Assessments are provided in the Northern Region on an itinerant basis as needs dictate. Actual job experience is used to assess a consumer s strengths, needs and work potential. Job postings last from one to four weeks, or longer if necessary, with a technical trainer providing support to employee and employer where required. Equipment is also available for aboriginal persons with treaty status through an agreement with Health and Welfare Canada. Repair and maintenance services are provided at no cost to individuals in receipt of equipment through the loan program.
Repairs are also available, on a fee basis, to individuals who own their wheelchairs.
Services are provided by qualified technicians in Winnipeg, and in the North area through service specialists attending consumer s homes. In 1991, the Province of Manitoba formally delegated its authority to administer the Parking Permit Program to the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities. Parking Permits are issued to individuals with a permanent or temporary physical disability who are unable to walk unassisted for more than 50 meters without great difficulty or danger to their health or safety. The program operates on a cost-recovery basis and is funded entirely with fees collected through the issuance of parking permits. Services are provided in the child s natural environment, that is, in their homes or other community settings, i.e., childcare centre or nursery program.