reachAbility's Links to Educational Resources:
Further Education:
- Canada's Higher Education & Career Guide
- A website listing the colleges and universities across Canada by province or territory, including a profile of each one with the institute's name, number of students, programs offered, interesting facts, and contact information. (See below for a breakdown of those colleges and universities with specific services for students with disabilities.)
- CanLearn
- A Government of Canada website helping prospective students, parents, & advisors, save, plan, & pay for their educations.
- Below is a nationwide listing of colleges and universities with specific services for students with disabilities; organized by Province or Territory and then by college or university status. The first website link for each is for the relevant disability services page and the second link is for the college or university home page.
Alberta:
Alberta - Colleges:
- Bow Valley College - Learners with Disabilities in Calgary.
- Providing support for students with disabilities through Academic Accommodations and various services.
Bow Valley College Home Page - Grande Prairie Regional College - Disability Services in Grande Prairie.
- Providing support and accommodations to students with disabilities. Grande Prairie Regional College Home Page
- Keyano College - Students with Special Needs in Fort McMurray.
- The Learner Assistance Program (LAP) provides students with disabilities classroom support, an individual service plan, help with learning strategies, assistive technology, a writing centre, counselling, workshops, and consultations with advisors. Keyano College Home Page
- Lakeland College - Learning Services in Vermilion Lloydminster.
- To find specific information, click on The Learning Centre, then Disability Services, then on getting started (for prospective or current students), on accommodations, on assistive technology, or on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Lakeland College Home Page - Lethbridge Community College - Learning Support Services in Lethbridge.
- Providing study management, peer tutoring, and retention programs. Lethbridge Community College Home Page
- Medicine Hat College - Disabilities Services Office in Medicine Hat.
- Providing academic accommodations, assistive technology, help with accessibility, and a resource centre. Medicine Hat College Home Page
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- Mount Royal College - Disability Services in Calgary.
- Providing academic accommodations, assistive technology, and services for students with disabilities. Mount Royal College Home Page
- NorQuest College - Learning Support Services (LSS) in Edmonton.
- Providing academic counselling, classroom support, specialized courses, alternative format material, training in and access to assistive technology, and sign language interpreters (CART). NorQuest College Home Page
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) - Services for Students with Disabilities in Edmonton.
- Providing an individualized learning plan, information and resources. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Home Page
- Portage College - Learning Assistance Centre in Lac La Biche.
- Providing students with learning disabilities skill and strategy support, and academic accommodations. Portage College Home Page
- Red Deer College (RDC)
- - Student Success Services for Students with Disabilities in Red Deer. Providing specialized equipment, information on disability related funding/grants, accessible housing, and academic accommodations. Red Deer College Home Page
Alberta - Universities:
- Athabasca University (AU) - Access to Students with Disabilities
- (A distance education university.) Providing educational advice and couselling, ongoing assessments, individualized learning plans, academic support and accommodations, learning support, funding information and referrals, and assistive technology. Athabasca University Home Page
- University of Alberta - Augustana Campus - Specialized Support & Disability Services (SSDS) in Camrose.
- Providing disability related accommodations contact the Specialized Support & Disability Services for further information. University of Alberta - Augustana Campus Home Page
- Concordia University College of Alberta - Disabilities & Special Needs in Edmonton.
- Offering note-taking arrangements, tutors, escort assistance, special examination procedures, and other support services. Concordia University College of Alberta Home Page
- University of Alberta - Specialized Support & Disability Services in Edmonton.
- Providing adaptive technology and assistive devices, advocacy, alternative formats for print material, American Sign Language, awards/bursaries/scholarships and funding information/referrals, communication support, computer labs, counseling and advising, exam accommodations, interpreting services, real-time transcribing services, a learning disabilities program, note-taking services, and tutoring. University of Alberta Home Page
- University of Calgary - Disability Resource Centre in Calgary.
- Providing academic accommodations, adaptive technology, learning strategies, and resources. University of Calgary Home Page
- University of Lethbridge - Students with Disabilities in Lethbridge.
- Providing classroom and examination accommodations, and adaptive or assistive technology. University of Lethbridge Home Page
British Columbia:
British Columbia - Colleges
- Camosun College-Disability Resource Centre in Victoria.
- Providing interpreters and captionists, scribes/readers/tutors, mobility aides, assistive technology, information on financial assistance, and TypeWell transcription. Camosun College Home Page
- Capilano College - Disability Services in North Vancouver.
- Providing accommodation planning, college orientation, registration assistance, instructor notifications, classroom and exam accommodations, alternative format text (CILS), interpreting and assessment services, and assistance in accessing equipment and services through the Canada Study Grant (CSG). Capilano College Home Page
- College of the Rockies - Disability Services in Cranbrook.
- Providing assessments, exam accommodations, alternative text formats, tutoring, study strategies, technical aids and adaptive equipment, assistance with registration/timetabling/course selection, interpreting and captioning services, referrals, career planning, and counselling. College of the Rockies Home Page
- Douglas College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in New Westminster.
- Providing educational support, assessments and recommendations, interpreters, readers/scribes, accommodations and adaptations for exams, transcription of materials into accessible or alternative formats, consultation and advocacy, and referrals to college and community services. Douglas College Home Page
- Justice Institute of British Columbia - Disabilities Assistance in New Westminster.
- Providing sign language interpreters, adaptive technology, large print or Braille documents, classroom tutors, and exam accommodations. Justice Institute of British Columbia Home Page
- Kwantlen University College - Services for Students with Disabilities in Surrey.
- Providing general and exam accommodations, interpreting/captioning/intervening, peer tutors/student assistants, adaptive equipment and technology labs, and assistive technology. Kwantlen University College Home Page
- Langara College - Disability Services in Vancouver.
- Site currently under construction. Langara College Home Page
- Malaspina University College - Disability Services in Nanaimo.
- Providing information, support services, and reasonable accommodation. Malaspina University College Home Page
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) - Disability Services in Merritt.
- Providing individualized support, interpreting, tutoring, note taking, taped books, large print, photocopying, scribes, equipment loans and acquisitions, and exam support. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Home Page
- North Island College - Services for Students with Disabilities in Courtenay.
- Contact the college for further information. North Island College Home Page
- Northern Lights College (NLC) - Disability Services in Dawson Creek.
- Providing arrangement of course accommodations (i.e interpreters, note takers, tutors, alternate text or exam formats, exam time extensions, etc.), access to adaptive technologies, referral to external support agencies and funding sources, and orientation and registration assistance. Northern Lights College Home Page
- Northwest Community College (NWCC) - Accessibility Support Services in Terrace.
- Providing accessible accommodation, adaptive equipment and technology, student assistants, orientation and pre-registration assistance, physical accessibility, and classroom/program support. Northwest Community College Home Page
- Okanagen College - Disability Services in Kelowna.
- Providing advanced and assisted registration, assisted orientation, technical aids, language interpreters, captioning computers, note-taking services, mobility assistance, physical accessibility, exam accommodations, instructor liaisons, referrals, student aides, transition planning, and texts in alternative formats. Okanagan College Home Page
- Selkirk College - Disability Services in Castlegar.
- Providing access to funding for equipment, adaptive software, assistance with admissions and registration procedures, and other information and services. Selkirk College Home Page
- University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) - Disability Services in Abbotsford.
- Providing accommodations on entrance exams, alternative format for educational materials, early registration, classroom accommodations, learning assistance, information on equipment loans and educational grants, exam accommodations, and a disability-friendly computer lab on Abbotsford Campus. University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) Home Page
- Vancouver Community College (VCC) - Disability Services in Vancouver.
- Providing help with course and program planning, equipment adaptation, exam accommodations, help with studying and note-taking, interpreting services, alternative text formats, job search assistance, personal and career counselling, and referrals to community resources. The college also offers specific programs for students with disabilities - Vancouver Community College - Programs for Students with Disabilities and in sign language studies - Vancouver Community College - Sign Language Studies. Vancouver Community College Home Page
British Columbia - Universities
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) - Disability Resource Centre (DRC) in Burnaby.
- Providing career, personal, educational, and vocational rehabilitation counselling, agency and faculty liaison, interpreting and captioning services, alternative format textbooks and handouts, access to adaptive technology and financial aid, learning strategies support, exam accommodations, note-taking, tutoring, and physical accessibility. British Columbia Institute of Technology Home Page
- Emily Carr Institute of Art, Design, & Media - Disability Services in Vancouver.
- Providing assistance with registration, assistive technology and adaptive equipment. Braille, interpreting and captioning, course materials in alternative formats, exam accommodations, mobility and physical access assistance, note takers, readers/scribes, tutors, help with study strategies, and referrals to other support services. Emily Carr Institute of Art, Design, & Media Home Page
- Kwantlen University College - Services for Students with Disabilities in Surrey.
- Providing general and exam accommodations, interpreting/captioning/intervening, peer tutors/student assistants, adaptive equipment and technology labs, and assistive technology. Kwantlen University College Home Page
- Malaspina University College - Disability Services in Nanaimo.
- Providing information, support services, and reasonable accommodation. Malaspina University College Home Page
- Royal Roads University (RRU) - Learners with a Disability in Victoria.
- Arranging physical and/or academic accommodations as and when required. Click on the individual links for grant/funding information, other helpful sites, or to email the Disability Services Assistance contact or the Financial Assistance contact. Royal Roads University Home Page
- Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Centre for Students with Disabilities (CSD) in Burnaby.
- This dedicated, informative centre and website "fosters student success and the retention of students with a disability". Providing general, classroom and exam accommodations, private library study rooms, student aides, access to adaptive technology, course materials in alternative formats, and note-takers. Simon Fraser University Home Page
- Thompson Rivers University (TRU) - Disability Services in Kamloops.
- Providing assistance with registration and admissions, exam accommodations, note-takers, alternative text formats, sign language interpretation, learning strategy assistance, mobility and physical access assistance, referrals to community services, and access to technical aids and adaptive equipment. Thompson Rivers University Home Page
- University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) - Disability Services in Abbotsford.
- Providing accommodations on entrance exams, alternative format for educational materials, early registration, classroom accommodations, learning assistance, information on equipment loans and educational grants, exam accommodations, and a disability-friendly computer lab on Abbotsford Campus. University College of the Fraser Valley Home Page
- University of British Columbia (UBC) - Disability Resource Centre in Vancouver.
- Click on links on the left hand side of the page to access information on accommodations (listed under "Current Students with Disabilities"). University of British Columbia Home Page
- University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) - Disability Services in Prince George.
- Contact the university for further information. University of Northern British Columbia Home Page
- University of Victoria - Resource Centre for Students with a Disability in Victoria.
- Providing adaptive technology, academic accommodations, learning strategies advice, note-takers, and orientation and mobility training. University of Victoria Home Page
Manitoba Colleges
- Assiniboine Community College - Services for Students with Disabilities in Brandon.
- Providing exam accommodations, extended time for assignments, alternative format materials, interpreters, note-takers, tape recorders, and assistive technology. Assiniboine Community College Home Page
- Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology - Disability Services in Winnipeg.
- Providing assessment and counselling services, adaptive equipment and assistive technology, alternative print formats, exam accommodations, interpreting, note-taking, and tutoring. Red River College Home Page
Manitoba Universities
- University of Manitoba - Disability Services in Winnipeg.
- Providing a variety of services within classroom, test/exam, and on campus accommodations, as well as interpreting services, information and resources. University of Manitoba Home Page
- University of Winnipeg (UW) - Disability Services (DS) & Disability Resource Centre (DRC) in Winnipeg.
- Contact Disability Services for information on academic accommodations. University of Winnipeg Home Page
New Brunswick Colleges
- College Communitaire Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) - Étudiant ayant un Handicap en Bathurst, Campbellton, Dieppe, Edmunston, et la Peninsule acadienne.
- Services inclus des accommodements de services et d'academiques, l'accessibilite, equipements specializes, la technologie adaptee, la recherche de sources financiers, les preneurs de notes, les lecteurs et tuteurs, les heures supplementaires, des local sans distractions, un service d'accompagnement, aide avec l'enregistrement des cours, les documents en format alternative, l'horaire allege, et l'adaptation ergonomique. Page d'Accueil Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick
- New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) - Students with Disabilities in Fredericton.
- Contact the Student Services Coordinator to discuss specific needs (Click on Programs, People, & Profiles, then on People, then scroll down to College Support Services for an email link). New Brunswick College of Craft & Design Home Page
New Brunswick Universities
- Mount Allison University - The Meighen Centre for Learning Assistance & Research in Sackville.
- Providing academic counselling, test/exam accommodations, peer tutors and note-takers, writing assistance, learning skills instruction, financial counselling, counselling on post-graduation concerns, referrals, consultations, assessments, and a self-help resource centre. Mount Allison University Home Page
- St. Thomas University - Students with Disabilities in Fredericton.
- Providing admission assistance, priority registration, campus/residence orientation, tutoring, note-takers/readers, classroom and exam accommodations, financial support and disability management advice, specialized adapted computer access, counselling, writing support services, alternative text formats, equipment loan advocacy, and community service referrals. St. Thomas University Home Page
- University of New Brunswick (UNB) Fredericton - Student Accessibility Centre in Fredericton.
- Arranging for course adjustments or accommodations, providing support and guidance, assistive technology and software, adaptive equipment, onsite technical assistance, and note-taking materials. University of New Brunswick Home Page
- University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John - Services for Students with Disabilities in Saint John.
- Providing advocacy and support services, a Learning Technology Centre featuring a computer with specialized software, academic accommodations, assistance in acquiring alternative format textbooks and applying for Canada Study Grants, and help with study skills and time management strategies. University of New Brunswick Home Page
Newfoundland Colleges
- College of the North Atlantic (CNA) - Services to Students with Disabilities in Stephenville.
- Providing assistance with program selection, course/program shadow, campus orientation, consultation/meeting with instructors, academic accommodation, assistive technology, physical accessibility, peer tutoring, note-takers, alternative testing arrangements, and referrals to funding agencies and community resources. College of the North Atlantic Home Page
Newfoundland Universities
- Memorial University - Glenn Roy Blundon Centre for Students with Disabilities in Saint John's.
- Providing campus orientation and an in-take interview, academic accommodations, sign language interpretation, wheelchair desks, note-taking assistance, liaison to university and community services, adaptive technology, assistance accessing funding sources, disability awareness activities for faculty, staff, and students, scooter/wheelchair storage and recharging facility, keys for wheelchair-accessible elevators and lifts, academic skills workshops, help with learning strategies, and career counselling. Memorial University Home Page
Nova Scotia Colleges
- Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) - Disability Accommodations in Truro.
- Providing academic accommodations, such as, readers/scribes, recordings of lectures and labs, use of different coloured chalk/markers on board to help distinguish important information, tutors, extra time for tests/exams and assignments, visually reinforced material or oral instructions/explanations, scanned textbooks, alternative text formats, and a private area for study and tests/exams.Nova Scotia Agricultural College Home Page
- Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University - Services for Students with Disabilities (through Dalhousie University) in Halifax.
- Providing exam accommodations, a note taking program, orientation, and assistance in access to funding resources and to obtain internal & external services. Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University Home Page
- Nova Scotia Community College - Disability Services in Halifax.
- The Disability Services offer a Disability Resource Facilitator (DRF), academic accommodations, tutoring, note-taking, help with accessibility needs, and assistive technology. Nova Scotia Community College Home Page
Nova Scotia - Universities
- Acadia University - Academic Support for Disability/Access
- Providing exam accommodations, an academic support program, help finding a scribe, tutor, or assistive software, and the services of a writing centre. Acadia University Home Page
- Dalhousie University - Student Accessibility Services
- Providing exam accommodations, a note taking program, orientation, assistance in access to funding resources and to obtain internal & external services. Dalhousie University Home Page
- Mount Saint Vincent University - Services for Students with Disabilities
- The Department of Student Affairs Disability Services provides support to students with disabilities, with a learning support program, self-advocacy tips, grant and scholarship information, assistive technology, and classroom and exam accommodations. Mount Saint Vincent University Home Page
- Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University - Services for Students with Disabilities (through Dalhousie University) in Halifax.
- Providing exam accommodations, a note taking program, orientation, and assistance in access to funding resources and to obtain internal & external services. Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University Home Page
- St. Francis Xavier University (St.FX) - Students with Disabilities in Antigonish.
- Providing registration assistance, course selection, options for accommodations, assistive technology training, locating note-takers and tutors, and resource and community information. St. Francis Xavier University Home Page
- Saint Mary's University - Atlantic Centre for Research, Access & Support for Services for Students with Disabilities in Halifax.
- Offering several unique programs and individualized support services to help students with disabilities obtain their degree, through academic counseling, exam accommodations, classroom interpreting, assistive technology, and learning disabilities support. Saint Mary's University Home Page
- University of King's College - Student Accessibility Services (through Dalhousie University) in Halifax.
- Providing exam accommodations, a note-taking program, orientation, assistance in access to funding resources and to obtain internal & external services. University of King's College Home Page
Ontario Colleges
- Algonquin College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Ottawa (Nepean).
- Providing access to alternative print material, adaptive technology, learning disability assessments, and specialized help and plans for specific disabilities (click on your applicable disability for more information). Algonquin College Home Page
- Cambrian College - Glenn Crombie Centre for Disability Services in Sudbury.
- Providing academic advising and accommodations, training and access to adaptive technologies, Learning Skills Advisors for assistance with learning strategies, personal care rooms, alternative print material, note-takers, and psycho-educational assessments, and specialized programs for students with developmental, learning and physical disabilities. Cambrian College Home Page
- Canadore College - Special Needs in North Bay.
- Providing physical accessibility, assistive technology and adaptive equipment, help with learning strategies, needs assessments, program and academic accommodations, and personal, academic, and career counselling. Canadore College Home Page
- Centennial College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Toronto (Scarborough).
- Providing arrangements for alternative assessment procedures for college admission, adaptive technology, specialized equipment, and assistive devices, flexibility and academic accommodations, note-takers, classroom and testing aides, attendant care, and interpreters. Centennial College Home Page
- College Boreal - Special Needs Students - Learning Centre in Sudbury.
- Providing an FM amplification system, interpreters, note-takers, tape recorders, reduced workloads, adapted computer workstations, time extensions for tests/exams, text in audio format, and other individualized services. College Boreal Home Page
- College Boreal - Besoins Particuliers en Sudbury.
- Donnant des accomodements possible comme du temps supplementaire et salle solitaire pour les tests/examens, preneur de notes, magnetophones pours cours, travaux, et epreuves, reduction de la charge de cours, ordinateurs avec logiciels adaptatifs, textes de manuels sur bande sonore, systeme d'amplification FM, service d'interpretation, et autres services selon l'evaluation des besoins. Page d'Accueil College Boreal
- Conestoga College - Disability Services in Kitchener.
- Providing learning strategies, readers/scribes, assistive technology and software, adaptive equipment, alternative text formats, digital recorders, and academic accommodations. Conestoga College Home Page
- Confederation College - Learning Centre - Disability Services in Thunder Bay.
- Providing assistance in developing efficient learning strategies, assessments, adapted timetables, alternative test procedures and settings, test accommodations, peer tutoring, note-takers, readers, taped material, study area with adaptive computers, technical assistive devices, counseling for personal, career, and educational needs, assistance in applying for bursaries/loans/grants, and referrals to relevant campus and community services. Confederation College Home Page
- Durham College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Oshawa.
- Providing individualized accommodation plans that may include, educational assistants, FM system, preferential seating, spell master, adaptive software, taped lectures, Learning Disability diagnostic assessments, alternative format reading materials, enlargements, note-takers, readers/scribes, overheads, tutoring, help with learning strategies, time management, study, and organizational skills, adaptive technology training, ergonomic chairs/devices, interpreters, Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV), personal attendants, editing/proofreading assistance, notebook computers, and testing accommodations. Durham College Home Page
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology - Disability Services in London.
- Providing accessibility and academic accommodations (click on an individual disability for further information). Fanshawe College Home Page
- George Brown College of Applied Arts & Technology - Disability Services in Toronto.
- Providing adaptive software, devices, and technology, interpreting, intervening, computerized and peer note-taking, scribing, peer tutoring, modified course loads, testing accommodations, and counselling. George Brown College Home Page
- Georgian College - Centre for Access & Disability Services in Barrie.
- Providing academic accommodations, counselling, educational assessments, testing, faculty coaches, peer tutors, training in the use of specialized computer technology, and learning strategies to assist students with specific learning disabilities. Georgian College Home Page
- Humber College - Disability Services in Toronto.
- Providing admission assistance, attendants, classroom assistants, liaison services between the college and community resources/agencies, note-takers, physical accessibility advocacy, readers/scribes, sign/oral language interpreters, assistive software, adaptive equipment, alternative text formats, and academic accommodations. Humber College Home Page
- King's College (at the University of Western Ontario) - Services for Students with Disabilities in London.
- Providing academic and exam accommodations, alternative text formats, assistive technologies, note-takers, interpreters, and advice on financial assistance. King's College Home Page
- Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology - Services for Students with Disabilities in Sarnia.
- Providing academic accommodations, note-takers, readers/scribes, sign language interpreters, peer tutoring, special software/computers, FM system, enlargement system, Braille transcriptions, learning strategies, and adaptive technology. Lambton College Home Page
- Mohawk College - Disability Services in Hamilton.
- Providing academic accommodations such as test accommodations, adaptive technology, alternative material formats, tutoring, educational assistants, and note-taker services. Mohawk College Home Page
- Niagara College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Welland.
- Providing accommodations (note-takers, peer tutors, test/exam time extensions, scribes, books on tape/E-texts, learning strategy and assistive technology training), support services (care or assistants), assistive technologies (equipment and software), and learning strategies. Niagara College Home Page
- Northern College of Applied Arts & Technology - Centre for Students with disABILITIES in South Porcupine.
- Providing assessments, learning strategies, assistive devices and adaptive technology, and support services. Contact the individual campuses for more specific information. Northern College Home Page
- Redeemer University College - Services to Students with Special Needs in Ancaster.
- Providing vocational assistance, alternative text formats, note-takers, readers/scribes, assistive technology, special advising, tutors, separate locations for exams, extended exam times, assistance in arranging diagnostic testing and counselling, and bursary advice. Redeemer University Home Page
- Sault College - Special Needs Office (SNO) in Sault Ste Marie.
- Providing individualized support with academic accommodations, assistive devices, adaptive equipment and specialized technology, accessibility adjustments, tutoring, note-taking, counseling, alternative test/exam and writing arrangements, learning strategy training, assessments, and sign language interpreting. Sault College Home Page
- Seneca College - Services for Students who Experience Disabilities in Toronto.
- Providing services (counselling, personal, social, academic, and career exploration, vocational assessments, peer tutoring, workshops on study skills, comprehensive health services, complete housing information and registry, employment information and job placement assistance, job-search techniques) and accommodations (extended test/exam and assignment times, recorders, FM audio-enhancement devices, print enlargement/magnifiers, taped textbooks/books on disc, note-takers, readers/scribes, interpreters, adaptive equipment, alternative testing procedures and/or evaluation methods, scanners, and screen readers). Seneca College Home Page
- Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning - Disability Services in Oakville.
- Providing individualized support with services including testing accommodations, peer and educational assistants, alternative text formats and print enlargements, orientation, extended programs (reduced workloads), note-takers, interpreters, assignment extensions, specialized equipment, learning strategists, and assistive technologists. Sheridan Institute Home Page
- Sir Sandford Fleming College - Support Services for Students (Disability Services) in Peterborough.
- Providing assistive devices and equipment, adaptive technology (including training), note-takers, alternative text formats, interpreters, alternative testing arrangements or procedures, counselling, readers/scribes, tutors, and earning strategies advice. Fleming College Home Page
- St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology - Student Services (Disability Services) in Windsor.
- Providing an Accommodation Plan which can include academic accommodations, learning strategists, and assistive technologists. St. Clair College Home Page
- St. Lawrence College - Disability Services in Kingston.
- Providing specialized software and adaptive technology, physical accessibility, academic accommodations, learning strategies and bursaries advice, and a Disabilities Services Counsellor. St. Lawrence College Home Page
Ontario Universities
- Brock University - Services for Students with disABILITIES in St. Catharines.
- Providing assistive software and adaptive technology (including training), academic accommodations, advocacy, and learning strategies support. Brock University Home Page
- Carleton University - Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities in Ottawa.
- Providing support and advice on a variety of services including academic accommodations, note-takers, sign language interpreters, adaptive technology, laptops for tests/exams, FM systems, Alpha Smart/Dana devices, recorders, alternative text formats, learning strategies advice, attendant services, and information on awards, bursaries, and scholarships. Carleton University Home Page
- King's University College (at the University of Western Ontario) - Services for Students with Disabilities in London.
- Providing academic and exam accommodations, alternative text formats, assistive technologies, note-takers, interpreters, and advice on financial assistance. King's University College Home Page
- Lakehead University - Learning Assistance Centre (Disability Services) in Thunder Bay.
- Providing academic accommodations, note-takers, test/exam time extensions, alternative text formats, FM system, recorders, and assistive software and technical devices. Lakehead University Home Page
- Laurentian University - Special Needs in Sudbury.
- Providing a Learning Disabilities Program, academic accommodations, test/exam time extensions, voice input to computer, use of specialized equipment, career counselling, advocacy, loan of laptop computers, proofreaders, alternative text formats, recorders, personal reading scanners, FM system, note-takers, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) for classrooms, talking calculators, alternative computer programs, and tutors. Laurentian University Home Page
- McMaster University - Centre for Student Development (CSD) (Services for Students with Disabilities) in Hamilton.
- Providing support, counseling, instruction, accommodations, accessibility, and advocacy. McMaster University Home Page
- Nipissing University - Disability Services in Nipissing.
- Providing individualized support, an Enhanced Services Program for learning disabilities, physical accessibility, note-takers, FM system, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in classrooms, alternative text formats, campus orientation, recorders, and advice on financial assistance. Nipissing University Home Page
- Queen's University - Disability Service in Kingston.
- Providing advocacy and support, recommendations on accommodations, and access to information and services. Use the contact details to gain more specific information. Queen's University Home Page
- Redeemer University College - Services to Students with Special Needs in Ancaster.
- Providing vocational assistance, alternative text formats, note-takers, readers/scribes, assistive technology, special advising, tutors, separate locations for exams, extended exam times, assistance in arranging diagnostic testing and counselling, and bursary advice. Redeemer University Home Page
- Ryerson University - Access Centre (for Students with Disabilities) in Toronto.
- Providing confidential appointments, test/exam support, time extensions for assignments and tests/exams, alternative format materials, reference assistance, adaptive technology, classroom and advocacy support, note-takers, learning strategies, sign language interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), access to further information and resources, and advice on financial assistance. Ryerson University Home Page
- Trent University - Disability Services Office in Peterborough.
- Providing assistance with admission and/or registration, advocacy, counselling, academic coaching, and career planning, note-takers, readers, test/exam time extensions, taped exams and answers, exams in Braille, use of a spell-check computer, distraction-reduced exam environments, assessments, peer support, and adaptive technology. Trent University Home Page
- University of Guelph (U of G) - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Guelph.
- Providing classroom, examination, and note-taking accommodations, writing tutors, screening for Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorders, sign language interpreters, housing assistance, recreational equity, and library services. University of Guelph Home Page
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Oshawa.
- Providing individualized accommodation plans that may include, educational assistants, FM system, preferential seating, spell master, adaptive software, taped lectures, Learning Disability diagnostic assessments, alternative format reading materials, enlargements, note-takers, readers/scribes, overheads, tutoring, help with learning strategies, time management, study, and organizational skills, adaptive technology training, ergonomic chairs/devices, interpreters, Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV), personal attendants, editing/proofreading assistance, notebook computers, and testing accommodations. University of Ontario Institute of Technology Home Page
- University of Ottawa - Student Academic Success Service (SASS) Access Service in Ottawa.
- Providing adapted exam procedures and exams, an assessment of specific needs and individualized follow-up, resources for tutoring and note-taking, assistance with library research, transcription of texts into accessible formats, special financial aid assistance, training and use of adaptive technologies, and learning strategies support. University of Ottawa Home Page
- University of Toronto (U of T) - Accessibility Services in Toronto.
- Providing learning disability and educational needs assessments, assistive devices and adaptive technology, alternative test/exam arrangements, note-taking services, sign-language interpreters, information on disability-related issues, liaisons with other campus and community resources/agencies, access to an academic skills strategist, alternative text formats, and counselling. University of Toronto Home Page & University of Trinity College (in the University of Toronto) Home Page & Victoria University (in the University of Toronto) Home Page
- University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) - AccessAbility Resource Centre in Mississauga (Toronto).
- Providing bursaries/scholarships information, Learning Disability assessments, alternative text formats, and academic accommodations including test/exam accommodations, note-taking and volunteer services, interpreters/interveners, and attendant services. University of Toronto Mississauga Home Page
- University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) - AccessAbility Services in Scarborough (Toronto).
- Providing academic adjustments, accessibility, advanced preparation for courses, alternative communication, alternate exam arrangements and format materials, assessment services, assistive technology, attendant services, mobility assistance, and note-taking. University of Toronto Scarborough Home Page
- University of Waterloo - Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD) in Waterloo.
- Providing access to an Adaptive Technology Centre, an Education & Technology Lab, a Resource Centre, a Peer Support Program, alternate examination arrangements, assessment of learning profile, audio books program, campus and library orientation, counselling and tutoring services, high-speed scanning, information on campus and community resources, maps with wheelchair accessible routes and building entrances, note-takers, photocopying services, and specialized technical equipment loans. University of Waterloo Home Page
- University of Western Ontario (UWO) - Services for Students with Disabilities in London.
- Providing academic accommodations such as, interpreters, FM system, permission to record lectures or get copies of overhead transparencies, quiet exam locations, assistive devices and software, adaptive technologies, lab assistants, alternative text formats, and learning strategies advice. University of Western Ontario Home Page & Huron University College (at the University of Western Ontario) Home Page
- University of Windsor - Student Disability Services in Windsor.
- Providing Student
- Disability Services Advisors, a Learning Strategist, an Assistive Technologist, Technical Consultant, Exam Coordinator, training, equipment for short-term loan, and academic accommodations such as quiet testing rooms, test/exam time extensions, scribes, interpreters, alternative text formats, assistive software, note-takers, recorders, FM system, and Obus Form supports. University of Windsor Home Page
- Wilfred Laurier University - Support Services: Accessible Learning in Waterloo.
- Providing individualized programming, tutoring, note-takers, assistive technology, alternative format services, learning strategies advice, exam accommodations, and information on financial aid. Wilfred Laurier University Home Page
- York University - Disability Services in Toronto.
- Providing a Learning Disabilities Program, a Psychiatric Dis/Abilities Program, the Atkinson Counselling and Supervision Centre, the Glendon Counselling and Career Centre, alternate exam and testing scheduling, and other resources. York University Home Page
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Prince Edward Island - Universities
- University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) - Services for Students with Disabilities in Charlottetown.
- Providing assistive technology, alternative test/exam arrangements, learning disability assessments, note-takers, learning strategies support, liaison with university and community resources/agencies, advice on funding for services, tutors, physical accessibility, career information and assessments, and personal counseling. University of Prince Edward Island Home Page
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Quebec - Colleges:
- College Montmorency - Services Eleve Ayant un Handicap en Laval.
- Donnant interpretation en langue des signes du Quebec, interpretation oraliste ou Pidgin, prise de notes, synthese vocale, lecture sur cassettes ou aide a la manipulation, groupe homogene en francais, mathematiques et philosophie, lecteur, tuteur, ordinateur modifie (logiciel de grossissement), loupe, televisionneuse, imprimante a caracteres speciaux, cadre et poincon pour ecrire le braille, Dactylo-braille, magnetophone a vitesse variable, guides a l'ecriture, reproduction tactile de dessins et d'informations, calculatrice parlante, accompagnement pour l'hygiene personnelle, les deplacements ou l'alimentation, adaptation des lieux publics, suivi en orthopedagogie, et table adaptee. Home Page.
- College Ahuntsic - Services aux Etudiants Handicapes en Montreal.
- Contacter un de leurs professionnel du Service d'Orientation et de psychologie pour plus d'information. Page d'Accueil College Ahuntsic
- Dawson College - Centre for Students with Disabilities in Montreal.
- Providing assistance with pre-registration, liaison with faculty, note-takers, special exam services, and access to specialized equipment. Dawson College Home Page
- Heritage College - Special Needs in Hull.
- Providing personal counselling, assistance with classroom and exam accommodations, and note-takers/scribes/transcription services, etc. Heritage College Home Page
- CEGEP John Abbott College - Special Needs Services in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
- Providing individualized assessments and accommodation plans, communication support including interpreting services, liaison with teachers, access to specialized equipment and assistive devices, alternate text formats, assistance in disability-related funding, note-takers, exam accommodations, and tutors. CEGEP John Abbott College Home Page
- Vanier College - Office for Services for Students with Physical Disabilities & Vanier College - Services for Students with Learning Disabilities in St-Laurent.
- Providing note-takers for class, adapted technology, extra time for exams, physical aids, and a Learning Centre with other accommodations and services. Vanier College Home Page
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Quebec - Universities
- Concordia University - Office for Students with Disabilities in Montreal.
- Providing an Orientation Program, a Learning Disabled Program, Volunteer Program, Special Needs Allowance Program (Quebec Government), and Workshops in Adaptive Technology & Internet, as well as services in academic support and advising, alternative media transcription, volunteer reader services, classroom note-takers and transcribers, individual and group tutoring, oral and sign interpreters, classroom relocation for accessibility, exam accommodations, screening and referral for disability learning assessment, and equipment loans. Concordia University Home Page
- Universite Laval - Integration des Personnes Handicapees Etudiantes en Quebec.
- Donnant l'accessibilite d'architecturale, l'aide financiere publique et privee, des services d'aide personelle, technique, d'enregistrement de lectures, et de coordination. Page d'Accueil Universite Laval
- McGill University - Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) in Montreal.
- Providing assistance with financial aid, physical accessibility, personal care assistants, oral communication services (sign language or oral interpreters, note-takers, FM system, and TTY), academic liaison and planning, alternative material formats, photocopying and computing facilities, proofreading, tutoring, a learning skills specialist, and exam accommodations. McGill University Home Page
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Saskatchewan Colleges:
- Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology (SIAST) - Learner Assistance Services in Saskatoon.
- Providing equity exam and academic accommodations, tutorial support, learning strategy development, computer access, and adaptive technology. Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology Home Page
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Saskatchewan Universities:
- University of Regina - Disablity Resource Office in Regina.
- Providing disability awareness seminars, campus orientation, examination room space, student resource room, note-takers, scribes, tape recorders, adaptive equipment and software, accessible lockers, assistance with purchasing books, library services, classroom and exam accommodations, referrals for study skills, assessments, and funding, alternative material formats, and liaisons with community agencies. University of Regina Home Page
- University of Saskatchewan (U of S) - Students with Disabilities in Saskatoon.
- Providing help with the registration process, note-takers, exam accommodations including readers, scribes, extra time, a room alone, quiet space, and computers, advocacy and mediation, library and other resources, information on awards, grants and loans, and a campus accessibility tour and map. University of Saskatchewan Home Page
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Yukon Colleges:
- Yukon College - Learner Assistance Centre (LAC) Services for Students with Disabilities in Whitehorse.
- Providing disability awareness and advocacy, situational assessments with recommendations for accommodations, coping strategies development, liaison with instructors and/or administration, assistance with accommodation implementation, referrals and/or liaison with outside agencies, individualized education programming, tutoring services, and facilitating access to alternate media and to adaptive educational equipment. Yukon College Home Page
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