How Disability & Worker Justice Systems Intersect (and Coordinate Denials)
You're not fighting ONE tribunal denial. You're fighting a coordinated network of systems designed to shift costs between agencies.
This network diagram shows:
Example: Workplace injury denied by WSIB β Apply for ODSP (ONSBT) β Fired, file HRTO β Union won't grieve (ONLRB) β Can't pay rent (LTB). 5 tribunal denials for the SAME injury.
Based on analysis of 64,810+ Ontario tribunal decisions (2020-2026)
Methodology: Connection strength calculated from cross-references in tribunal decisions, common case citations, and documented appeal pathways. Edge weights represent estimated percentage of cases that appear in both systems.
Disability Justice Lens: This network reveals how cost-shifting isn't accidentalβit's structural. When WSIB cuts benefits, ODSP rejects applications simultaneously. When employers fire injured workers, unions don't grieve. The network is designed to exhaust applicants, not serve them.