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We’re sharing some helpful tips to keep the season festive, inclusive, and fun for everyone, while supporting the whole family along the way!

#EmpoweredKidsOntario #Festivities #InclusiveHolidays
Ways to Keep the Holidays Festive and Fun: Holiday crafts boost fine motor skills, communication, and creativity for children of all abilities. Ways to Keep the Holidays Festive and Fun: Music is a universal holiday language—many kids with speech or mobility challenges respond especially well to holiday songs and rhythm. Ways to Keep the Holidays Festive and Fun: Simple holiday activities (like baking or decorating) can support life skills such as counting, sequencing, and teamwork. Ways to Keep the Holidays Festive and Fun: Acts of kindness during the holidays benefit everyone—inclusive celebrations help children with disabilities feel seen, valued, and connected.
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The holidays are magical… but they can also be overwhelming, especially for caregivers. Here are some holiday survival tips from the Children's Treatment Network.

Read more on their website at https://bit.ly/45hf5Vf

#CaregiverSupport #EmpoweredKidsOntario
Graphic titled 'Holiday Survival Tips', offering smart care tips for children and others during the holiday season, featuring a festive ornament icon. Graphic titled "Holiday Survival Tips for Caregivers".. It features tips like creating own traditions, having fewer gifts and decorations, and suggests attending parades and concerts as optional. Decorated with a red holiday ornament. Graphic titled 'Holiday Survival Tips for Caregivers' featuring a holiday ornament and supportive text about understanding children's behavior. Includes logo of EKO.
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Apple’s fun new video shows exactly what’s possible when people with disabilities help shape the story.

Read the story and watch the video here:
https://bit.ly/4iwoxtz

#AccessibilityForAll #IDPD2025 #InclusiveDesign #empoweredkidsontario
Apple Puts Accessibility Center Stage in a Joyful Campus Musical
Apple ad casts disabled students in a joyful campus musical.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Our Member of the Month, Children's Treatment Network, supports more than 26,000 kids and youth with disabilities and developmental needs!

Learn more about the great work they do: https://bit.ly/4ixFhQX

#FunFactFriday #EmpoweredKidsOntario #MemberoftheMonth
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December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a reminder that inclusion isn’t optional. It’s essential.

Building an equitable society means removing barriers for people with disabilities and ensuring their voices lead the way.

#IDPD #EmpoweredKidsOntario
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December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Empowered Kids Ontario's members are always hard at work fighting for kids with disabilities and developmental needs and their families.

Learn more in our annual report: https://bit.ly/4oU2DTf

#EmpoweredKidsOntario #FunFactFriday
Two individuals enjoying a playful activity in a colorful room, with a text overlay stating '#FunFactFridays: We have 34 members that participate in 19 provincial committees, working groups, and communities of practice.'
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Therapists, clinicians and family support teams work with kids where it matters most: at home, in schools, in their communities, and in the places they love to learn and play.

#EmpoweredKidsOntario #ChildDevelopment #PediatricCare #OntarioKids #FunFactFriday
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November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Child & Community Resources changes lives across Northern Ontario, collaborating with families, referrals, educators, healthcare providers and community partners!

Learn more about all they do in this huge area: https://bit.ly/3LiQHvu

#memberofthemonth #EmpoweredKidsOntario
EKO's Member of the Month is Child & Community Resources. (Logos shown.) There is a map that shows that they provide services throughout Northern Ontario, including Thunder Bay District, Kenora, Northeastern Ontario, First Nations Communities, Sudbury and Algoma District.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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We’re thrilled to see CBC launch Disability Life, a new digital content hub dedicated to curating stories, news and perspectives from and about the disability community.

Read all about it: https://bit.ly/47uqWkx

#Accessibility #Inclusion #EmpoweredKidsOntario #CBC
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November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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More than 30 amazing organizations across Ontario and growing. 👏

Learn more about becoming a member of EKO:
www.empoweredkidsontario.ca/valueofmembe...

#FunFactFridays #EmpoweredKidsOntario #TogetherWeGrow #InclusiveOntario
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November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Happy Halloween, Ontario!

As you make your display's final preparations, consider these inclusive tips!

#FunFactFridays #empoweredkidsontario #HappyHalloween
#FunFactFridays As you put the final preparations on your display, consider these: - Place treats at an accessible level (best is at the end of your driveway) - Be patient and kidn with trick or treaters - Go easy on sound and intense light effects - Keep your pathways clear - Offer choices: candy or something else like a small toy Have fun tonight! #FunFactFridays #empoweredkidsontario #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Congrats to Autism Canada for their launch of Empowering Connections, a national support line dedicated to Autistic and neurodivergent people across Canada.

Check it out: https://bit.ly/3L4lHiO

#EmpoweringConnections #EmpoweredKidsOntario #AutismCanada #NeurodivergentSupport
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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October is International AAC Awareness Month!

AAC (short for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) includes ways people share their thoughts and ideas without speaking.

#AACAwarenessMonth #EmpoweredKidsOntario #CommunicationForAll

October is International AAC Awareness Month, featuring a child using a laptop, with the hashtag #FunFactFridays.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Here’s another shoutout to our Member of the Month: Five Counties Children’s Centre!

Their website’s resources section is packed with valuable assistance, no matter where you live...
https://bit.ly/4oqYw0d

#EmpoweredKidsOntario #MemberOfTheMonth #FamilySupport #FiveCounties
EKO’s Member of the Month for October is Five Counties Children's Centre, supporting Peterborough, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes, and online across Ontario. Includes logos for EKO. Image displaying EKO's Member of the Month logo. It lists helpful online tools for caregivers, including resources for autism, infant/social play, hearing, and speech injuries prevention. Image of "Member of the Month" from EKO. It includes a list titled Resources, featuring educator support, tips and resources, one on one intervention, and speech and language resources. Logo for EKO (Empowered Kids Ontario) is also displayed. Text reads "Member of the Month" with the logo of Five Counties Children's Centre. Text is an invitation to explore the centre's online resources at fivecounties.on.ca, available anytime, anywhere.
October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Our members serve more than 150,000 kids with developmental, physical, communication and cognitive disabilities.

Learn more about what we do to change kids' lives at www.empoweredkidsontario.ca

#EmpoweredKidsOntario #childdevelopment #FunFactFridays
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October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Canadian cities have just made October 16 National Treat Accessibly Preparation Day! That means more homes are getting ready to make trick-or-treating easy and fun for kids of all abilities.

Grab a free Treat Accessibly lawn sign - www.TreatAccessibly.com

#TreatAccessibly #EmpoweredKidsOntario
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I'm really delighted to be part of this initiative to increase access to brain computer interface recreation programming across Ontario! www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#HollandBloorview #EmpoweredKidsOntario #occupationaltherapy #therapeuticrecreation
Turning thoughts into actions, this computer is helping children with disabilities let their imaginations run wild
For children like Clifford Lester, the software means he can get a popcorn machine whirring and kernels popping by imagining a smile
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February 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM