Roles and responsibilities

Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities

Laurier recognizes the importance of your student experience and acknowledges the impact disabilities can have on learning. If you are a student with a disability, it's important for you to be able to participate fully in determining the appropriate accommodations plan for you.

If you require accommodations, ensure that you:

• Identify yourself to the Accessible Learning Centre (ALC) by registering through Accessible Learning Online and uploading the required documentation.
• Provide relevant and recent psychological and medical documentation from an approved and regulated health professional to substantiate your disability and any restrictions. 
• Attend scheduled meetings with your assigned disability consultant to develop and accommodation plan and discuss the ALC procedures.
• Use your Laurier email to communicate with the ALC, staff and faculty.
• Access Accessible Learning Online to request accommodations each term and adhere to posted deadlines (e.g. exam bookings, note-taking, alternative format request, etc.).
• Meet with your instructors as needed to discuss arrangements for accommodations.
• Manage your time for class work, attendance and study time. ALC staff can provide you with academic accommodations and support, but you are responsible for your academic success.

Understanding Your Instructor's Responsibilities

Instructors play a vital role in shaping your postsecondary experience. Your instructors' responsibilities include:

• Consulting on a suitable accommodation plan that meets your needs and satisfy the essential requirements of the course/program.
• Working cooperatively with the ALC by supporting requests for exam information tutors, educational assistants and note takers.
• Ensuring your confidentiality.

Understanding the ALC's Responsibilities

The ALC will coordinate requests for, and assist in, the provision of accommodations by:

• Receiving and verifying your psychological or medical documentation from an approved and regulated health professional. Ensure that your documentation is recent and relevant in nature.
• Reviewing all documentation and consulting with you to determine if you qualify for ALC's services.
• Providing academic accommodation to support you when requested.
• Assisting and providing information to instructors, chairs, associate deans or his/her delegates, and other administrative staff as needed.
• Ensuring that your information is treated confidentially (e.g. your medical and psychological documentation). Your information is subject to disclosure when necessary to affect the accommodation as required by law and is maintained in your student file within the ALC.
• Developing an accommodation plan, where appropriate, based on your needs and available course/program information and requirements. 
• Communicating the proposed accommodation plan in writing by confidential email to your instructor(s)/department(s) in a timely fashion.