Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities Inc.

03/31/2026

Sharing on behalf of the University of Manitoba - Join one of three sessions to talk about brain injury.

03/30/2026

Join us for a Moon Ceremony at Oodena Celebration Circle at The Forks on Wednesday, April 1, at 7:30PM. We have worked hard with our amazing partners to increase accessibility at the Full Moon Ceremonies. ASL will be available!

🍓 This Ceremony is open to everyone: all genders, cultures and abilities are invited to join together for teachings about feminine energy’s relationship with Grandmother Moon.
🍓 Anyone who identifies with feminine energy is invited to participate in the Ceremony. Those who identify with masculine energy are invited to attend to observe.
🍓 If you can, please bring your own chair, rattles and/or drums, as well as a water container to fill and take home after the Ceremony, if you wish.

The Full Moon Ceremony is a collaboration between:
🌕 Candace House
🌖 Deer Lodge Centre
🌗 Health Sciences Centre
🌘 Inaadiziwin Traditional Support Services
🌑 The Link
🌑 Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc MMIWG Liaison Unit
🌑 Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
🌑 Manitoba Moon Voices
🌒 Medicine Bear, Ka Ni Kanichihk
🌓 Native Clan Organization, Inc.
🌔 Sunshine House
🌕 Women’s Health Clinic

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Full Moon Ceremony
April 1, 7:30PM The Forks - Oodena Circle
Wheelchair accessible
ASL provided
For those with sensitivities and allergies, please know there will be a sacred fire and smudging

03/23/2026

Advertising on behalf of the City of Winnipeg:

The Travel Training team invites you to our weekly Zoom information sessions. Let’s learn how to navigate our network, get answers about On-Request, Winnipeg Transit Plus, and more.

Upcoming sessions:
🚍 Winnipeg Transit Plus — Tuesday, March 24, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
🚍 On-Request — Tuesday, March 31, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
🚍 WINNpass — Tuesday, April 7, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Register at: https://info.winnipegtransit.com/en/rider-guide/travel-training/

03/20/2026

Need a helping hand? Are you experiencing accessibility concerns with access to income supports, navigating access to accommodation supports, access to housing, navigating utility bills, access to transportation supports, or parenting with a disability? We are here to provide a listening ear, helping hand, referrals, and systemic advocacy.

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We provide advocacy services
Need support?
Call: 204-943-6099
Email: contact@mlpd.mb.ca

03/19/2026

Experiencing snow barriers in Winnipeg? Report your concern to 311!

https://forms.winnipeg.ca/site/portal/request/pw_snowremoval_vof?locale=en

Help the City of Winnipeg understand how important clear sidewalks are!

03/18/2026

TODAY❗

MLPD is concerned that Bill 5 would further delay meaningful progress towards making Manitoba a more accessible province. We encourage our community to sign up to speak tonight. You can present in person, on Zoom, or you can send a written submission.

Here is more information from our partners Barrier-Free Manitoba:

Bill 5 – Accessibility for Manitobans Act Amendments: What You Need to Know

Barrier-Free Manitoba learned this morning that the Manitoba government introduced Bill 5, which proposes changes to the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, in the legislature yesterday.

Barrier-Free Manitoba participated in some discussions leading up to this bill. While we are pleased to see a few positive changes reflected, many of the recommendations we brought forward—particularly those related to accountability, transparency, and timelines—were not included.

We remain concerned that, as written, Bill 5 will not significantly accelerate progress toward accessibility in Manitoba, and in some areas may slow it down.

You can read Bill 5 here:
👉https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/43-3/b005e.php

Have your voice heard
Bill 5 will be going to committee TODAY (March 18th at 6 p.m.), where Manitobans have the opportunity to:
• Present in person or virtually
• Submit a written brief
This is an important opportunity for people with disabilities, their families, service providers, and allies to speak directly with decision-makers about what needs to change.

Register to participate:
👉https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/committees/committee_registration.html

Barrier-Free Manitoba will be presenting to the committee to share our concerns and recommendations for strengthening the bill.

Accessibility is a human right—and legislation must do more than signal intent. It must lead to real, measurable change.

If accessibility matters to you, now is the time to speak up!

03/18/2026

TODAY❗️MLPD is concerned that Bill 5 would further delay meaningful progress towards making Manitoba a more accessible province. We encourage our community to sign up to speak tonight. You can present in person, on Zoom, or you can send a written submission.

This site contains information on Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Votes and Proceedings, Question Period, Order Paper, Bill Status, Legislation, Legislative Committees, Hansard Services and various information for the public.

03/16/2026

Advertising on behalf of the City of Winnipeg:

The Travel Training team invites you to our weekly Zoom information sessions. Let’s learn how to navigate our network, get answers about On-Request, Winnipeg Transit Plus, and more.

Upcoming sessions:
🚍 Navigating Our Transit System — Tuesday, March 17, 12p.m. – 1 p.m.
🚍 Winnipeg Transit Plus — Tuesday, March 24, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
🚍 On-Request — Tuesday, March 31, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
🚍 WINNpass — Tuesday, April 7, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Register at: https://info.winnipegtransit.com/en/rider-guide/travel-training/

03/13/2026

Monday! Join MLPD at the Manitoba Health Coalition - MHC rally. Don’t let them destroy public health care in Canada!

Join us for a rally at the Union Centre at noon on March 16th as part of a national day of action to oppose the privatization of health care underway in Alberta.

Danielle Smith’s government is trying to bring down public health care - not just in Alberta, but across the country. Her plan is extremely dangerous. It is a full-on health care privatization plan. It brings in two-tier health care -- allowing doctors to charge patients user fees and the wealthy to jump the queue pushing everyone else back. It expressly brings in private for-profit health insurance which is currently banned. That throws the doors wide open to the powerful U.S. for-profit insurance industry.

Medical bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States, and globally, countries with more health care privatization see higher mortality rates. Privatizing health care doesn’t mean more choice, or shorter wait times. It means less services and longer waits for the majority, while the few can be seen faster - not based on medical need, but because they can afford to pay to jump the line.

What’s happening in Alberta threatens public health care here in Manitoba and all across Canada. It undermines principles of universality and accessibility that are core to the Canada Health Act and will spread if we don’t fight back.

The Alberta Friends of Medicare warn, "This is unequivocally the biggest threat to our single-payer, universal Medicare system we've ever seen. Not just for Albertans, but for all Canadians."

Join us to say no to private, two-tier health care.

03/10/2026

Great conversations today at the University of Manitoba Centering Disability Justice: Anti-Ableism, Accessibility, and Human Rights Conference.

Featured speakers included MLPD's Interim Executive Director, Allen Mankewich, Cade Keuhl (PhD Candidate), Heidi Hutchison (Self Advocate and Caretaker), Shawna Joynt (ASL Teacher-Tutor-Education Presenter/Writer/Editor), as well as Keynotes Michael Stein (Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability and Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School) and Karen Sharma (Executive Director, Manitoba Human Rights Commission).

Thanks to UM for organizing and for everyone who came out to listen and ask great questions!

03/09/2026

Join MLPD at the rally next Monday!

Don’t let them destroy public health care in Canada!

Join us for a rally at the Union Centre at noon on March 16th as part of a national day of action to oppose the privatization of health care underway in Alberta.

Danielle Smith’s government is trying to bring down public health care - not just in Alberta, but across the country. Her plan is extremely dangerous. It is a full-on health care privatization plan. It brings in two-tier health care -- allowing doctors to charge patients user fees and the wealthy to jump the queue pushing everyone else back. It expressly brings in private for-profit health insurance which is currently banned. That throws the doors wide open to the powerful U.S. for-profit insurance industry.

Medical bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States, and globally, countries with more health care privatization see higher mortality rates. Privatizing health care doesn’t mean more choice, or shorter wait times. It means less services and longer waits for the majority, while the few can be seen faster - not based on medical need, but because they can afford to pay to jump the line.

What’s happening in Alberta threatens public health care here in Manitoba and all across Canada. It undermines principles of universality and accessibility that are core to the Canada Health Act and will spread if we don’t fight back.

The Alberta Friends of Medicare warn, "This is unequivocally the biggest threat to our single-payer, universal Medicare system we've ever seen. Not just for Albertans, but for all Canadians."

Join us next Monday to say no to private, two-tier health care.