Accessibility resources

CENTRE FOR ACCESSIBILITY The Centre for Accessibility facilitates programming initiatives and accommodations formulated to remove barriers for students with disabilities and ongoing medical conditions. You’ll have access to tools, resources and accommodations to make your UBC experience the best it can be.

Priority access to housing: Such services include priority placement in student housing wherein a student with a disability or chronic medical condition has disability-related needs that cannot be met in off-campus housing and will be given precedence. Placements are usually offered in year-round housing.

Course load requirements: If a student is unable to meet Student Housing’s credit load requirement (nine credits/term) for disability-related reasons, a request can be made to the Diversity Advisor and the student can be considered eligible to remain in student housing with a minimum of six credits/term.

Accessibility Shuttle: For people with conditions impacting their mobility, the UBC Accessibility Shuttle assists in travelling to and from pedestrian areas on campus. The service is available only by reservation and is free of cost.

Wayfinding: UBC Wayfinding can assist you by identifying accessible entrances and distinguishing between manual and power doors.

Accessible parking: People with a special needs permit are allowed to park in UBC parkades at reduced rates. Accessible parking spots are also available across campus for those with a SPARC decal.

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS Academic concessions are offered to students with a disability or ongoing medical condition to give them access to the academic environment that will best suit their needs and help them overcome challenges that may affect their academic success. These accommodations include captioning and ASL interpretations, alternate format materials, assistive technology such as Read and Write Gold and notetaking. UBC’s Centre for Accessibility determines a student’s eligibility for accommodations per the university’s Disability Accommodation Policy (Policy LR7). Academic accommodations are not determined by the instructor.

The centre also hires student assistants in the form of notetakers, exam assistants and invigilators to work directly with students with disabilities.

Not sure if you’re eligible for accommodations? You can call in to talk to an accessibility advisor on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for Tuesdays when they close at 1 p.m. U