Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities Inc.

Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities Inc. The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) is a consumer controlled advocacy organization

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The MLPD is an organization of people with disabilities that works on concerns affecting the lives of people with various disabilities in Manitoba. MLPD strives for improvement in areas such as accessibility, education, employment, housing, transportation, income security, and support services. The MLPD supports Manitobans with disability with social policy research and consultation,

public education programs, information and referral services, and advocacy

Contact Information:

Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities

909-294 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 0B9

Telephone: 204-943-6099 (Voice/TTY)
Toll Free: 888-330-1932 (MB Only)
Fax: 204-942-4625

Calling disabled adults in MB! 📢 We’re sharing an important new study from the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights and th...
06/09/2026

Calling disabled adults in MB! 📢 We’re sharing an important new study from the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights and the University of Winnipeg.

If you have a disability, chronic condition, or access need that affects your housing or daily life, they want to hear from you. The goal is to better understand the housing barriers and discrimination disabled people face across Canada.

Participants can enter a draw for one of 20 $50 gift cards.

Scan the QR code on the poster or head to the link to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/H3Y6HKZ?organization=mlpd

IMAGE DESCRIPTION
A recruitment poster for a national housing survey titled "Your Housing Experience Matters." The graphic features a large QR code and an illustration of a person in a wheelchair in front of several houses.

TEXT HIGHLIGHTS
Who: Disabled adults (18+) in BC, MB, ON, and NS.
Topic: Experiences finding and staying in housing.
Incentive: Chance to win 1 of 20 $50 gift cards.
Contact: 1-800-263-1139 or [email protected]

What a First Fridays in the Exchange! Thank you to everyone who came by to check out our zine launch and to make their o...
06/08/2026

What a First Fridays in the Exchange! Thank you to everyone who came by to check out our zine launch and to make their own zine. It was a wonderful night!

Missed it? Make sure to follow us on FB, IG, or through our newsletter to stay in the loop on events like this!

We will be launching our zine online soon!

Thank you to our partners the West Broadway Tenants Committee and our venue Katie + Gunner Gallery!

🎨🖌📚🎉🌈

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mlpd.mb/
Newsletter: https://mlpd.nationbuilder.com/newsletter

If you're out tonight, make sure to pop in at Katie + Gunner Gallery for First Fridays in the Exchange from 5-8.Be the f...
06/05/2026

If you're out tonight, make sure to pop in at Katie + Gunner Gallery for First Fridays in the Exchange from 5-8.

Be the first to see MLPD's new zine, "where's my home?" a collection of stories from our community on the experiences of people with disabilities finding and maintaining accessible housing.

We will have all the supplies you need to make your own zine on any topic you like and facilitators available to help you!

Thank you to our partners West Broadway Tenants Committee and Katie + Gunner Gallery!

This project is supported by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – Race, Gender, and Diversity Initiative (RGDI)

Oh and Happy Pride obviously 🌈🤗

Join us for First Fridays in the Exchange tomorrow, June 5, from 5-8PM at Katie + Gunner Gallery to make your own zine! ...
06/04/2026

Join us for First Fridays in the Exchange tomorrow, June 5, from 5-8PM at Katie + Gunner Gallery to make your own zine! And be the first to see MLPD's new zine: a collection of stories from our community on the experiences of people with disabilities finding and maintaining accessible housing.

We will have all the supplies you need to make your own zine and facilitators available to help you! Zines are creative DIY booklets. Anyone can make a zine!

Thank you to our partners West Broadway Tenants Committee and Katie + Gunner Gallery!

This project is supported by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – Race, Gender, and Diversity Initiative (RGDI)

MLPD is excited to announce our new Executive Director Sue Hemphill. Sue has dedicated her career to advancing equity, ...
06/01/2026

MLPD is excited to announce our new Executive Director Sue Hemphill.

Sue has dedicated her career to advancing equity, inclusion, and access for persons with disabilities /differing gifts / abilities (and all equity-seeking groups). Early in her career, Sue was the International Twinning Projects Coordinator at MLPD, working closely with DPI, CPA, the local Central American community coordinating partnership with persons with disabilities in Guyana and Nicaragua. At ILRC, Sue provided Assertive Communication and Self-Advocacy Training and at Manitoba Possible Sue was the Community Development Specialist, working as an advocate, self-advocacy-mentor, disability awareness trainer, program and partnerships developer he program now called the Newcomer Navigation and Support Unit.

As a Human Rights Officer with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, she educated the public on protections under the Code and mediated complaints related to discrimination and duty to accommodate. Sue has been a DEIJ trainer and consultant across diverse sectors and as a Sessional University professor for over 25 years.

Since 2010, through her consulting company, Healthy Hive Consulting, Sue has trained, coached and facilitated boards, executives, and staff across nearly all organizations in Manitoba’s disability sector. She has been recognized with awards and scholarships as a non-profit leader, social-entrepreneur, and business owner. She has also advanced access for artists with disabilities through her role as Program Consultant with the Manitoba Arts Council and as one of the founders of the Arts AccessAbility Network of Manitoba.

With decades of lived-experience navigating life with a disability, Sue is thrilled to return to MLPD as Executive Director, working alongside the talented staff team and Provincial Council to continue building inclusive opportunities for all. Learn more about Sue on her LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/susan-hemphill-7601271a

We thank Allen Mankewich for his dedication and expertise as our Interim Executive Director.

Join us for First Fridays in the Exchange on June 5, from 5-8PM at Katie+Gunner Gallery to make your own zine! And be th...
05/28/2026

Join us for First Fridays in the Exchange on June 5, from 5-8PM at Katie+Gunner Gallery to make your own zine! And be the first to see MLPD's new zine: a collection of stories from our community on the experiences of people with disabilities finding and maintaining accessible housing.

We will have all the supplies you need to make your own zine and facilitators available to help you! Zines are creative DIY booklets. Anyone can make a zine!

Thank you to our partners West Broadway Tenants Committee and Katie + Gunner Gallery!

This project is supported by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – Race, Gender, and Diversity Initiative (RGDI)

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Winnipeg, MB

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204-943-6099

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