Bill 12 brings major changes to #AISH, and people deserve clear information. I put together a plain-language breakdown of the legislation and what #ADAP means in practice. Read it here: www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12...

I’m live today at 2 PM MST — diving into ADAP, the Canada Disability Benefit, and how this gov is failing disabled Albertans. Come add your voice: www.tiktok.com/@zacharyweeks

MLAs say $2,200/month isn’t enough for rent. But if you’re disabled in Alberta? You’re expected to live on $1,901 total. That’s groceries, housing, meds…all of it. If that sounds wrong to you, it’s because it is. Share this if you think Alberta can — and should — do better.

Yet another family weighing in: “Is the UCP against Albertans with disabilities?” This isn’t political posturing…it’s pain. It’s fear. It’s frustration. When everyday Albertans start asking questions like this, leadership needs to listen. #ableg #UCP edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lett...

Thanks for your advocacy, Paul! 💚

⚠️ On AISH? Act now. Alberta may cut your benefits by $200/month if you don’t report your CDB status by Sept 5. Even if your app is pending—tell your worker. This is about survival, not fear. DM if you need help. #AISH #CDB #DisabilitySupport #ZacharyWeeks #InclusionMatters

The Minister for Accessibility said an ASL interpreter was “distracting” and “shouldn’t have been on stage.” That’s not a slip—it’s a failure of leadership. Access is not optional. It’s dignity. #Accessibility #DeafRights #ASL #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Proud to support Keren Tang for re-election! Keren leads with heart and never treats accessibility as an afterthought. #yeg needs that. 💜 If you’re in Ward Karhiio, volunteer or donate: kerentang.ca #YEGvote #KerenTang #AccessibleEdmonton #DisabilityAdvocacy

Use the Government of Canada’s CDB Calculator—it’s free, fast, and linked in my guide. Want updates without the guesswork? 📩 Join my CDB Notification List. Stay informed, effortlessly. www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/how-to-...

The Canada Disability Benefit opens June 20. This won’t land equally across Canada—but for some, it could mean a few more groceries, or peace of mind. I wrote this guide so people can understand what’s coming, wherever they are. 📘 www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/how-to-... 🔁 Please share

The Canada Disability Benefit opens for applications on June 20, 2025. It’s a small win—for most. But AB is treating it as nonexempt income, which mean clawbacks for those on provincial supports. We should be moving forward, not setting up barriers. 🔗 ow.ly/NuTj50W90ZZ #CanadaDisabilityBenefit

Exciting news for accessibility in sports: the 2025 Stanley Cup Final is available in ASL! 🏒🤟 Making the game more inclusive means everyone gets to be part of the action. Now, let's do this for every game! #Accessibility #Inclusion #StanleyCup #ASL #BarrierFreeHockey #HockeyForAll

🚨 New Accessing Home episode is live! I join Meagan Miller to unpack why community housing often fails accessibility—thanks to red tape, outdated policies, and systemic gaps. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/3W87JHJ... #AccessibleHousing

DROP A ❤️, WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE STANLEY CUP!!! #LetsGoOilers #yeg

20 TO GO!!! #yeg #LetsGoOilers

🔵 EDMONTON OILERS FOLLOW TRAIN 🟠 🏒 Western Conference Finals Edition 🏆 This is our moment, Oil Country. We’re not just watching history—we're building it together. 👇 Drop a “Let’s Go Oilers!” 🔁 Follow each other 📣 Boost OilersNation #LetsGoOilers #OilersNation #FollowTrain #OilersFansUnite #YEG

20 in the books folks. 100 points for McDavid and Skinner gets his first playoff goal. Let's keep it going! #LetsGoOilers

Let's get one back here on the PP #LetsGoOilers

It's OK boys, we got this. Keep the legs moving and the shots coming! 💙 🧡 #Oilers

3-0 thanks to Skinner #Oilers

Goalie swap to boot #Oilers

Janmark 2-0 baby! #Oilers

Edmonton Tower this morning—on the ground for National Accessibility Awareness Week with the City of Edmonton. We talked housing, city policy (like C602), rec centres, and how public spaces shape inclusion. Wrapped up with a downtown walkthrough, highlighting where accessibility can be improved.

Happy Star Wars Day from your friendly accessibility advocate — still waiting on a lightsaber that slices through ableism. ✊✨ Even stormtroopers need good wheelchairs. May the 4th be with you. #MayThe4thBeWithYou #AccessibilityMatters #CripTheGalaxy

Heartbroken and disgusted by the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver. Through my need for caregivers, I’ve had the privilege of knowing so many incredible Filipino people — some of the kindest and most generous souls. My deepest condolences to everyone affected. 💔

They say we’re already getting enough. But $200 could mean food on the table, meds in the cabinet, a little breathing room. Instead, Alberta’s taking it. May 6. Noon. Alberta Legislature. Stand with us. Raise your voice. #DisabilityRights #AxeTheDisabilityTax #BarrierFreeAlberta #AISH #CDB

PSA ✊DISABILITYJUSTICE RALLY! Tuesday, May 6, 12pm at the Alberta Legislature Stop the UCP's harmful ADAP Program Demand accountability! Bring signs & friends! @marierenaud.bsky.social @albertandp.ca @janisirwin.bsky.social @zacharyweeks.bsky.social #StopADAP #AISH #DisabilityJustice

Our Disability Support Town Hall tonight is sold out, but you can still watch online. Here are the links! Instagram www.instagram.com/ndpkyle?upco... TikTok www.tiktok.com/@marierenaud... Zoom us06web.zoom.us/j/8938276812... @marierenaud.bsky.social @zacharyweeks.bsky.social

Humbled to be named the 2024 Grand Prize recipient of AB Blue Cross’ #FacesOfWellness. This moment isn’t just about recognition—it’s about reminding the world that wellness must include accessibility, advocacy, and the voices that too often go unheard. Learn more ➡️ facesofwellness.ca #Alberta

Sherwood Park—we’re comin’ for ya. Disability town hall. Real talk on AISH, PDD, FSCD & accessibility. 📅 April 17 | 6:30 PM 📍 Red Barn, Sherwood Park 🖇️ Register now www.albertasfuture.ca/events/disab... #DisabilityJustice #SherwoodPark

Alberta’s accessibility report was never shared with the public. Only released after a FOIP. So I broke it down: 📘 What’s in it ⚠️ Why it was buried 📥 How you can read it yourself Transparency isn’t optional when it comes to rights. 🔗https://www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/alberta-accessibility-report

I’ve been working behind the scenes on a new podcast… It’s called Accessing Home, led by Meagan Miller—a grad student with Community Housing Canada.

Join me, @marierenaud.bsky.social & @sharifhaji.bsky.social this Thur in #yeg for an important town hall. We’ll be talking about the Canada Disability Benefit, AISH, & the growing waitlists for FSCD & PDD—& what needs to change. Register ⬇️, your voice matters💚 www.albertasfuture.ca/events/socia...

Thank you for every repost, comment, and like—for amplifying the truth about the Canada Disability Benefit. Keep reaching out to your MLA‘s and supporting each other along the way 💚 #StopTheClawback #DisabilityJustice #AISH #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Alberta

You call it a clawback. We call it survival. Alberta is calling it a budget move. But when disabled people are choosing between meds, food, or rent… That’s not budgeting. That’s abandonment. #StopTheClawback #DisabilityJustice #AISH #CDB #Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

If you missed the news—Alberta is clawing back the Canada Disability Benefit. This is a direct hit to the disability community. 🧡 If you're reading this, you're part of the fight too. Share. Speak up. r.pebmac.ca/https://glob...

Tune into @GlobalEdmonton tonight! I had the chance to speak about the Canada Disability Benefit and how provincial clawbacks—led by Minister Jason Nixon—are hurting people with disabilities before the benefit even begins. #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #DisabilityJustice #AccessForAll

I am furious. I am heartbroken. The UCP is prepared to claw back the Canada Disability Benefit before disabled Albertans even see a dime. This was supposed to help, not be an excuse to take away support. How dare they? How is this acceptable? #Ableg #StopTheClawback

🔍 Alberta’s Disability Supports: Help or Harm? The UCP says it’s investing in AISH & ADAP—but the numbers tell a different story. 📉 Who really benefits? Read more: zacharyweeks.ca/blog/ucp-dis... #AISH #ADAP #DisabilityRights #AlbertaPolitics

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💚 Honoured to join @rollingdragon on The Sit Down, Stand Out Show—a podcast amplifying voices in accessibility and advocacy. 💡 What’s one thing you wish more people knew about CP? Let’s talk. 👇 🔗 rollingdragonmedia.com/categories/cerebral-palsy-awareness

📢 Edmontonians! Have your say on #accessibility & housing! 🏡♿ 🔹 Accessibility Survey: cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (Closes Mar 16) 🔹 Housing Survey: cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (Closes Mar 17) Make your voice count! RT & share! 🙌 #yeg #AffordableHousing

🚨 Important Conversation Alert! 🚨 Changes to #AISH & disability supports are coming. We’re pushing back. Your voice matters. 💪 📅 Tomorrow at 6:30 PM 📍 Where? albertasfuture.ca/events/budge... Nothing about us without us. ✊ #DisabilityRights #Alberta #PDD #FSCD #CDB #WeWontBeSilent

🚨 AISH is being cut by $49M—what does this mean for disabled Albertans? Join me, MLA Marie Renaud & Nicole Goehring for a Virtual Town Hall this Wed at 6:30 PM to break it all down. 📌 RSVP here: www.albertasfuture.ca/events/budge... #AISH #DisabilityRights #AlbertaBudget #AISHCuts

❌ The Alberta government is cutting AISH by $77M. And it’s only getting worse. 📌 Employment programs? Cut. 📌 Advocacy groups? Defunded. 📌 Disabled students? Left behind as EAs strike. 🔗 Read more: zacharyweeks.ca/blog/aishcuts #AISH #DisabilityRights #AlbertaBudget

$77 MILLION CUT FROM AISH?! This isn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet—this is people’s rent, food, survival. Disabled Albertans already fight for scraps, and now the gov wants to take even that? Absolutely shameful. Do better. #AISH #Ableg #AlbertaBudget

Canada 🇨🇦 vs. USA 🇺🇸 in #4Nations tonight! Who’s taking the win? Drop your score predictions below! ⬇️🏒🔥 #GoCanadaGo #CANvsUSA

Join me, @MarieFrRenaud & @pancholi_rakhi, for a virtual town hall tomorrow (Feb. 12) at 7 PM. Let’s go over what’s happening, hear your concerns, and discuss how we move forward together. 🔗 RSVP: shorturl.at/YJU3j 🧏 ASL & captions available. #AISH #DisabilityAdvocacy #Alberta #DisabilityRights

📢 Alberta’s New Disability Program: Help or Harm? The UCP can move people off AISH with no guarantee of accessible jobs. Losing work under ADAP could mean losing essential benefits. Some are terrified—some considering MAID. 💬 Read full breakdown: www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/adap #AISH #ADAP #Alberta

🎁 Accessible Wrapping Hack for the Holidays! Gift-opening joy is for everyone! 💚 Make presents easier to open for loved ones with disabilities: 1️⃣ Add a ribbon handle. 2️⃣ Wrap lightly with minimal tape. 🎥 Watch the video for the full hack! #AccessibleWrapping #HolidayHack #CerebralPalsy #yeg

Really... DATS not good #yeg #DisabilityAdvocate