Registration opens in June
Stay tuned for registration details coming soon.
Families from the Kootenay region will gather for two days of learning and connecting. You will learn ways to strengthen your advocacy and access resources to help build a good life for your loved one with a disability. You will join other families in sharing knowledge and developing community support. Sessions will cover topics such as self-determination, advocacy, and future planning – session details will be released in the summer
Cost:
FREE – Financial support is available for travel, child care or other expenses
(see details and application after the program description)
When:
October 2 & 3, 2025
Where:
Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort
209 Van Horne St S, Cranbrook BC V1C 6R9
Who:
Families and caregivers living in the Kootenay region who support loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“I am a self advocate; I am also a mamma and a grandmama. At the event, I was able to talk about the problems I had when I was a kid and when I first got married and had our girls. I told the other parents that we self advocates can speak up for ourselves. I asked them to help us speak up but not to speak for us; listen to us, watch us. If they do that, they (the parents) will learn a lot. People need to hear more from self advocates and how they live their lives.”
— Jo-Anne G, self advocate and past Family Leadership Series speaker
Financial Support to Attend
Financial support will be available for participants for travel, child care or other expenses – financial support applications will come out in the summer.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jay Sandhu
1-844-488-4321
Organized in partnership with:
