Crosscurrents 2026
Stronger through Connection
In Person Workshops
Shawna Walker & Elisabeth Walker-Young - Session 2
Inclusive Experiences Ltd.
Inclusive Experiences: Becoming Anti-Ableist
Inclusive Experiences Ltd.
Inclusive Experiences: Becoming Anti-Ableist
This session invites educators to deepen their understanding of ableism and consider anti-ableist practice and leadership in schools. Through storytelling, reflection, community perspectives, and discussion, participants will explore how assumptions about disability shape educational experiences and identify practical ways to strengthen inclusion, belonging, and accountability in their work.
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Elisabeth Walker-Young, CM, LLD, PLY s Co-Founder of Inclusive Experiences, an anti-ableist consultancy supporting meaningful, sustained inclusion. A disabled settler, mom, adoptee, retired Paralympian, and Member of the Order of Canada, Elisabeth brings over 30 years of leadership across disability, sport, and systems change. She is known for bridging tough conversations with accountability, care, and practical action.
Shawna Lawson, MA Kin is Co-Founder of Inclusive Experiences, an anti-ableist consultancy supporting organizations to navigate complexity and build more responsive systems. A social innovator, facilitator, and mom of two, one of whom is Blind, Shawna translates theory, research, and lived experience into practical strategies for change. Her work is grounded in equity, co-design, reciprocity, and action. |
Website
www.inclusive-experiences.ca
Handouts for this workshop will be provided closer to the conference date.
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