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Step 1 in registering with the Accessible Learning Centre includes the following process:
Once we receive both pieces of information, we will email your Laurier email address about next steps.
Students seeking academic accommodations for reasons of a disability at Laurier are required to submit documentation to support their request.
Disability documentation supports academic accommodation planning by:
To access the correct form, select the category that best reflects your disability or disabilities. Please ask a health care practitioner who is qualified to diagnose and treat your disability to complete your form.
Email intakeALC@wlu.ca with questions about our documentation requirements or for forms in an alternate format.
Examples of attention disability include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder.
Acceptable documentation includes either:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Examples of brain injury include acquired brain injury, concussion, or post-concussive syndrome.
You may be required to provide updated documentation throughout your degree in order to determine if your disability remains, if functional limitations have changed, and if accommodations are still required.
Acceptable documentation includes either:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Examples of autism spectrum disorder include autism spectrum disorder or social pragmatic communication disorder.
Acceptable documentation includes either:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Examples of a hearing-related disability include deaf, deafened, hearing loss, central auditory processing disorder.
Acceptable documentation includes either:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Acceptable documentation includes a Psycho-Educational Assessment completed using Adult Measures.
A Psycho-Educational Assessment must include the following:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include (signature required):
Examples of a medical disability include cancer, diabetes, epilepsy/seizure disorder, or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Acceptable documentation includes:
Medical Professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Examples of mental health or psychiatric disability include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorder, etc.
In accordance with the Policy on Accessible Education for Students with Disabilities (2018) by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, students are not required to disclose a mental health related diagnosis in order to access accommodations.
Instead documentation must confirm the presence of a diagnosis and provide sufficient information regarding functional limitations in the postsecondary environment.
Acceptable documentation includes:
Medical Professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Acceptable documentation includes:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Examples of vision-related disability include cataracts, glaucoma, nystagmus, retinal detachment or blindness.
Acceptable documentation includes:
Medical professionals qualified to complete documentation include:
Students who do not have disability documentation may be eligible for interim accommodations and support while waiting to obtain documentation. Interim accommodations usually expire after one or two terms.
Students seeking interim accommodations should submit any documentation they have including Grade 12 Individual Education Plans (IEP), outdated psycho-educational assessments, or letters from health care providers (HCP). Letters must be dated, on original letterhead and contain the HCP's signature and license number.
Interim academic accommodations granted in:
Students must submit updated documentation before their interim accommodations expire.
Do not email a copy of your documentation to the ALC. Due to security and privacy concerns, the ALC cannot accept copies of documentation by email or fax.
Documentation must include all the pages, be legible and uploaded in a single PDF file. If taking photos of your documentation, convert the photos to a single PDF file.
The ALC will not review your documentation if it is illegible or missing pages.
If you:
Contact Us:
Waterloo Campus
E:
accessible_learning@wlu.ca
T:
519.884.0710 x3086
Office Location: P220 (Peters building)
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brantford Campus
E:
lbaccessiblelearning@wlu.ca
T:
519.884.0710 x3086
Office Location: OM 207-20 (One Market)
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.