Disability Resources

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)

The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation’s mission is to help people with disabilities break down barriers to employment. CCRW gives job seekers the tools and confidence to educate and market themselves, and to help them refine and demonstrate their abilities. They also help employers become leaders in socially and fiscally responsible hiring and retention practices, and to understand the business case for hiring qualified employees with disabilities.

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Manitoba Office
1080 Portage Ave., Suite 207
Winnipeg, MB  R3G 3M3

The Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development Inc.

The Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development (CAHRD) offers employment, training, and education services to aboriginal people (Status, Non-Status, Métis and Inuit).

The Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development Inc.
Room 304 -181 Higgins Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3G1

Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba

The Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba offers information and support services to those affected by Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba
903 – 213 Notre Dame Ave.
Winnipeg, MB  R3B 1N3

Community Living Manitoba

Community Living Manitoba helps people who live with intellectual disabilities discover the freedom to live their lives to the fullest. Member associations include ACL – Beausejour, Inclusion Westman, ACL – Flin Flon, ACL – Interlake, ACL – Portage, ACL – Red River, Inclusion Selkirk, enVision Community Living (based in Steinbach), ACL – Swan River, ACL Virden, and Inclusion Winnipeg.

Community Living Manitoba
6 – 120 Maryland St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3G 1L1

Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program – Community Futures Manitoba

The Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program of Community Futures Manitoba supports and promotes businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities.

Community Futures Manitoba
559 – 167 Lombard Ave.
Winnipeg, MB  R3B 0V3

Fibromyalgia Support Group of Winnipeg

This support group sponsors and promotes educational programs and services to all persons with fibromyalgia, their friends and families, their physicians and healthcare professionals, and the general public.

The Fibromyalgia Support Group of Winnipeg
825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3A 1M5

Hepatitis C Resource Centre

The Hepatitis C Resource Centre supports, educates, and advocates for those who are infected with Hepatitis C.

Hepatitis Resource Centre
825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5

Huntington Society of Canada – Manitoba Chapter

The society maintains a national network of volunteers and professionals working to find new treatments and ultimately a cure for Huntington’s disease (HD), and to improve quality of life for people with HD and their families.

Huntington Society of Canada – Manitoba Chapter
825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3A 1M5

Manitoba Brain Injury Association Inc.

The Manitoba Brain Injury Association informs and assists persons living with the effects of a brain injury.

Manitoba Brain Injury Association Inc.
204 – 825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3A 1M5

Manitoba Down Syndrome Society

The society provides support, information, and awareness about Down Syndrome.

Manitoba Down Syndrome Society
204 – 825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3A 1M5

Manitoba HIV Program

The Manitoba HIV Program provides information, specialized care, treatment, and support to over 1,400 people living with HIV across the province. The program has two Winnipeg-based sites: Nine Circles Community Health Centre and the Health Sciences Centre outpatient clinic, and one site in the Prairie Mountain Health Region at 7th Street Health Access in Brandon.

Manitoba HIV Program
705 Broadway Ave.
Winnipeg, MB  R3G 0X2

Manitoba Possible

Manitoba Possible provides a full range of rehabilitative services to children and adults with physical disabilities throughout Manitoba.

Manitoba Possible
Westman Regional Office
Room 140
340-9th St.
Brandon, Manitoba  R7A 6C2

MS Society of Canada

The MS Society works with people who have Multiple Sclerosis to ensure they have the opportunity to participate fully in all aspects of life. Services are available from offices in Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin, Portage la Prairie, Morden, and Steinbach.

MS Society of Canada
Westman Parkland Office
457-9th St., Unit 5B
Brandon, MB  R7A

Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC)

MDC generates the financial and human resources necessary to help people challenged by neuro-muscular disorders today, while searching for tomorrow’s cure.

OCD Centre Manitoba

The OCD Centre Manitoba provides support, education about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and information to members, their families and friends, and to professionals.

OCD Centre Manitoba
930 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB  R3G 0P8

Ostomy Manitoba Association

The Ostomy Manitoba Association helps persons with intestinal or urinary tract diversions.

Ostomy Manitoba Association
204 – 825 Sherbrook St
Winnipeg MB  R3A 1M5

Parkinson Canada – Winnipeg

Parkinson Canada’s Winnipeg office is the regional voice of Manitobans living with Parkinsons, their care partners, friends, and family. The group works to ease the burden and help find a cure through advocacy, research, education, and support services.

Post-Polio Network (Manitoba) Inc.

The organization serves as a support group and information centre for polio survivors throughout Manitoba, especially those suffering from post-polio syndrome.

Reaching E-Quality Employment Services Inc.

Reaching E-Quality Employment Services Inc. promotes the employment of people with physical disabilities, offers complete employment counseling services to clients, and provides educational workshops, recruitment, and consultation services to potential employers.

Reaching E-Quality Employment Services Inc.
305-1200 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB  R3G 0T5

Sair Training and Employment Placement Services (STEPS)

Steps2work works one-on-one with clients with mental health, emotional, or learning issues who are seeking a return to work.

Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba

Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba assists people with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance, and full community participation.

Spinal Cord Injury Manitoba
211-825 Sherbrook St.
Winnipeg, MB  R3A 1M5

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada offers blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind individuals programs and services to help cope with vision loss and acquire skills to do the things they want to. Vision Loss and Rehabilitation has offices in Winnipeg, Brandon, and Thompson.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada
354-10th St.
Brandon, MB  R7A 4G1

Located in the Wheat City Tax Services office.