Disability Issues
Caring for a child with disabilities can place additional demands on parents, but there are many supports and services available to help you.
- Alternative treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- A Young Child's Assessment and Diagnosis - As
a parent watching your child grow, questions may come up about whether your
child's development is typical of children the same age. You may wonder
about signs that indicate a developmental delay or disability.
- For Parents of a Child with a Disability - This fact sheet
provides information to parents on practical things they can do to support
their children with disabilities.
- Services and Programs for Children - Click
this link for information on specialized services and programs for children
with disabilities.
- Assistive Technology - This fact sheet provides information
on specialized equipment and devices that support people with disabilities
to perform daily activities and enjoy greater independence.
- Human Rights and Reasonable Accommodations - The Human
Rights Code is Manitoba's provincial human rights law. It protects
individuals and groups in Manitoba from discrimination and is administered
by the Manitoba Human Rights Commission.
- Regional Health Authorities in Manitoba
- FASD (Healthy Child Manitoba)
- Children's Hospital Child Development Clinic - Contact information for the Child Development Clinic which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood developmental disabilities.
- Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Children's Services - Children's Services at SMD provide support and education services for children with disabilities from the time they're born to the time they are twenty-one years old.
- Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCC) - RCC provides a wide variety of programs, services and supports for children with special needs.
- St. Amant - St. Amant provides a wide variety of programs, services and supports for children and adults with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury or autism.
- Hands-on Strategies for Helping Children who have ADHD: Video
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning Disabilities
- Transition to Adulthood
- Financial Matters - This fact sheet provides basic information on tax benefits and credits and other forms of financial assistance that may be available for Manitobans with disabilities.