Kerry’s Place Autism Services is excited to share a new resource guide, EnAbling Inclusive Futures: An Introduction to Providing Accessible and Inclusive Services and Supports for Autistic Persons. This comprehensive guide has been developed to prepare community organizations like yours with practical strategies and actionable insights on creating more inclusive and accessible services and supports for Autistic persons. 

Inside EnAbling Inclusive Futures, you’ll find valuable information covering key topics such as:

• understanding neurodiversity and Autism
• practical strategies and suggestions for fostering inclusive environments and services
• resources for further learning and development

Is your organization ready to create meaningful change for Autistic persons? Click here to download our guide now! We encourage you to share this guide with your team and explore how its content can be integrated into your organization’s practices. 

Want to learn more about fostering inclusive and accessible services for Autistic persons?   Contact our Learning and Development team through our inquiry form and ask about our EnAbling Inclusive Futures Training Packing.  Our 3-hour workshop and 1-hour consultation aims to empower community organizations to build inclusive and accessible supports that unlock the full potential of Autistic persons.  This training package is currently being offered for free to eligible organizations.

Thank you for your commitment to building a more inclusive community for Autistic persons!

WHEN: June 24, 2025 at 7pm

An information session for individuals, families and caregivers

Please join us for a simultaneous French/English presentation about Journey to Belonging: Choice and Inclusion, the government of Ontario’s plan to reform developmental services. The plan is centred on a vision where people with developmental disabilities are supported by their communities, support networks and government to belong and live inclusive lives, where they are empowered to make choices and live as independently as possible. 

We are pleased to share a reminder of the principles of Journey to Belonging, along with updates on the progress and work we are doing on important commitments, like the development of a new needs-based funding approach and other service improvements. 

As with past webcasts about J2B, we expect to receive many questions. To address as many as possible, a live segment will follow the webcast. Christine Kuepfer and Amy Olmstead, Directors at the Community Services Division of MCCSS, will answer questions sent in advance.

Please use this form to submit your questions before June 19th at 11:59 pm EST. If you cannot access the form, you can submit your questions to admin@p4p.ca. There will be no opportunity to ask questions during the webcast.

Presentation by:

Amy Olmstead, Director, Community and Developmental Service Policy Branch, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Please contact Jana Bogatin at jana.bogatin@ontario.ca for any inquiries.

Get ready for lots of fun

• Community Day Trip + TTC Training
• Fun & Games in the Park/Beaches
• Picnics / BBQ’s
• Life Skills
• Cooking & nutrition
• sports & dance
• mindfulness, yoga & meditation
• arts & crafts/experiments
• Self advocacy & activism

Dates

• Week 1 – July 7 – 11
• Week 2 – July 14 – 18
• Week 3 – July 21 – 25
• Week 4 – Aug. 11 – 15
• Week 5 – Aug. 18 – 22
• Week 6 – Aug. 25 – 29

Cost

Ages 14 – 18: FREE
Ages 19+: $600/wk

See flyer for more details

Register now! – 416-245-5565 | East Scarborough: Fatima.Rashidi@corbrook.com | North York: Sinead.Tawse-Smith@corbrook.com

WHEN: June 3 | 7pm EST

In the last few years, there has been an increase in discussion around parents and caregivers seeking guardianship for their family member with a developmental disability. The Alternatives to Guardianship webcast helps families understand that guardianship can be unnecessary and limit the rights of a person with a disability. 

Join us on June 3, 2025 at 7pm EST for this important webcast as we discuss the implications of guardianship and explore decision making alternatives in Ontario.

What’s in it for you:

• Understanding of where guardianship would be necessary and an overview of decision-making alternatives in Ontario
• Insights into alternative ways of thinking about a person’s ability and right to make their own decisions
• Overview of the drawbacks to guardianship
• A live Q&A session to address your questions

DramaWay Annual Performance Showcase 2025 Spotlights Over 110 Performers of ALL Abilities!

DramaWay’s annual celebration of the exceptional artistic achievements of Greater Toronto’s special needs community will take place on Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at the Papermill Theatre (67 Pottery Rd., Toronto).

Saturday, we feature 4 live stage productions from the DramaWay Theatre Program. This original theatrical piece,“Rhythms & Rebels”, takes inspiration from a greasy musical high school set in the 1950’s and mashes it together with a musical trilogy set in a high school in the 2000’s. Uniquely adapted to accommodate our exceptional performers of all abilities, it includes loads of dancing and singing featuring an incredible dance number finale! Put on your poodle skirts or basketball jerseys and join us for a nostalgic mashup!

Sunday, our West End Actors will perform, “Rhythms & Rebels”, then our Vocalists slay across time in “Sing The Hits Baby One More Time!” Finally, DramaWay’s Wednesday and Thursday Dancers will captivate you with their back-to-back performances in our Annual Dance Showcase, while taking you through dance styles across the world  and sharing our point of view through movement & dance

For schedule and tickets, please visit: www.dramaway.com/showcase.

See flyers for more details

• Vocal Dance poster
• Showcase Schedule