Category Archives: Advocacy

📣ABLE2 Programs

Advocacy, Health, Services and Programs

ABLE2 strives to deliver programming that helps build an inclusive community in Ottawa, where everyone can participate, according to their abilities, as full community members.

Impact evaluations clearly show that inclusion, the reduction of loneliness and isolation, and the resulting improvement in mental and physical health have a significant positive benefit on the lives of people with disabilities, their families, our volunteers and partners, and the community at large.

Learn more at able2.org

💬Au-Some Conference

Advocacy, Autism, Events

Autism Canada is proud to present this year’s annual Au-Some Conference on October 26, 2024 from 10 AM – 3 PM EDT, during Autism Acceptance Month. The Au-Some Conference is the only Canadian conference in which all of the presentations are created and delivered by neurodivergent individuals, sharing their lived experiences and enriching the lives of everyone in attendance.

It is a day for people to learn about the diversity of the Autism Spectrum and where, together, we will create an inclusive environment for sharing successes and for creating acceptance for those on the spectrum, caregivers and communities.

Now in its 8th year, the Au-Some Conference is a free, national conference presented virtually to allow us to bring it to hundreds of people in every region of Canada.

Learn more and register here:
https://www.autismcanada.org/ausome-conference

💼Beyond AODA Compliance: Disability Inclusive Hiring Webinar

Advocacy, Employment, Presentations / Workshops, Virtual

October 22, 2024 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Elevate Your Business with Disability Inclusive Hiring Practices!

The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is unveiling a transformative way of making Ontario workplaces accessible and inclusive. It’s called Beyond AODA Compliance — Disability Inclusive Hiring. And you’re invited to attend one of the sessions hosted by ODEN to find out about it!

Learn more and register

🇨🇦 October is Autism Acceptance Month in Canada

Advocacy, Autism, Events

Together, we celebrate the beautiful diversity each and every individual on the Autism Spectrum brings to the world. We embrace each individual’s unique contributions to society and continue to advocate for understanding, acceptance, and inclusion. Thank you for being part of this important movement. Let’s keep pushing for a world where everyone is valued and included.

🗺️Consultation on the Accessible Canada Roadmap

Advocacy

📣 Accessible Canada wants to hear from you!
A consultation has just launched to get your feedback on the draft Accessible Canada Roadmap. They invite all Canadians who are passionate about advancing accessibility to share their input on areas of action that can help us achieve a barrier-free Canada by 2040.
Share your views before January 8, 2025: https://ow.ly/EkaN50TxftN

🤝Free training sessions to discuss realities and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers

2SLGBTQIA+, Advocacy, Caregivers, Presentations / Workshops

Fondation Émergence is offering free training sessions across Ontario to discuss the realities and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers. These sessions are part of the Chosen Family program, created in 2019 and dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ caregivers and to raising awareness in caregiving and healthcare related sectors of society.

Topics include:

• Sexual and gender diversity
• Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers
• Strategies to meet their needs
• Testimony of an LGBTQ+ person
• Q&A

Dates and locations:

– Hawkesbury (Sept 23, 2–4 PM, French)
– Ottawa (Sept 25, 9–11 AM, French)
– Ottawa (Sept 25, 1:30–3:30 PM, English)
– Cornwall (Sept 26, 9–11 AM, French)