Judith Brooder, Manager Student Accessibility Services

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Judith Brooder, Manager Student Accessibility Services Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Finding Balance: Academic Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities and Academic Requirements Judith Brooder, Manager Student Accessibility Services

Agenda Highlights SAS Accommodation Decision Tree Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Agenda Highlights SAS Accommodation Decision Tree Essential Requirements Communication Questions

Student Accessibility Services Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Student Accessibility Services Service area within Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre; Review documentation and assess student needs/requests; Determine and facilitate appropriate accommodation options; Provide support services; Communicate with faculty and staff regarding accommodation provision.

Our Collective Role…. Embrace Brock’s commitment to access and equity; Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Our Collective Role…. Embrace Brock’s commitment to access and equity; Ensure Brock meets its legal duty to accommodate; Ensure Brock is free from systemic discrimination; Maintain the academic integrity of university programs.

SAS Accommodation Decision Tree Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre SAS Accommodation Decision Tree

Is There a Disability Impacting Academic Participation? Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Is There a Disability Impacting Academic Participation? Brock provides accommodations if: There is a disability present; There is a disability-related functional limitation; The functional limitation impacts academic participation at Brock.

UDL and Strategy Options Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre UDL and Strategy Options Reduce the need for accommodation by: Incorporating principles of Universal Design for Learning; Providing access or referrals to strategy instruction.

Appropriate Accommodation Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Appropriate Accommodation Appropriate accommodation is: Specific to the functional impact of the disability; Specific to the academic context.

Essential Requirements Student Wellness and Accessibiilty Centre Essential Requirements An essential requirement is: A curriculum component that is “indispensable, vital and very important” (OHRC); Rationally connected to the performance of a task; Adopted in the good faith belief of its necessity; Demonstrably necessary, to the point of incurring undue hardship.

Moving from Reactive to Pro-active Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Moving from Reactive to Pro-active Pro-active strategies: Determining essential requirements; Following principles Universal Design for Learning (UDL); Communication regarding essential requirements and course design.

Communication New features in OASIS Instructor Portal: Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Communication New features in OASIS Instructor Portal: Organization by accommodation; More information about accommodations; Options for incorporating UDL to reduce the need for accommodations; Opportunities for faculty discussion regarding accommodations.

OASIS Instructor Portal Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre OASIS Instructor Portal

OASIS Instructor Portal Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre OASIS Instructor Portal

Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Questions

Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre Resources Brock’s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation. https://brocku.ca/pedagogical- innovation/resources/accessibility/ OHRC Guidelines on Accessibly Education. http://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default/files/attachments/Guidelines_on_accessibl e_education.pdf OHRC Policy on Ableism and Discrimination Based on Disability. http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-ableism-and-discrimination-based-disability Senate Policy on Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities, 2012. https://brocku.ca/accessibility/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/Academic- Accomodation-for-Students-with-Disabilities.pdf Please also visit our Sharepoint page for more information and Faculty Resources: https://brocku.sharepoint.com/Student-Accessibility-Services/Pages/default.aspx