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To develop and enhance sustainable supports for children and adults with disabilities

Round Table Recommendation: An initiative has been introduced to improve access to communications technology for persons with severely impaired speech.
Between 2007/08 to 2008/09, funding for Children’s Special Services was increased by 10.5 per cent (to $23.7 million). These funds supported families who required additional supports in order to raise their children with disabilities at home.
Through the Children’s Therapy Initiative (CTI), more children are being served and services are available in a greater number of communities. In December 2008, Churchill established a CTI in that region, making the Children’s Therapy Initiative available in every region across the province.

Children’s Special Services has received $2.7 million in new funding to increase the availability of services to more families, including new spaces in the ABA program for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, increased therapy interventions; additional respite service and more assistive technology devices.
On May 26, 2009, legislation was tabled that strengthens the Personal Injury Protection Plan (PIPP). It includes a new definition of catastrophic injury. The province announced it will add $14 million to benefits for victims of catastrophic crashes. People with serious injuries may qualify for a higher income replacement indemnity, permanent impairment payment and personal-care expense reimbursement. The bill will clearly establish Manitoba Public Insurance’s (MPI) responsibility to help claimants obtain benefits under other provincial programs such as home care and family support.

Round Table Recommendation: To better meet the need for early intervention, the province will improve co-ordination of programs for children with disabilities.
Round Table Recommendation: The province will explore a variety of ways to improve access to government and community programs that provide technical aids and devices.
The Crisis Accommodations and Supports Initiative (CASI) for adults with disabilities in Winnipeg will be integrated into a comprehensive, cross-departmental provincial strategy to keep adults with disabilities free from abuse.
The provincial government will work with the hearing impaired and Deaf communities to increase access to assistive technology (ex: video relay service, sign language interpretation).

What can we do, in Manitoba, to improve access to technical aids and devices?
What can be done to better support persons with mental health-related disabilities?
How can support for families with children with disabilities be improved, especially during the transition to adulthood?

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