The Access Centre

Your Responsibilities

As excerpted from Senate Policy 159: Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities, Professors, Instructors and teaching staff shall:

a. strive to make course curriculum and materials and course activities accessible to all students;

b. work with University stakeholders to accommodate Access Centre registrants who require specific accommodation while preserving the essential academic requirements of the course and program;

c. direct students seeking evaluation of their disability-related documentation to the Access Centre;

d. not accept or review a student’s documents regarding disability;

e. maintain the confidentiality and privacy of students with disabilities who are registered with the Access Centre;

f. understand that they are the primary agents of providing student academic accommodation within the University; the Access Centre facilitates the accommodation process for students who are registered with the Access Centre;

g. collaborate with the Access Centre in structuring an appropriate accommodation plan that meets the needs of the student with a disability and satisfies the essential academic requirements of the respective course or program;

h. notify the student and confer with the Access Centre as soon as possible, regarding concerns that may arise related to fulfilling the essential academic requirements of the course or program within the agreed upon accommodation plan, and continue to work with the student and the Access Centre to explore alternative accommodations. If unsuccessful in developing an appropriate accommodation plan, refer to the Department or School Chair or Director;

i. provide textbooks and other materials to the library as soon as possible to ensure that materials can be provided in an accessible format; and

j. incorporate identified techniques to provide academic accessibility within the teaching/learning environment.