Manitoba Disabilities Issues Office

Opening Doors Renews Manitoba's Commitment to Manitobans with Disabilities

On June 4, 2009, the Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities released a discussion paper on a long-term disability strategy entitled Opening Doors: Manitoba's Commitment to Persons with Disabilities.

The goal of Opening Doors is to renew and build upon the vision and principles outlined in Full Citizenship: A Manitoba Provincial Strategy on Disability.

In November and December, the DIO held public consultations in Brandon, Thompson and Winnipeg. We will share all the information and recommendations we gathered from the public consultations and on-line briefs in an evening session from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 2 at the Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millenium Library, 251 Donald. Further details will be provided.

We encourage you to add your voice to the discussion and provide input to help shape Manitoba's new provincial strategy for persons with disabilities. You will find specific questions at the end of each section. Please send your responses and briefs on Opening Doors to openingdoors@gov.mb.ca or on our feedback page.