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
Get tickets and more details, including accessiblity at events/CurbCuts.fm Use the password "awesome". Due to the HUGE number of AI spam bots I've had to password protect the Wheelie Awesome Socials Shopify Shop.Pub Night — The Pickle Barrel, Yonge and Eglinton
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.
Get tickets at events/CurbCuts.fm Use the password "awesome". Due to the HUGE number of AI spam bots I've had to password protect the Wheelie Awesome Socials Shopify Shop.
- Friday, June 19 (7pm-9:30pm)
- Saturday, July 18 (7pm-9:30pm)
- Friday, August 21 (7pm-9:30pm)
- Saturday, September 19 (7pm-9:30pm)
Roller Derby Spectator Social- Saturday, July 11, 2026 (11:30am – 4:00pm)
Did you know that Roller Derby is an accessible, inclusive event for both spectators and participants? Come out to "The Fresh and The Furious" hosted by Hogtown Roller Derby to enjoy the sport, and meet the cool vendors. The Fresh and the Furious is an annual tournament which showcases new talent and skills from skaters who've joined roller derby in the last year.
Introduction to Weaving Workshop & Private Textile Museum Tour - August 2026
Note: TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TEXTILE MUSEUM. (Tickets release date TBA) EMAIL: Liz@CurbCuts.fm for the link By "purchasing" a ticket here on events.CurbCuts.fm you are reserving your spot in the registration line. This isn't a free event. The Experience Have a "Wheelie Awesome Morning" learning to weave a coaster or zipper pull* with disabled fibre arts instructor, and wheelchair user Elizabeth (Liz) McCready. This is a workshop by and for the disability community! We have exclusive private use of the Textile Museum during this time for a relaxed, sensory-friendly space. Following the workshop there's a short, relaxed, self-guided tour of the museum across both floors.
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.