Inclusion Lethbridge

06/02/2026

🌟 National AccessAbility Week | May 31 – June 6 🌟

This week, we celebrate the contributions, achievements, and leadership of Canadians with disabilities while recognizing the importance of creating communities where everyone can fully participate.

Accessibility is about more than ramps and automatic doors. It's about ensuring people have equitable opportunities to learn, work, connect, contribute, and belong. It means removing barriers—physical, social, attitudinal, and systemic—that prevent people from reaching their full potential.

At Inclusion Lethbridge, we believe that accessibility benefits everyone. When we build communities that are accessible and inclusive, we create spaces where all people can thrive, share their gifts, and be valued for who they are.

As we recognize National AccessAbility Week, we invite our community to consider one simple question:

💡 What can each of us do to make our workplaces, schools, organizations, and neighbourhoods more welcoming and accessible for everyone?

Together, we can continue building a community where inclusion is not the exception—it is the expectation.

06/02/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Chief Mehdizadeh for joining us at the Inclusion Lethbridge Gala on Saturday evening.

We were deeply honoured to have your presence as we celebrated the power of community, belonging, and inclusion. Your words about creating a community where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to thrive reflect the very vision that drives our work every day.

Partnerships and support from community leaders help strengthen the message that inclusion is not just an aspiration—it is a shared responsibility. Your attendance demonstrated a commitment to recognizing the contributions, talents, and potential of people of all abilities, and we are grateful for your support.

Thank you for standing alongside Inclusion Lethbridge and helping champion a community where everyone has the opportunity to participate, contribute, and flourish. Together, we continue building a more inclusive Lethbridge for all.

05/27/2026

As we count down to Saturday’s Inclusion Lethbridge Gala, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible sponsors and community champions helping make this unforgettable evening possible.

Your generosity, belief in inclusion, and commitment to our community help create opportunities, connection, and belonging for individuals and families across Lethbridge.

Thank you to:

94.1 CJOC - Lethbridge 98.1 The Ranch98.1 .com
Tracey Dumonceau & Kristin Brown – The Power of More of More Real Estate Team
Reside Custom Builders
National Salvagel Salvage
Crossings Dental
BDI Play Designs Inc.
Westminster Liquor
Southern Irrigation
Prairie Cedar

Because of your support, Inclusion Lethbridge can continue empowering and celebrating people of all abilities. We are so grateful to have you alongside us for this special night. 💙

05/26/2026

📢 The Government of Alberta has launched an ADAP Estimator tool.
While this is not a comprehensive assessment, it may be helpful for individuals, families, and service providers who are trying to better understand how the proposed Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) changes could affect them.

We also encourage our community to read advocacy perspectives and plain-language breakdowns of the proposed changes. Zachary Weeks has shared an informative blog discussing this calculator for ADAP, and concerns being raised by the disability community, and what these changes could mean for Albertans with disabilities.

🔗 Read Zachary Weeks’ blog here:
https://www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/aish-adap-calculator

As always, we encourage individuals and families to review information carefully, ask questions, and stay informed as discussions around disability supports continue across Alberta. 💙

The Government of Alberta has released the new AISH and ADAP benefit estimator. Learn what the tool includes, what it leaves out, and what disabled Albertans should know.

05/26/2026

📣 Have You Applied for FSCD? CBC Wants to Hear From Families.
CBC Calgary has launched a survey for families who have applied for Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD). Whether you’re currently waiting for support or have already navigated the process, your experiences matter.
For many families, timely access to services can make a significant difference — yet there is very little publicly available information about wait times and barriers to accessing support. This survey is an important opportunity to help shine a light on the realities families are facing across Alberta.
🗣️ Your voice can help inform public awareness and future conversations around disability supports.
📱 Scan the QR code in the image below to complete the survey before June 5.
Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with families, caregivers, and community members who may want to participate. 💙

05/18/2026

✨ Get your tickets before the May 23 deadline! ✨
Don’t miss your chance to be part of an unforgettable evening of inclusion, advocacy, and community connection.
Tickets for the Inclusion Lethbridge Charity Gala are available until May 23, and we would love to see our community come together in support of individuals with disabilities and the important work happening right here in Lethbridge.

Join us on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM for a night of celebration, storytelling, connection, and impact — all in support of creating a more inclusive and welcoming community for everyone.

📍 Excite Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre
101 Exhibition Way South, Lethbridge, Alberta

🎟️ Every ticket purchased helps support Inclusion Lethbridge’s ongoing advocacy, community programming, family support, self-advocacy initiatives, and efforts to build belonging and accessibility across our city.

Whether you attend with friends, family, coworkers, or community partners, your presence helps make a difference.

Get your tickets now!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/2026-spring-gala-investing-in-inclusion

📞Reach out for any additional Information: 403-327-2911

05/12/2026

Inclusion Lethbridge Association is the proud recipient of a 2026 Henry S. Varley Rural Life Grant, from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. Through our project, "Financial Literacy in Rural Communities", we hope to bring information and solid strategies about financial planning, coping with money anxiety, and basic financial tools, to folks in rural communities. These sessions are intended for (but not limited to) people who may be receiving limited employment income, may be dependent on income support, and/or may be living with a disability or assisting a friend or family member with a disability.

These Financial Literacy events will be posted on our page and on our website in the coming months. Please stay tuned for a free workshop appearing in a town near you!

Thank you to the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta!

05/11/2026

What does inclusion look like?It looks like laughter at a shared table.It looks like people being welcomed, valued, and heard.It looks like the community showing up for one another.

On May 30, we gather for the Inclusion Lethbridge Gala to celebrate exactly that — the people, stories, and moments that make inclusion real.This evening is about more than an event. It’s about belonging.

💙 We would love to see you there as you support individuals with disabilities, families who need support with advocating for the ones we love and celebrating those who choose to include in our community.

🎟️ Help us reach our goal while enjoying a delicious meal, a silent auction, raffles, celebrating inclusive educators, families who advocate to their core, and fill the room with inclusion!

Get your tickets now:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/2026-spring-gala-investing-in-inclusion

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary! Come join us at the Gala event to help celebrate their work! https://inclusionlethbridge.ca/

Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary has taken home 2026 Betty Grigg Inclusive Education Award! Please visit the Lethbridge School Division website for details: https://www.lethsd.ab.ca/our-district/news/post/fleetwood-bawden-takes-home-2026-betty-grigg-inclusive-education-award

04/30/2026

Grab tickets to our upcoming Gala in support of Inclusion Lethbridge — we would truly love to see you there! Please SHARE and Send out to friends, family, co-workers, and organizations you are connected with and our work with inclusion for individuals with disabilities and our community!

This evening is more than just an event. It’s a chance to come together, celebrate inclusion, and help ensure individuals and families in our community continue to receive the supports they need to thrive.

If you’ve been thinking about attending, now is the moment to act! Every ticket purchased helps us continue the important work we do every day.

Join us. Celebrate with us. Make a difference with us.