The Office of Disability Issues serves
as a focal point for government initiatives on disabilities.
The Office is a vehicle for collaboration and partnership
with the disability community. Saskatchewan Community
Resources hosts the Office which was established in March,
1998.
The Office of Disability Issues has a direct
working relationship with other government departments, the
disability community and the public. The Office works with
representatives of aboriginal communities to address the needs
of aboriginal persons with disabilities. It also addresses
life cycle and gender issues which include consideration of
the needs of children and youth, women and elderly persons
with disabilities.
Mandate
The mandate of the Office of Disability
Issues is:
to direct the development of an integrated,
coordinated array of public policies, programs and services
for persons with disabilities;
to work with government departments
and the disability community to identify and resolve issues
of concern to the disability community;
to participate on behalf of Saskatchewan
at federal and interprovincial meetings; and
to work with departments and the community
in implementing the national vision for persons with disabilities.
The functions of the office include leadership,
coordination, research, policy development, education, communication,
consultation, collaboration and negotiation.
The Office addresses the following issues,
among others:
education, training and employment,
and labour concerns;
income and disability supports,
including housing and transportation;
health and wellness, quality of
life; and
citizenship, equitable access throughout
Saskatchewan.
For more information, contact:
The Office of Disability Issues
14th floor, 1920 Broad Street
Regina, SK S4P 3V6
TTY: (306)787-7283
Fax: 306-798-0364
E-mail: odi@dcre.gov.sk.ca
Click on the hyperlink to access Disability
WebLinks, a collaborative Federal/Provincial/Territorial
project undertaken by Ministers responsible for Social
Services and developed in consultation with representatives
from the disability community.
![[ Search ]](/web/20070103224721im_/http://www.gov.sk.ca/odi/headers/b-search.png){kind=small}
![[ Who Does What ]](/web/20070103224721im_/http://www.gov.sk.ca/odi/headers/b-whodoeswhat.png){kind=small}
![[ Telephone Book ]](/web/20070103224721im_/http://www.gov.sk.ca/odi/headers/b-telephone.png){kind=small}
![[ Did You Find It? ]](/web/20070103224721im_/http://www.gov.sk.ca/odi/headers/b-didyoufind.png){kind=small}