People with Disabilities

A partnership between Saskatchewan Health and SGI to develop and implement co-ordinated, integrated services and supports for people with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and their families.

The Employability Assistance for People With Disabilities (EAPD) Program provides funding to assist adults with disabilities to prepare for, secure and maintain employment. Various supports are offered, including training-on-the-job, vocational and work assessments, psycho-educational assessments, job coaching, support for employers and disability-related costs in a wide variety of post-secondary education and training programs.

The Office of Disability Issues (ODI) serves as a focal point for provincial government initiatives on disability policy and performs a co-ordinating role throughout government in addressing disability issues and policies.

The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee is responsible for protecting the interests of vulnerable people.

Information on programs and services for families and individuals who, for various reasons, cannot meet basic living costs.

A special-care home is a facility that provides institutional long term care services to meet the needs of individuals usually having heavy care needs, that cannot appropriately be met in the community through home/community based services. Special-care homes may be referred to as nursing homes.

Supplementary Health Program provides extended health services and products in addition to the universal health benefits to eligible patients identified by Community Resources.