Centre of Excellence in Inclusive & Adaptive Physical Activity

We are happy to announce that our 2024 Niagara FunFest will be held at the Centre for Adaptive Physical Activity (CAPA) on Saturday, July 6th, from 12 PM to 4 PM!

Join us for indoor and outdoor activities, creative crafts, exhibits, and community interactions!

Adults, children, teens, families and all who join us can experience:
⭐️ Developmentally and age-appropriate adaptive physical activity programs.
⭐️ Individualized programming and facilitation in a supervised, low-stim, well-equipped physical activity environment.
⭐️ Pedagogy follows the station-based, embedded curriculum of the SNAP (Supporting Neurodiversity through Adaptive Programming).
⭐️ Adaptive fundamental movement skills and expressive arts activities, plus parasport activities!

Come and join us at the Centre for Adaptive Physical Activity (CAPA) at 130 Lockhart Drive, St. Catharines, Ontario, with free parking & no admission fee, however, donations are welcome!

Have further questions? Email us at [email protected] for more information! 🐢

Side by Side - a developmentally and age appropriate adaptive physical activity program for adults who identify as physically, intellectually, or developmentally neuro-diverse or unconventional.

We are now recruiting for volunteers on Wednesday evenings beginning October 4.

Email [email protected] to get involved!

International Day for Persons with Disabilities Event: Engaging and Celebrating with Disability Communities
▪️December 7, 2022
▪️Noon-2:00 pm
▪️Pond Inlet

Sponsored by the Anti-Ableism and Mental Health working group of PACHRED (AAMH), the Office of Human Rights and Equity Services (HRE), and the Brock Niagara Centre of Excellence in Inclusive and Adaptive Physical Activity (CAPA).

December 3 is the date recognized annually by the United Nations as International Day for Persons with Disabilities. This year we will be hosting an event to commemorate that day on December 7, 2022, from noon-2:00 pm in Pond Inlet.

We will announce the recipients of the Accessibility and Inclusion Recognition Awards, we will have a presentation by Nathan Shipley, a disability self-advocate, activist, and public speaker, and we will have a series of round tables for participants to engage in a variety of interactive experiences with disability community members.

Please join us as we celebrate diversity and inclusion.

For further information please contact Maureen Connolly, [email protected]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 📣

C.A.P.A is hosting the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (N.A.F.A.P.A) October 2023. We are looking for volunteers for a variety of roles to assist with conference operations.

Check out or https://brocku.ca/applied-health-sciences/kinesiology/nafapa/ for more inf

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below the text are three pictures side by side. The first is of a tall building at Brock University. The second is a person wearing a Brock t-shirt and the third is of the Cairns building at Brock University. Below the pictures is the text: N.A.F.A.P.A Conference. October 11 to 13, 2023. Brock University. Interested? email [email protected]**

Imagine a Canada where no one is left out. A Canada that does not just accommodate disability, but one that is disability inclusive from the start. That is the Canada we are creating – for everyone.

This week is National AccessAbility Week (NAAW), which runs this year from May 29 - June 4, 2022. This year’s theme is “Inclusive from the start”.

Visit MSU Maccess for a list of virtual events hosted by McMaster University.

Accessible Canada

Are your forms, documents and posters accessible?

Did you know that the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (A.O.D.A.) requires that organizations ensure that access to information and web content be accessible? That means when you post a document online it must be accessible.

May 19th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (G.A.A.D.)! It's a day to talk, think, and learn about digital access and inclusion. More than 6.2 million Canadians experience disability and encounter barriers in physical, educational, and technical environments. Designing with accessibility in mind makes access to information available to everyone.

Please join us for an online webinar that will provide you with a brief and introductory overview of best practices in document accessibility using Microsoft Word and will introduce you to some tools you may not even know you had.

Presenter: Mitch Baird, Web Developer, AODA Compliance Consultant Continuing Education Certificate

Click this link to register: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/FRGudvwe8kqlNuKyRDrxoA,C1owKCnNHk-H_DVqZumiHA,DbCifmyIAUqJ-wHz6J_Oig,1Palhy0xHE6f0NO4H5HJdg,nRyaPldjyUSn3ClGTPT2ZQ,cO6-ju1cMkOfnRTl49DW9Q?mode=read&tenantId=76ae1115-1efc-4af2-a536-e2b2443af1a0

Canadian Mental Health Association (C.M.H.A) is hosting their annual Mental Health Week, this week, May 2- 8, 2022!

Check out mentalhealthweek.ca for more information, events, and resources.

HAPPY NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK!

THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers that commit their time and energy to the C.A.P.A community programs! Each of you play an important role in the success and sustainability of these programs.

THANK YOU ❤️

Stay tuned for upcoming volunteer opportunities

UPCOMING EVENT!

Ability Empowerment Day is a two half-day event at Brock University. High school students (grades 9-12) experiencing disability are invited to attend to discover opportunities in post-secondary education.

The goal of the event is to create a space where students can come together to participate in two half day sessions to learn about different departments and services, exchange ideas, gain perspectives, and learn advocacy skills centered around post-secondary education. The vision of Ability Empowerment Day is to imagine a world where all people are treated equitably in education.

This year’s event will be held on April 26 and 27, from 9-noon both days. AED was an online event last year and will be an online event this year.

For more information please contact Maureen Connolly ([email protected]) Kay Waboso ([email protected]) or Alison Rothwell ([email protected]).

WEBINAR SERIES!

C.A.P.A. will be hosting a webinar on April 22, 2022, 12 pm- 1:30 pm (EST) with Chad Sutherland from the University of Windsor.

This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required to gain access to the online event.

Click this link to register: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/FRGudvwe8kqlNuKyRDrxoA,kRT1H2YGdUim0fSrTlPvrQ,KlpDGhUL9kC_8VfpCP28UQ,lDMgjtdJCk2Kq41FPwfInw,Y8F7-WKM8EeD7d1tfca4hw,LukKwUpqLkyU_Jk6l05muA?mode=read&tenantId=76ae1115-1efc-4af2-a536-e2b2443af1a0

COMMUNITY PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Experience Physical Activity for Life

Experience Physical Activity is an adaptive martial arts program serving the Niagara Region.

This program offers unique and engaging weekly martial arts classes utilizing stations, group and partner activities. Participants will learn the basics of traditional karate, free sparring, and jiu-jitsu.

For more information e-mail: [email protected]