Disabled Newcomers Have Place to Get Help
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The Afghanistan native is one of many new Winnipeggers taking advantage of SMD's ethno-cultural program, a United Way-funded initiative that helps immigrants with physical and mental disabilities learn about the services available to them and how to access them.
"Afghanistan is a very difficult country to live in. In Winnipeg, no problem. Canada is good," she said through an interpreter.Julie Strutt, supervisor of the program, said her eight staff members help between 150 to 200 people annually with "visible and invisible disabilities." She said one of their challenges is educating people that having a disability doesn't mean they will be ignored by society or the state.See the full content of this document
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Disabled Newcomers Have Place to Get Help
Ethno-cultural program at SMD offers direction
Laylumah Muhammad immigrated to Canada from a country where people with disabilities face...See the full content of this document
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