
The Accessibility Advisory Council Discussion Paper on Accessibility Legislation can be viewed here. The Council wants the public’s views on accessibility legislation and is inviting written submissions and briefs on this topic. To share your ideas or for more information, contact:
Disabilities Issues Office
630 - 240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0J7
email: accesscouncil@gov.mb.ca
website: www.gov.mb.ca/dio
Phone: (204) 945-7613
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 Ext. 7613
The Accessibility Advisory Council will be submitting a final report to the Minister of Family Services and Labour, the Honourable Jennifer Howard, by June 16, 2012. Please send your comments by June 5, 2012, to ensure they are received prior to the preparation of the Council’s initial recommendations. To view the archived webcast of the May 8th public consultation on accessibility legislation click here.
Full Citizenship: A Manitoba Provincial Strategy on Disability (2001) outlines Manitoba's vision for full participation of persons with disabilities as equal citizens in our society.
In 2009, the Manitoba government renewed its commitment to Manitobans with disabilities with the launch of Opening Doors, a discussion paper that lays the ground work and future directions for cross-government disability inclusion.
The Manitoba government works with persons with disabilities to improve their quality of life. This means helping Manitobans with disabilities:
Accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities helps the province promote access, inclusion and equality of all Manitobans.
The Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities is mandated to:
In 2003, the Manitoba government established the Disabilities Issues Office (DIO) to serve and report to the Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities.
The Disabilities Issues Office is playing a key role in many initiatives, including:
The Disabilities Issues Office -
putting full citizenship into practice (pdf format)