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The last step to registering with Accessible Learning is attending an intake appointment with your accommodation consultant.
Your intake appointment is an opportunity for you to share your academic experiences and how your disability impacts your learning. Together with your accommodation consultant, you will review your documentation and create an accommodation plan. The purpose of an accommodation plan is not to guarantee success but to provide access and remove barriers that allow equitable participation in a course. Accommodations cannot remove or modify essential course or program requirements.
We have created this resource so you know what to expect from your intake appointment and can prepare to participate.
Be prepared to give a brief summary of your disability as well as your strengths and challenges.
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:
Accessible Learning will coordinate requests for, and assist in, the provision of accommodations by:
The intake appointment typically lasts for 1-1.5 hours. During this appointment, your accommodation consultant will:
Your accommodation plan:
You will receive a follow-up email and access to GOAL: A Golden Hawk's Orientation to Accessible Learning on My Learning Space. You will have access to this course for the academic year.
GOAL comprises both synchronous and asynchronous segments. The content is delivered in 4 modules consisting of (short 2-5 min) video and quick check-ins. GOAL was designed to increase your awareness and understanding about Accessible Learning, as well as how to access your accommodations, build skills, and discover resources and services on campus available to you!
Contact Us:
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Office Locations:
Waterloo: Peters, P220
Brantford: One Market, 207-20
Exam Inquiries:
P: 1-548-889-3516
Intake Inquiries:
E: intakeALC@wlu.ca
P: 1-548-889-3515