The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is excited to announce the 2024 Building Community: Advancing Anti-Ableism in Education Symposium. This one-day event will take place during National AccessAbility Week.
This inaugural event invites educators, community members, families and caregivers, students, and local leaders to come together and learn more about ableism and how to dismantle it in education systems and throughout the community.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Wilfrid Laurier University – Waterloo Campus – Bricker Building (22 Bricker Avenue, Waterloo, ON N2L 3B4)
Parking: For those who register, information about parking will be sent to you closer to the date.
Join WCDSB as they gather educators, community members, families and caregivers, students, and local leaders to come together and learn more about ableism and how to dismantle it in education systems and throughout the community.
Attend a variety of workshops including:
Welcoming Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder into the Anti-Ableism Conversation
Time: 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Speakers: Karen Huber, Michelle Hughes, Shannon Ward, PLEXUS – Sunbeam Developmental Resource Centre and Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health
Description: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a disability that affects the brain and body of people who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. FASD is not limited to any racial, ethnic, cultural, or geographic group. Children and youth with FASD have the right to identity, culture, connection, and safety; the right to access education, health care and disability supports; and the right to be heard and be free from discrimination. Children, youth, and families are excluded and isolated due to stigma, judgment, and shame. Learn how we are addressing this in our community.