NOTE: This group will run on Wednesday evenings starting January 20th.

Share ideas and strategies with other parents.  Increase your knowledge about children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).  Explore positive qualities of children with ADHD.   Develop strategies to increase positive behaviour.  Reduce aggressive behaviour.  Encourage cooperation and solve problems.  We will also address learning issues and how to work with your child's school.

Event Dates:  Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, February 3, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:00pm - 9:30pm

K-W Counselling Services
480 Charles St. East,
Kitchener, ON  N2G 4K5

P: 519-884-0000
F: 519-884-7000

Event Cost ($): 120.00

February 3, 2010 12:00 noon

Limited spaces available - please register for this meeting by January 29, 2010.

This webinar, presented by Jessica Michael of The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre, will describe the Ontario Human Rights Code and what your human rights are at work. The webinar will focus on discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

Date(s): Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Venue: The Law Society of Upper Canada
130 Queen St W
Toronto, Ontario
Organizer: The Ethno-racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO) in collaboration with ARCH Disability Law Centre and the Law Society of Upper Canada, their Community Partners

Event Details
This event will increase cross-sectoral understanding of the disadvantages parents with disabilities face with the legal system when their disability is linked with race, culture, faith, financial status and/or family structure.

We welcome the participation of Judges, Lawyers, Child Advocates, Child Protection Workers, Social Workers, Disability Advocates and Parents with disabilities, and their allies. The symposium will feature keynote speakers and panellists from diverse backgrounds and experiences, as well as small group discussion and networking opportunities.

ERDCO
c/o Centre for Independent Living
365 Bloor St. E. Suite 902
Toronto, ON M4W 3L4
Toll-free: 1-888-988-3999
Voicemail: (416) 657-2211
E-mail: erdco_ca@yahoo.ca

Cambridge ADHD Support Group
Meets the first Wednesday of the month at Community Living Cambridge
in the months of February, March, June, October, November
Areas Served: Ayr ; Cambridge ; North Dumfries Languages: English
Address: Community Living Cambridge
160 Hespeler Rd
Cambridge, ON N1R 6V7
Tel: 519-624-7312
E-Mail: canadiankruger@rogers.com
Primary Contact: Dorothea Kruger

February 2, 2010 - February 4, 2010

Phone: 519-884-0710 ext. 3086
Email: alsupport@wlu.ca
Website: http://www.mylaurier.ca/accessible

Wilfrid Laurier University's Accessible Learning Center will be hosting its fourth annual disability awareness week. The awareness week will be running from Tuesday February 2nd to Thursday February 4th, between 10:00am and 2:00pm each day. We are inviting other campus groups and organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo area to collaborate in order to bring disability awareness to the WLU community. We will be hosting this event in the university's concourse area, where different booths will be set up with information about a variety of disabilities.