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, integrity, and social responsibility. 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, Founder & Principal Consultant

    Tina Doyle is an accessibility strategist, educator, and equity focused leader with over 30 years of experience advancing accessibility, disability inclusion, and systems change. She translates complex accessibility challenges into practical, actionable solutions grounded in lived experience and human rights principles.

    Tina works across education, healthcare, housing, and public services, providing strategic guidance and contributing to initiatives that strengthen accessibility, shape inclusive spaces and systems, and build awareness to support systems change.

    Professional Memberships & Designations

    Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™ (RHFAC) Professional

    Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Registered Social Service Worker (RSSW)

    Member, International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

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    Our Collaborators: A Network of Accessibility Experts

    We collaborate with a network of seasoned accessibility professionals, bringing together diverse expertise to deliver comprehensive solutions and supports in education, healthcare, workplaces, and the community.

    Our partners bring expertise in accessibility standards, the built environment, digital accessibility, employment, education, healthcare, sport, and STEM. Together, we deliver projects that drive innovation, advance equity, and uphold the highest standards of access for people with disabilities.

    Our Partners

    IDEA-STEM

    LearnEquity Solutions

Tina Doyle - Expanded Select Background

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

    • Member, CSA Group S701 Accessibility Technical Committee (overarching committee for all CSA accessibility standards)

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

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

    • Past Director of AccessAbility Services, University of Toronto. 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 of Toronto’s Facility Accessibility Design Standards Technical Working Group.

    • Sessional Instructor, University of Toronto, 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 for an 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, Registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

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

  • “Exploring Disability Inclusion in Newcomer Services: Practical Tools for Accessible Pathways”, Toronto South West Local Immigration Partnership, 2025

    “Accessibility and Anti-ableism in the Natural Resource Sciences: Research Findings,” Natural Resources Canada, with Dr Mahadeo Sukhai, 2025.

    ”The Proposed Postsecondary AODA Standard,” University of Windsor, 2024.

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

    “Accessibility: Barriers & Inclusion,” [including playgrounds], University of Toronto, PSYD20 Course, 2023

    “Accessibility in the classroom: Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Course”, University of Toronto, Faculty Development Course, 2021, 2023, 2024.

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

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

    “Beyond Social Inclusion: Intersections of Employment, Education and Income Disparity for People Living with Disabilities,” [panelist] Easter Seals Canada Community Conference, 2020.

    “Disability and Inclusion in Canadian Education,” Easter Seals Canada Community Conference, 2020.

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

    “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.

  • 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.

Sustainability & Ethical Practice
AccessAdvance Consulting embeds sustainability and ethical business practices into all services by removing systemic barriers across communities, education, transportation, infrastructure, and technology to advance equity and wellbeing for people with disabilities. Our work is grounded in human rights principles, responsible business conduct, and integrity in all jurisdictions where we operate.

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.