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Events Calendar
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.
Date: February 10th, 17th and 24th, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day
Held over three days at Pulford Community Living – 1146 Waverley Ave. Winnipeg, MB
(must attend all three days)
Abilities Manitoba General Membership Meeting
Access: Members Only
Please join us for the General Membership Meeting scheduled to hold at Pulford Community Living - 5 - 1146 Waverley, Winnipeg from 1pm to 4pm.
Although we won't be bringing lunch in, we welcome you to bring your lunch and join at noon for informal visiting and networking.
Category: Membership Meeting
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: February 12th, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hosted on Zoom
LPG Lab – Community Presence
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: February 13th, 2026
Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Hosted on Zoom
Community of Practice – Best Possible Health
Join our ever-growing Community of Practice! Everyone deserves the chance to achieve their best possible health.
This session will help leaders take a holistic view of health—physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and mental—and explore practical strategies to overcome barriers such as diagnostic overshadowing, ableist assumptions, and accessibility challenges.
Participants will learn how to strengthen access to preventative health care, support better decision making, and use simple tools and resources that can immediately improve practice.
Through discussion and shared experiences, you’ll leave with concrete steps to better support the health and well-being of the people you serve.
Date: February 18th, 2026
Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
Hosted on 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: February 25, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hosted on Zoom