People with disabilities
The Ministère de la Santé et des Services
sociaux does not offer services directly to people with
disabilities and their families. However, it does ensure
that these services are available and accessible via
the health and social services network, within which
various providers offer appropriate services to people
with disabilities.
To reduce the frequency with which people with disabilities
of all kinds encounter situations that handicap them,
the Ministère de la Santé et des Services
sociaux has the mandate to:
- establish and coordinate national health and welfare
objectives;
- establish policies and programs intended for people
with disabilities, ensure they are implemented and
applied by the development agencies, and evaluate
them;
- approve the priorities submitted by the development
agencies;
- distribute resources among regions equitably, in
order to implement programs of services intended for
people with disabilities, and oversee the use of these
resources;
- provide interregional coordination of the services
intended for people with disabilities, above all to
promote their accessibility.
To fulfill its mandate, the Ministère de lAa
Santé et des Services sociaux monitors the application
of its policies, ensures the quality and effectiveness
of the services offered to people with disabilities
in each region and coordinates the various programs
of services it administers.
Within the MSSS site, you will find other information
pertinent to people
with disabilities (in French only):
- The MSSS and people with disabilities
- Cognitive impairments
- Physical impairments
- Pervasive developmental disorders
- Technical aids
- table
that describes technical aid programs is available.
These programs distribute equipment and supplies
that can compensate for a large number of impairments.
The purpose of technical aid programs is to enhance
the personal development and social participation
of people with disabilities.
- Links
of interest.
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