Come & See SMD

There’s a lot more to SMD than you might realize

If you’re a person with a disability living in Manitoba, you might know SMD as “the one to go to for wheelchairs” or “the Parking Permit place.”

However, there is a whole lot more to SMD than the Parking Permit Program and Wheelchair Services. SMD is actually a ‘family’ of six interconnected organizations. While each organization has a distinct role to play in meeting the needs of Manitoba’s disability community, they are all united by a single vision: “a community that supports the independence, participation and empowerment of persons of all abilities.”

SMD Alliance
As the head of the SMD Family, SMD Alliance is responsible for creating a strong and unified organization. SMD Alliance defines the overall strategic direction for the entire organization, coordinating actions to meet the needs of the disability community in the most effective, efficient, relevant and responsive manner possible.

SMD Alliance, by virtue of its incorporation federally, also has a broader mandate and is able to provide services on a national level. One example of this is found in SMD’s involvement with the Canadian Health Network (CHN). To provide information with a more nation-wide perspective for CHN, SMD works with Easter Seals and March of Dimes organizations in New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

SMD AbiTech
SMD AbiTech plays a unique role as a national research and development centre. SMD AbiTech works with individuals and organizations in both the public and private sectors as they create new technological tools that enable people with disabilities to live with greater independence.

SMD Alliance 825 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5 e-mail: volunteers@smd.mb.ca