle, coming together to complete the final image. The scene symbolizes collaboration with a network of seasoned accessibility professionals, uniting diverse experti

    Our Collaborators: A Network of Accessibility Experts

    We collaborate with a network of seasoned accessibility professionals, bringing together diverse expertise to deliver comprehensive solutions. Our partners specialise in areas such as physical accessibility, digital accessibility, and STEM. Together, we work on projects that drive innovation and enhance access for individuals with disabilities, ensuring the highest standards of accessibility across all our initiatives.

Tina Doyle - Further Background

    • Member of the Ontario Accessibility Standards Advisory Council, Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility.

    • Past Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), Post-Secondary Education Standards Development Committee, Government of Ontario.

    • Accessibility Consultant, Government of Canada Accessibility Standards Research Grant, University of Toronto Scarborough. Research Topic: Enabling Science: Accessible Infrastructure through Knowledge Mobilization in partnership with IDEA-STEM.

    • Past Director of AccessAbility Services, University of Toronto Scarborough. Oversaw the strategic and operational management of the unit, including accommodation planning, case management, outreach, and training on disability, accommodations, and accessibility. Provided consultation, interpreted legislation and policies, and ensured compliance with accessibility standards.

      Worked collaboratively with Capital Projects, Facilities, Architects, Landscape Designers, Design and Construction management, Interior Designers, and individual departments to assess, design, and plan, to ensure meaningful access and inclusive design of space striving for the highest level of accessibility. Actively sought and incorporated feedback based on the lived experiences of individuals with various disabilities—including physical and health related conditions, vision and hearing loss, mental health, and neurodiversity—into design practices. This collaborative approach was intended to reduce the need for accommodations and enhance inclusion and independence for people with disabilities.

    • Projects include the Ma Moosh Ka Win Valley Trail (formerly known as Valley Land Trail recreational trail); the Indigenous House; Campus Farm; Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC); Environmental Science building; Arts & Admin Building; science laboratories; health services; housing (apartment style and townhouses); lecture theatres; Retail and Parking Commons.

    • Served as a member of the university’s Facility Accessibility Design Standards Technical Working Group.

    • Sessional Instructor, University of Toronto Scarborough, Special topics course: "Disability Services in Higher Education" summer of 2023 and 2022. Introduced health studies students to the field of disability services in higher education and identified concepts that would be transferable to the K-12, healthcare and community sectors.

    • Course Co-Author with Wilfrid Laurier University, for an E-Campus Virtual Strategy Grant. Developed an online course on Accessibility Services in Higher Education which was made available to Ontario publicly funded colleges and universities to teach or use for their accessibility staff training and onboarding through an e-campus portal.

    • Policy Consultant Sub-Contractor, School & Workplace Accommodation, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (Ontario Indigenous Institute).

    • Past Chair, Inter-University Disability Issues Association, the Ontario provincial body of publicly funded university Offices for Students with Disabilities. Represented the association on Ministry working groups including the financial aid and data collection groups and the Ministry Postsecondary Advisory Committee on Disability Issues (PACDI).

    • Advisor, Robotics as Accessibility Solutions in STEM.

    • Accessibility Advisor and Co-Chair, Volunteers & Member, Local Organizing Committee
      VISTA 2017: International Paralympic Committee Conference
      Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Toronto, Ontario.

  • Master of Science in Disability Services in Higher Education, CUNY

    Graduate Certificate in Postsecondary Disability Services, University of Connecticut

    Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Toronto

    Diploma, Social Service Worker, Seneca College

    Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ Professional Training, George Brown College

  • “The Proposed Postsecondary AODA Standard,” University of Windsor, March 19, 2024.

    “AODA Proposed PSE Standards: Discussion with Chair Tina Doyle,” AccessibilityConsulting.ca, September 28, 2023.

    “Advocacy Approach for Systemic Change,” Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance, October 22, 2022.

    “Teaching and Learning in a Time of Uncertainty - Challenging ‘the New Normal,” Learning Outcomes Conference Panel, Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance with Patterson, J., Stewart, B., Doyle, T., Rempel, M., October 2022.

    “Accessibility and Accommodations in the Workplace: Reframing Disability in Accommodation Processes,” for federally regulated businesses, D(if)Labs Crucible Partner Round Table, 2021.

    “Disability and Inclusion in Canadian Education,” and panelist for “Beyond Social Inclusion: Intersections of Employment, Education and Income Disparity for People Living with Disabilities,” Easter Seals Canada Community Conference, March 11, 2020.

    “Accessibility: Law, Policy, & Community,” POSC 1100: What is Community? Course, Ontario Tech University, 2018.

    “Diversity and Equity in Practice: A Workshop for UTSC Professionals and Managers” with A. Saunders N’Daw, University of Toronto Scarborough, December 5, 2017.

    “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Practice: A Workshop for UTSC Employees” with A. Burgess and P. Stamp, University of Toronto Scarborough, May 13, 2015.

    “Reframing Disability,” Sociology Course, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), 2015.  

    “Accessible Art Gallery Experiences for Persons with Disabilities,” Doris McCarthy Art Gallery and Justina M. Barnicke Gallery/University of Toronto Art Centre,The Flesh of the World, an exhibition Inspired by the XVII Pan American and Parapan American Games, 2015.

    “Student Voices in Promoting Inclusive Education,” with Dr. Nancy Johnston, Gender & Disability Course, UTSC, 2013.   

    “Navigating Transitions: Transition to Post-Secondary for Students with Disabilities.” Ontario School Counsellors’ Association (OSCA).  A partnership with the Ministry Colleges & Universities, Special Education Policy and Programs Branch, Ministry of Education, Inter-University Disability Issues Association (IDIA) and the College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI), 2010.

  • Doyle, T., Poynton, B, Sukhai, M., Sinclair, J. (2023). Disability as Diversity (chapter in Handbook of Higher Education and Disability, Editors: Joseph W. Madaus and Lyman Dukes III, Elgar Publishing).

    Sukhai, M., & Mohler, C. (2017).  Creating a culture of accessibility in the sciences. (T. Doyle, Cond) (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier.

    Sukhai, M., Mohler, C., Doyle, T., Smith, F., Carson, E, Neider, C., Levy-Pinto, D. Duffett, E. (2014). Creating an accessible science laboratory for students with disabilities.Council of Ontario Universities. accessiblecampus.ca (Article).

    Johnston, N. & Doyle, T. (2011). Inclusive teaching: Perspectives of students with disabilities. Open Words: Access and English Studies Journal, 5(1), Spring edition, 53-60.

    Dawson, T. & Doyle, T. ed. (2004). Universal instructional design: Creating an accessible curriculum. Teaching and Learning Services and AccessAbility Services, University of Toronto Scarborough.

Statement of Land Acknowledgement

AccessAdvance Consulting Inc. respectfully acknowledges that our work spans traditional and unceded territories covering many regions.

We wish to recognize the traditional land where our primary activities operate. We exist on lands that the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg inhabited for thousands of years prior to European colonization. These lands are the traditional and treaty territories of the Nations covered under the Williams Treaties, including the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, Alderville First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, and the Chippewa Nations of Georgina Island, Beausoleil and Rama.  

We honour, recognize, and respect Indigenous Peoples as rights holders and stewards of the lands and waters on which we have the privilege to live and operate. We commit to learning from Indigenous values and knowledge, building opportunities for collaboration, and recognizing that we are all connected.