National AccessAbility Week

Join us on May 30th – June 6th for

National Access­Ability Week

Celebrating Champions of Accessibility in Kawartha Lakes

National AccessAbility Week

This National AccessAbility Week, Ampere is celebrating how STEAM makes work, life and play more accessible, creating a stronger Kawartha Lakes community.

With multiple events and workshops from May 30th to June 6th, you’ll have the opportunity to meet gold-medal Paralympians and champions, explore accessible gaming, try out assistive technology AND enjoy fun activities like face painting and yoga for people of all ages!

Join us for an incredible week filled with innovation and truly incredible people.

Young girl wearing orange clothes with her arms outstretched holding an orange streamer in one hand and a yellow streamer in her other. She's smiling with face paint on her face.

EVENTS

AccessAbility in Motion

Location: I.E. Weldon Secondary School
Date: May 30, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE

AccessAbility in Motion is an AccessAbility Week launch event that’s free and fun for all ages!

Amazing Speakers

Jon Thurston – Local Gold Medal, 2026 Paralympics, Wheelchair Curling

Wynn Van Kooten – Local Wheelchair Basketball Athlete (and future champion)

Jon Thurston in his team Canada uniform. He is holding up a Canada flag behind him,
Jon Thurston – Local Gold Medal, 2026 Paralympics, Wheelchair Curling
Wynn Vankooten portrait. She is smiling at the camera.
Wynn Van Kooten – Local Wheelchair Basketball Athlete (and future champion)
Eric Voss in a basketball jersey. He is smiling at the camera.
Eric Voss, Silver Medalist, Canada Games
Tamara Steeves in her basketball uniform. She is holding a basketball and looking upwards.
Tamara Steeves, 4x Paralympian and Commonwealth games Gold Medalist

AccessAbility in Life

Get creative with face painting, Sensory-friendly creation bar featuring fidget tools, textured art and calming bottles! And discover a network of organizations working to create a more inclusive Kawartha Lakes.

AccessAbility in Play

Take your shot at a wheelchair basketball clinic hosted by Tamara Steeves, 4x Paralympian and Commonwealth games Gold Medalist, and Eric Voss, Silver Medalist, Canada Games.

Senior and accessible yoga.

AccessAbility in Work

Explore the latest assistive AI tools and hardware.

Learn about upcoming programs for employers and job seekers that build experience, provide funding and support a more inclusive Canadian economy.

Ampere + Inclusion Arcade

Location: 12 Peel St – Ampere Lindsay Makerspace & Skills Hub
Date: June 5, 2026
Times: 4:00 – 5:30 pm & 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Cost: FREE

Accessibility doesn’t stop when we go online – these workshops, hosted by Ampere and Inclusion Arcade, feature truly incredible assistive technology designed to remove barriers to gaming and the digital world!

Free for people of all ages!

Inclusion arcade logo.

Integrated Accessible Tech

Location: 12 Peel St – Ampere Lindsay Makerspace & Skills Hub
Date: June 6, 2026
Times: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: FREE

This youth and family-focused drop-in workshop examines how accessibility exists all around us in Kawartha Lakes, and in many cases, has become normal (from glasses to automatic doors), plus ways we can make our environment even more inclusive.

Explore low-barrier, emerging assistive technologies that have the potential to significantly expand disability inclusion.

Creating and Celebrating a More Accessible Canada

Learn more about the need for disability inclusion in Canada, progress we’re making and the successes we’re celebrating

A snapshot of Accessibility in Canada

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Inclusion arcade logo.

A snapshot of Accessibility in Canada

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Toolkit! Be AODA-Compliant to reach new talent and customers

A group of four adults sitting in a row, a woman with dark hair has her hand raised as if to ask a question. It is overlapped on a blue and purple triangular graphic.

Resources! Materials for people living with print disabilities and a guide to make your own!

Eight neatly stacked piles of four different issues of the Root & STEM magazine on display on a wooden table.

Employment! Training, internships and supports for job seekers and employers!

A group of four adults sitting in a row, a woman with dark hair has her hand raised as if to ask a question. It is overlapped on a blue and purple triangular graphic.
Funded By the Government of Canada logo.

Ampere’s National AccessAbility Week programming is made possible in part by funding through the Government of Canada’s Accessible Canada Fund – National AccessAbility Week stream.

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