Manitoba Disability Services Failing Many, New Report Finds

By Steven Sukkau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun A decade-long human rights battle led by two Manitobans has culminated in a sweeping call to rebuild the province’s disability services system from the ground up. The report, Equality, Dignity, and Belonging: Building a Better System for People with Disabilities in Manitoba, was released Tuesday and concludes that Manitoba’s current adult disability services framework is fragmented, inequitable and incompatible with basic human rights principles.