Built Environment Handbook – Manitoba

After holding focus groups across Manitoba, CNIB created this legal information handbook to provide helpful responses to some of the most common questions we heard. 

In the handbook below, you’ll find: 

• An overview of your most important legal rights related to the built environment
• Answers to common questions like 
  • "In my residential area, I am unable to walk safely down the sidewalk or road, as barriers (such as piled up snow, parked cars, etc.) frequently block my route. What can I do?"
  • "I often find that public buildings, such as museums, stadiums, universities, etc. are inaccessible to people with sight loss. For example, in some instances there is no tactile surface to identify steps/curbs, staircases and escalators, and in other cases, the elevators do not have audio signals/accessible buttons. This makes it difficult and hazardous to orient myself and navigate safely through these buildings. What can I do?"
• Links to helpful legal services and community supports

The Know Your Rights legal Information handbooks are available in two different formats:

If you’d like to receive this handbook in Braille or DAISY format, please email knowyourrights@cnib.ca. Did this handbook answer your question or did it connect you to a helpful resource? Please let us know!