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Events Calendar
LPG Lab – Rights Protection & Promotion
Abilities Manitoba’s Leading Practice Guidelines set out what high-quality services should look like for Manitobans with intellectual disabilities.
This fall and winter, senior leaders are invited to join a series of interactive two-hour online LPG Labs.
Each session will focus on one guideline area, explore what leading practice looks like, review ready-to-use tools and policies, and create space for leaders to share successes, challenges, and resources.
The goal is to help organizations strengthen their services and support people to live full, inclusive lives in their communities.
Date: October 1, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
The session will be hosted via Zoom.
Abilities Manitoba General Membership Meeting
Access: Members Only
Our Fall 2025 General Membership Meeting will be held in Selkirk at the United Church Hall, 202 Maclean Ave.
The meeting will be held from 10am to 2pm and will include lunch for those attending in person.
When registering, please select online or in person attendance.
Category: Membership Meeting
Rights Training Series – Self-Direction
The Rights Training Series: Self-Direction is a three-part training designed by and for people with disabilities.
The curriculum is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the rights and responsibilities of people with disabilities.
Upon completion of this training, people will feel more confident in their rights and feel empowered to make choices and take control of the areas that impact them.
The content is introductory, and learning about rights should continue after this training, as it is a continuous journey.
Dates: October 16, 23 and 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day (must attend all three days)
Venue: Pulford Community Living – 1146 Waverley Ave. Winnipeg, MB
Getting Rights, Right! – Direct Support Professionals
Getting Rights Right is a full-day, interactive workshop that explores how direct support staff can turn rights from abstract ideas into everyday practice.
Together, we’ll look at the history and laws that shape disability rights, unpack what real choice and decision-making mean, and reflect on the barriers that still get in the way.
Through discussion and practical strategies, participants will learn how to support people with disabilities to take the driver’s seat in their own lives—balancing rights and responsibilities, navigating “grey areas,” and standing beside people as equal citizens.
Date: October 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Venue: Pulford Community Living – 1146 Waverley Ave. Winnipeg, MB
Community of Practice - Getting Rights, Right
Join our ever-growing Community of Practice!
Protecting and promoting people’s rights is not a one-time event—it requires intention, perseverance, and leadership.
In this session, participants will explore the balance between duty of care and dignity of risk, learn practical ways to reduce unnecessary restrictions, and discover tools to help staff and organizations have meaningful rights conversations.
Participants will leave with practical ideas, strategies and resources to strengthen their practice.
Date: October 20, 2025
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
The event will be hosted via Zoom.
LPG Lab – Facilitating Connections
Abilities Manitoba’s Leading Practice Guidelines set out what high-quality services should look like for Manitobans with intellectual disabilities.
This fall and winter, senior leaders are invited to join a series of interactive two-hour online LPG Labs.
Each session will focus on one guideline area, explore what leading practice looks like, review ready-to-use tools and policies, and create space for leaders to share successes, challenges, and resources.
The goal is to help organizations strengthen their services and support people to live full, inclusive lives in their communities.
Date: October 28, 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Session will be hosted via Zoom.
One Day Personal Outcome Measures Workshop
An 8-hour workshop that provides an overview of the values, structure and process of Personal Outcome Measures without the opportunity to learn or practice interview skills available in the more immersive Five-Day Workshop.
Date: October 29, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
To be hosted via Zoom.