Disability Awareness Information Sessions provide a forum for exploring deeply held stereotypes and historical stigma experienced by people with developmental disabilities. Disability Awareness Information Sessions provide a safe learning environment where participants can ask questions and discover their own ability to find the answers to common questions and concerns about interacting and communicating with people with developmental disabilities. Information sessions are designed to be collaborative, open, and to encourage an exchange of ideas and strategies on how to be more aware, comfortable, and sensitive when interacting and communicating with people with developmental disabilities.

Disability Awareness Information Sessions are provided by the Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary (DDRC). Session facilitators include qualified trainers from DDRC. Information sessions are provided on-site at your organization and can be general in nature and/or tailored according to your organization's specific requirements. The length of information sessions depend on each organization's requirements. Typically, Disability Awareness Information Sessions are provided as a half-day or full-day session, or as one to two hour sessions and can accommodate up to 20 people per session.

For more information: Please contact Bonny Johannson, community development coordinator at (403) 685-6412, or bonnyj@ddrcc.com.

"I learned to be less afraid of helping customers with disabilities." -program participant

"The booklet you prepared is great! It is full of useful and relevant information which staff can read and refer back to at a later date."  -Calgary Public Library