Dwarf Athletic Association of Canada

Due to the ongoing pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus and the associated risk of COVID-19 disease, IDSF has rescheduled the 8th WDG in Cologne, Germany another year to the summer of 2023.

This week’s Fit Friday eBlast from DAAC is a day early and focused on MENTAL FITNESS, so there are some stress-relieving activities for you! Get the whole family together and take some time for self-care today. If you are feeling low, stressed or anxious and you need more help than what DAAC or your local LP organization can offer, reach out to these FREE Canadian support programs. Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support https://ca.portal.gs/... Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BounceBack: Reclaim your health: https://bounceback.cmha.ca/ #bellletstalk #mentalhealth #socialisolation #supportothers

DAAC Kids Book Club Jan 9 to Feb 27, 2021 Saturdays 3-4pm EST on Zoom Join Elena for a weekly storytime! We’ll be reading books about diversity and accessibility, learning about different disabilities, and even creating our own stories! Aimed at ages 5-10. For every week you attend, you will receive a Book Badge which will enter your name in the draw for the end-of-session prize! EMAIL [email protected] TO REGISTER. See you there!

Little People of Manitoba is launching a series of Zoom Conference events starting in July. "These events will include various LPs who are rocking it in their field, in advocacy, or have been influential in the LP world." The first event is scheduled for Monday, July 6 with incredible John Young as the speaker. You can learn more about John by watching this link: ... https://www.cnn.com//fit-nation-ironman-john-young-dwarfis Event pages will be set up with Zoom details as speakers are scheduled and we will keep you posted. Future dates and times will vary depending on the availability of the guest speakers. NB: These discussions will be geared toward adults. Kids can certainly join, however, please be advised that kid-friendly language and content cannot be guarantee.

From Sarah Black Athletics Canada Para Performance Manager Athlétisme Canada Gestionnaire de la performance en para-athlétisme Hope you are all staying safe and navigating this new norm... I wanted to pass on some great resources to help you and your organizations to continue to become more inclusive and equipped to support Para athletes. Feel free to pass this email onto anyone who may benefit from these resources Becoming Para Ready: The Steadward Centre recently hosted a webinar ‘Becoming Para Ready’ which can be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J0vchzpRoBY. They also put together a Becoming Para Ready Resource which can be found here https://paralympic.ca/diversity-and-inclusion-0. Diversity and Inclusion: The CPC has also expanded their Diversity and Inclusion resources with a Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/InclusiveSportHub/ and have expanded their online resources in the D&I Portal which can be found here: https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca//becoming-para-ready-final- As always, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas you’d like to discuss!