In the spring, the City of Edmonton conducted Phase 1 of public engagement on the Corporate Accessibility Plan. Working committees used the feedback gathered to create the Accessibility Actions. The Accessibility Actions are commitments with the goal to make Edmonton…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 – New Mandatory Public Health Measures From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 25, 2020 Message…

Memo to: People We Support, Families, Guardians, and Skills Society Employees Re: Survey Results – Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19 From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 23, 2020 Thank you Thank you to all the…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 Increasing Cases From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 16th, 2020

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Prevention and Preparedness From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 10, 2020 Update Everyone Needs to be…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director & Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 30, 2020 Update Message from Executive…

Join Tony Flores, the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Alberta, on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 as he speaks about the importance of self-advocacy. Tony will talk about what the Office of the Disability Advocate does and how he supports Albertans with…

Memo to: People We Support, Families, and Guardians Re: Survey – Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19 From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 6, 2020 One of our core values is practicing in person-centered ways. This…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 2, 2020 Update Helping People Stay Connected and Safe COVID-19…

A big thank you and shout out to our friends and allies at the Edmonton Community Foundation for donating much needed reusable masks for people we support! This goes a long way in helping people accessing AISH, who cannot afford to purchase their own masks, stay safe…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: NEW Skills Society COVID-19 Information Email for People we Support, Families and Guardians From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society September 21, 2020 Since the beginning of the…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society September 18th, 2020 Update As per usual we always…

A Reminder Not to Come to Work if You Are Feeling Sick or Showing Symptoms of COVID-19 To: Skills Society Employees From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society With fall approaching we know that winter is not far behind. The cooler weather and…

At Skills Society we have been working diligently to protect and safeguard people we support and employees since the first hints we might be facing a pandemic. Skills Society’s Health and Safety and Pandemic Coordinator, Edward Woodward, has created a brief…

Sharing Further Health Recommendations on Ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Memo to: Skills Society Employees CC: Individuals we support, families, guardians From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society August 21, 2020 Hi everyone,

August 18, 2020 Dear Individuals, Families, Guardians and Colleagues: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hart Chapelle and I am the Board Chair of the Skills Society. I am writing to you on behalf of the Skills Board of Directors to address a number of…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Skills Society Update – Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society August 11, 2020…

Have you ever wondered… What might an affordable housing and support model that also supports the social inclusion and belonging of people with developmental disabilities look like? About the Future of Home Inclusive Housing Solutions Lab In March of this year…

Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Skills Society Update – Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society July 24th, 2020