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Services for Persons with Disabilities (Northwest Territories)

Government of the Northwest Territories programs and services for persons with disabilities, coordinated through the Department of Health and Social Services.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories FreeVirtual

Contact & details

Services offered

Information and referral to disability supports, income assistance with a disability component, and access to community-based services.

Who is eligible

Northwest Territories residents living with a disability.

Age groups served

All ages

Disability types served

physicalsensorydevelopmentalmental_healthcognitiveneurodivergentchronic_illness

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NWT Disabilities Council

The NWT Disabilities Council exists to educate, advocate, and support the self-determination of all individuals with disabilities in the Northwest Territories. It is the territorial cross-disability organization supporting NWT residents with disabilities and their families.

Yellowknife, NT
Free
Last verified August 7, 2026

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