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Impact+ Webinars

About the Impact+ Webinars

The Impact+ webinars build on the learning and the discussions initiated at our preceding Impact conferences. Webinar sessions are thoughtfully curated for professionals in the Community Disability Services sector. They aim to empower participants with vital knowledge and insights to excel in their current roles and provide valuable guidance for those aspiring to advance to leadership positions.

In addition to the fall Impact+ webinar series, ACDS also hosts standalone webinars throughout the year. These timely sessions respond to emerging issues, opportunities, and areas of interest in the sector, ensuring continued learning throughout the year.

Save the Date: Impact+ Webinars 2025

Mark your calendars for Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31, 2025! This year’s webinar series will dive deeper into some of the most popular and impactful sessions from the Impact 2025 conference, including sexuality awareness, mental health supports, caring for an aging population, succession planning, resiliency in the workplace, and ASL basics.

Sessions will run daily, either from 10 am to noon or 2 pm to 4 pm, and each session will feature an engaging presentation followed by a Q&A with our expert speakers.

Stay tuned for final session details and our full lineup of presenters. Registration will open in the coming weeks.

Past Webinars

2024 Webinars 

​Sessions

  • Emergency Preparedness & Response Strategies: Leading with Stories, presented by Diane Magill, BHSSA; Donna Phillips, WJS Canada; and Jung-Suk Ryu, National artAccess Centre
  • Transforming Disability Services Through Trauma-Informed Care and Self-Care, presented by Leah Jeffery, Bethesda Services
  • Strategic Goals in Intercultural Competency Skills and Soft Skills Development, presented by Stephanie Overand, Vecova
  • The Wellbeing Project, presented by Ryan Geake, Calgary Scope Society
  • Recruitment and Retention in the Disability Services Sector, presented by Kate Ashton and Janyce Rideout, Salopek & Associates
  • Sexuality and Support to Adults with Developmental Disabilities, presented by Diane Wark & Nathan Flaig, Centre for Sexuality

2023 Webinars 

Sessions

  • Rich Lives and Safe Service, presented by Lesli Peddie and Ken Hatch of the Calgary Scope Society
  • A Trauma-Informed Approach in Harm Reduction, presented by Shannon Harris of Blue Heron Support Services Association
  • Creating an Inclusive Workplace by Implementing Supportive Workforce Strategies, presented by Vincent Wells, Indigenous Diversity & Engagement Consultant
  • Put Your Oxygen Mask on First: A Self Care Reminder, presented by Deena Martin Ph.D. (Spec. Ed), R. Psych
  • Neurodiversity in Action: Empowering Frontline Warriors and Emerging Leaders, presented by Sarah Taylor, Project Manager, Spectrum Advantage