Accessibility Standard For Customer Service
Barrier Free Manitoba
American Sign Language Interpreter Services
Computerized Note-taking Specialists / Interveners
Equality Communications Centre of Excellence (ECCOE)
200 – One Forks Market Road Winnipeg MB R3C 4L8
Contact Person: Candy Badger
Phone: 204–926–3271
Email: candy.badger@eccoe.ca
Performing arts Accessibility Hub (PAH)
PAH is a specialized group of American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters who collaborate with Deaf ASL Consultants providing services for the performing arts such as music, theatre, T.V. and film.
Contact Person: Tessa Rogowski
Braille Embossing Services
Vision Impaired Resource Network (VIRN)
320 Sherbrook Street, Main Floor, South Tower,
Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204-975-9340 or 204-975-9341
Toll-Free: 1-888-851-VIRN (8476)
Email: info@virn.ca
Website: www.virn.ca
Twitter: @virnca
Shep Shell, Braille Consultant
Dynamic Dots
744 Lindsey Street Winnipeg MB R3N 1H7
Email: dynamic.dots@shaw.ca
Phone: 204–488–7048
Cell: 204–792–1800
Fax: 204–489–8900
Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes is a free mobile app with one main goal: to make the world more accessible for blind and low-vision people. The app connects blind and low-vision individuals with sighted volunteers and companies from all over the world through a live video call.
website: https://www.bemyeyes.com
Alexander Hauerslev Jensen CCO
Email: alexander@bemyeyes.com
Specialized Help and partnership inquiries
Will ButlerVP, Community
Email: will@bemyeyes.com
Point of contact for interviews
Personal Care Attendant Bookings
Independent Living Resource Centre (ILRC)
Portage Place Mall Suite 311A – 393 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 3H6
Phone: 204–947–0194
Email: thecentre@ilrc.mb.ca
Website: www.ilrc.mb.ca
Captioning
Natalie Scofield Singh
The Right Type Company
Transcription/In-Person Captioning Services
Website: therighttypecompany.com
Email: service@therighttypecompany.com
Cheryl Wallace
For Remote Captioning Services
Verbatim Reporters
62 Inspiration Place
Winnipeg MB R2C 3W3
Phone: 204-955-6965
Email: captionwpg@gmail.com
AB Captioning
Sandra German
(For Remote Captioning Services)
CART Captioner and Broadcast Captioner
780-445-4406 (cell)n
sandragerman@abcaptioning.com
www.abcaptioning.com
Government Services
Canadian Heritage
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/rights-people-disabilities.html
Canadian Human Rights Commision
https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/persons-disabilities
Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works – ODSP & Arts Grants
Website: http://www.odspaction.ca/sites/odspaction.ca/files/resource/en_odsp_art_grants_2018_update_final_screen55704.pdf?mc_cid=6604c6456b&mc_eid=a273878b4d
Accessibility Canada
Website: https://accessibilitycanada.ca
Employment and Social Development Canada
Websitehttps://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/accessible-people-disabilities.html