Barrier Free Manitoba

We extend our thanks to Kevin Johnson, President of People First of Manitoba, for his help with getting the word out and encouraging you and others to support BFM's Broken Promise campaign. 

Following is a text version of Kevin's comments:

Hello, my name is Kevin Johnson and I am the President of People First of Manitoba.

I’m one of the Two hundred thousand Manitobans who lives with a disability and I face a lot of barriers every day.

School was a challenge for me. Even when trying my best it was a struggle to meet the demands of the expectations put on me. I did not feel like I had the support I needed to be successful in school.

The landmark Accessibility for Manitobans Act promised that major progress would be made toward full accessibility by 2023.

But Manitoba’s diverse disability communities have not had the recognition or resources needed to play leadership roles in implementing the Act. The playing field has never been level. Our needs, interests and rights are still being overlooked.

The Accessibility for Manitobans Act promised that significant progress would be made toward full accessibility by 2023. That promise is being broken.

We all deserve better. That’s why I am encouraging you to join Barrier-Free Manitoba’s campaign to call for immediate action to get things back on track.

Just go online to barrierfreemanitoba.com and make sure that your voice is heard loud and clear.

I deserve better. So do you.

Please note that we gave Kevin the wrong URL for BFM. It ends in a ".com" not a ".ca" (www.barrierfreemb.com). We apologize for the error. Lucky that BFM is not yet producing movies for the big screen! 

This is the first in a series of short videos that we will be releasing during the Broken Promise campaign.

Our thanks also goes out to the fine folks at St. Amant for taking the lead in the shooting and production of the videos.