Director of @steadwardcentre, looking for ways to ensure everyone has access to meaningful physical activity experiences! More people, more active, more often
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Happening tomorrow!
The Steadward Bears Para Swim Team annual Going the Distance Fundraiser.
April 27th from 9:30am – 1:00pm!
Show your support or donate here: uabgive.ca/gtd
@steadwardcentre
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New publication now available from our inclusive playgrounds research project. Thank you @CHShirazi for your leadership on this paper! @CTJumpstart @CanDisParPro
Understanding the experiences of parents of disabled and non-disabled children at playgrounds designed for disability inclusion tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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OneAbility's Annual Education Day is just around the corner, on Nov 24th from 9-12pm PST. Have you registered? eventbrite.ca/e/oneability-e…
Our first highlighted speaker is Geneva, from @steadwardcentre
ALT Geneva oversees the Steadward Bears para swimming and para athletics programs and para sport education initiatives, specifically Athletes2Coaches and Becoming Para Ready. Geneva believes that all individuals should have access to the quality sporting experiences that they choose.
It is so exciting to be able to share this announcement! Along with an incredible group of partners, I'm thrilled to be a part of this work on behalf of @steadwardcentre
CDPP is thrilled to share that we received a $2.5M @SSHRC_CRSH Partnership Grant to help fund our work for the next 7 years!
CDPP 2.0 aims to develop, implement and evaluate quality sport, exercise and play experiences for Canadians with disabilities.
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We are incredibly proud of the work CDPP 1.0 achieved over the past 7 years with our first @SSHRC Partnership Grant. Check out our Cross-Sector accomplishments in the Mobility, Employment and Sport & Exercise domains!
ALT An infographic featuring coloured boxes that highlight the cross-sector achievements of CDPP 1.0 from 2016-2023.
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Are you a life-long learner? Do you love sports? Pursue your passion with a #UAlbertaKSR graduate certificate. Michaela did, and has never looked back.
Read more about her journey: bit.ly/3JpCyIU
Application deadline is August 1, 2023
It's so great to have sport and physical activity make it into the titles of our provincial and federal ministers!
In the last 3 months the word “sport” was put into an Alberta Ministry. Hooray @ABTourismSport.
Also “Physical Activity” is now in the title of a Federal Ministry. Hooray @CQualtro.
Just the beginning as sport and physical activity are recognized as key drivers to wellness.
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Take a look at this community-driven project I have had the pleasure of leading! Visit et.cdpp.ca for more. Please DM me if you have any questions or would like to set up something to learn more. Let’s evaluate programs together! 👩💼🏅@sciactioncanada @AbilitiesCentre
Let us help you build a #ProgramEvaluation plan for your physical activity program serving individuals with disabilities! Try our new interactive toolkit, created by researchers and community partners using the #REAIM framework. Visit et.cdpp.ca to start today!
ALT An image of a woman in a bright red t-shirt playing wheelchair tennis sits in the bottom right corner. Text on the graphic reads "Disability & PhysicalActivity Program Evaluation Toolkit Now Available! et.cdpp.ca". The CDPP brand logo sits underneath this text.
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Job opportunity: ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CONSULTANT KSR THE STEADWARD CENTRE
ifapa.net/adapted-physical-a…
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Today is election day in Alberta! We encourage you to get out and vote to make sure your voice is heard. Beyond the election it is still important to spread the word on why sport, physical activity, and recreation (SPAR) matter. Visit sparmatters.ca to learn more!
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This week is National Accessibility Week in Canada. The Adapt Lab, in collaboration with @CanDisParPro and @steadwardcentre will be putting the spotlight on accessible and inclusive play. Stay tuned! #WePlayToo @JenniferLeo12 @CTJumpstart @UofTKPE
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Over 2.2 million cases of health conditions were prevented in 2019 as a result of sport, recreation, and physical activity participation. Want to learn more about why SPAR Matters? Visit sparmatters.ca/ #SPARMatters
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Opinion: It’s time Alberta got in the wellness game
Albertans pay double what other Canadians do for their families to hit the ice, learn to swim, or join a softball team because, despite being the country’s wealthiest province, we have the lowest per capita spending from the government on sport, physical activity, and recreation (SPAR) – by a long shot.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/…
#LiveActiveYEG
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A Ministry of Wellness with 1% of the Health budget can:
- support access to sport, physical activity and rec opportunities for all.
- build social connections and positive mental health programs
- ensure wellbeing is foundational to learning in schools. #abelxn #AbElection2023
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What if one percent of the #Alberta Ministry of Health budget went to keeping people healthy. It would be the the how of "fixing health care". Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation are key drivers to good mental and physical health. Ask your candidates. #abelxn23 #abpoli
If sport, physical activity and recreation (SPAR) are important to you, check out the SPAR Matters website at sparmatters.ca for resources & action steps you can take to advocate for SPAR!
@arpaonline
So many good things in our lives centre around sport, physical activity, and recreation. It's for everyone, including folks experiencing disability! Please visit sparmatters.ca for resources to help you share the message of why it's so critical to our lives!
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Update: We wanted to thank everyone for supporting our Steadward Bears team at this years Going the Distance fundraiser.
We are happy to report we exceeded our goal by hitting over $18, 800!
We couldn't have done this without all of you! Thank you!
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Yesterday the CPC was thrilled to be part of the National Coaching for ParaSport Summit to move beyond asking "why" disability inclusion is important in coaching to instead asking "how".@UAlberta @steadwardcentre @uOttawa @CAC_ACE @SSHRC_CRSH
ALT panel with Darda Sales swimming, Jeremy Hall rowing, Brian McKeever Nordic, and Dr Scott Douglas
ALT Group photo of participants
Thanks to @gencoulter and Sierra Roth for a great presentation on @steadwardcentre’s Athletes2Coaches program to bring the para athlete perspective to the National Coaching for Para Sport Summit!!
As you sit with your Friday morning coffee, take a minute to read this great feature on one of our para swimmers. If you'd like to support this amazing program, please visit the fundraising page for Going the Distance: crowdfunding.ualberta.ca/o/u…
Star swimmer finds home with #SteadwardBears
“It’s a chance for athletes to really connect with one another . . . and just to have that really welcoming environment,” @JenniferLeo12 director of @steadwardcentre
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