Create a Positive Shift

Making a Positive Shift in the lives of people living with disabilities.

Accessibility Training and Disability Advocacy

Positive Shift is a registered Alberta company. Coaching services follow the OEATA code of ethics, and is fully insured.

Services

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Virtual Peer Support Group

Learn and help each other. 7-8:30 MST, on the second Monday each month. Free!

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Accessibility Training

Social Services Agencies, Healthcare Sites, Schools, Post Secondary students. Prices vary

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Disability Coaching

$45-110/60 min. online session

Adults and Children

Live your best life with your disability or chronic illness

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Blogs

Information on Common Diseases, Art Exercises, and Living well with a Disability

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Resources

Resources for People with disabilities, Teachers, Advocates, Activists, and Artists

Find Resources

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Demonstrations

Demonstrations to promote disability rights.

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Hello

My name is Wesdyne Otto (Wes-deen)

I founded Positive Shift

Disability Advocate proudly living with a disability.

Writer, Lecturer, Group Facilitator

Previously I worked as an Art Therapist and Educator.

Addressing Ableism in Canada (book)
Action on Ableism (play)
American Disability Civil Rights History (articles)
University of Alberta Disability Awareness (lecture)
Living with My Dragon (children's book)

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Free Virtual Peer Support Group

This Support Group was started with the belief that every single one of us is resilient, and that our resilience can be fostered with the help and support of a community. Our members provide the place and space for personal growth, self-reflection, learning, and bonding. We invite you to find out more information and hope you will join us.

Accessibility Training

Live, Online, Interactive Disability Awareness Training

Hiring people with disabilities has huge benefits for any organization. It raises team morale, demonstrates care and compassion, and reduces employee turnover. Employees with disabilities are dedicated, long term workers.

For Healthcare Sites, Social Work Agencies, and
Post-Secondary Institutions

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Chose the type of training that will benefit your company, nonprofit or postsecondary students.

Intermediate and Advanced programs are customized to fit your business or service sector.

Slide deck provided for participants with all training sessions

Solve staffing shortages by creating accessible work sites that attract, retain, and promote employees with disabilities.
Increase staff competency and confidence as they teach, nurse, support and parent children and adults living with chronic illnesses and disability.
Accessible Services foster independence.
Write inclusive Human Resources policies.