Wheelie Awesome Socials
What is Wheelie Awesome Socials?
Wheelie Awesome Socials grew out of a simple need: community. Elizabeth McCready — wheelchair user and host of Curb Cuts and Conversations — organizes accessible, genuinely fun events for wheelchair users in Toronto. Rollator and scooter users are also warmly welcomed at almost all events. (You're wheelie awesome too!)
Events in the works include:
- Pub nights and picnics
- Museum visits and local excursions
- Crafting workshops (including adaptive fashion and 3D printing)
Every venue is researched firsthand from a wheelchair user's perspective. Expect photos (taken from a wheelchair — not a standing person), accessibility descriptions, and short videos of entrances and washrooms before every event. No more contacting a venue to find out if it's actually accessible, or whether the "We're wheelchair accessible" website statement is true.
Most events are open to both members and non-members. Some events — like 3D printing workshops and private tours — are member only. Depending on member input, one or more "Friends and Family" events may be arranged so partners, friends, and family can join in the fun.
Upcoming Events
Pub Night — The Firkin on Yonge
June 12, 2026
Join us for the first Wheelie Awesome Socials pub night. Doors open 30 minutes before the event — built-in buffer for WheelTrans and accessible transit arrivals.
Venue accessibility: Second-floor event space, accessible via elevator. The accessible washroom is also via elevator — no button on the door. The stall fits a manual wheelchair or small power chair. Power chair users with larger chairs may want to plan accordingly.
Memberships — Coming Soon
Members will get access to exclusive events, early registration, discounts on select events, craft kits and merch, member-only merch, and a private Discord community.
About the Organizer
I'm Elizabeth (Liz) McCready — ambulatory wheelchair user, podcast host, and lifelong accessibility advocate based in Toronto. I grew up as my blind mom's "seeing guide daughter." Accessibility has always been the default, not the exception.
I host and produce Curb Cuts and Conversations, a Canadian podcast about accessibility, urbanism, and transportation. In 2026, I'm launching two new series: Accessibility Across the Algorithm and Adaptively Dressed: The Adaptive Fashion Podcast.
My nana taught me to knit when I was six, and I've been crafting ever since. Since getting my wheelchair in 2024, I've been knitting my own adaptive sweaters and accessories, and designed and sewed two versions of a wheelchair back bag. I recently adapted my first blazer — bright pink — to attend an industry conference in style.
My first career was as an academic coach and assistive technology specialist working with students in K–12 and postsecondary with neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, and invisible disabilities. I taught quite a few of them to knit, weave, and crochet, and ran a summer crafting day camp for them.
I sell quirky advocacy-driven designs at shop.curbcuts.fm. Designs feature my cats Maybel (ginger tabby) and Boo (recently blind, still bonkers), and Toronto's unofficial mascot, the raccoon.
The idea for Wheelie Awesome Socials came in February 2026, frustrated with winter isolation and having to fend off "helpful" people grabbing my wheelchair. I took all my events experience and decided to run a few wheelchair-user-specific events — and found my new passion.