accessibility News Archive

February 14, 2019 — 
Repost from the Winnipeg Free Press: The Vision Impaired Resource Network has outgrown its limited office space in Lions Manor (320 Sherbroook St.). Like many other non-profits, it has a wish list of things it would love to include in its ideal office resource centre.

December 5, 2018 — 
Over the last few terms Student Accessibility Services (SAS) has seen a high demand for a one-on-one peer meetup service

December 5, 2018 — 
The University of Manitoba is committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming environment that supports all abilities

April 20, 2018 — 
As a community, we are using less water and recycling more, just two of the successes outlined in “Sharing Our Progress,” a mid-term progress report on the university’s strategic plan

April 17, 2018 — 
All University of Manitoba students are invited to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to reduce accessibility barriers at the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses.

March 2, 2018 — 
More than 6,000 of the university’s faculty and staff recently completed accessible customer service training, which focused on increasing awareness about access challenges faced by people with disabilities and providing guidance on how they could best respond

December 26, 2017 — 
Sharing some of our most notable stories from 2017, the year the U of M marked its 140th anniversary

December 4, 2017 — 
A message from University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard

November 28, 2017 — 
Stay up to date with information about campus disruptions that would impede users of all abilities to access services

November 21, 2017 — 
More than 6,000 staff and faculty have already been trained for province's customer service standard