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SUMMARY:Spring into Learning - May 2
DESCRIPTION:Spring into Learning 2026: Rethink Dis-Ability\n \n\nWhat: Join us for our 2nd annual Spring Into Learning event. This year’s theme is: ‘Rethink Dis-Ability.’ Hear from a former Canadian Paralympian\, a queer/binary/disabled Trent University professor\, and social worker/community activist as they give their take on why it’s important to shatter our perceptions (and biases) about disabilities. If you are a caregiver\, family member\, community member\, or professional with experience working with individuals with disabilities\, this event is for you!  Join us for a day of hands-on learning\, resources and guest speakers. Free event with lunch included (no child care available).\nWhen: Saturday\, May 2\, 9 am to 3 pm\nWhere: Five Counties Children’s Centre (872 Dutton Road) in Peterborough\nTo Join:  Fill in our online form here. You can also contact Hayley Hodges at 1-888-779-9916\, ext. 215 or hhodges@fivecounties.on.ca\nSpring into Learning 2026 features:\n\nKeynote speaker Alec Denys (5-time Paralympian\, sports enthusiast and accessibility advocate)\, who shares his personal story of suffering a life-altering injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down\, and how his love of sports helped him discover new abilities.\nWorkshop facilitator Derek Newman-Still (a local author\, academic and activist) speaks on the importance of resiliency in their own life to respond and correct presumptions from those who diss their disability.\nWorkshop facilitator Maureen Pollard (social worker and compassionate bereavement care provider) explains how to ‘re-think resiliency’ by offering simple strategies for self-preservation that caregivers can into action when stretched to the limit. The focus is on small\, manageable steps toward well-being that are possible even when life is hectic.\nMix and mingle session with other participants\nTakeaway resources\nLunch and snacks included.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivecounties.on.ca/mt-event/spring-into-learning/
LOCATION:Dr. Mary Thain Site\, Five Counties Children’s Centre\, 872 Dutton Road\, Peterborough\, Ontario\, K9H 7G1\, Canada
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