Carleton University Senate Policy Regarding Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
Principles
Carleton University is committed to providing access to the educational
experience and accommodation to the point of undue hardship in order to
promote academic accessibility for individuals with identified and duly
assessed disabilities. The University encourages applications from students
with those disabilities within the meaning of the Ontario Human Rights
Code, including visual, hearing, communication and mobility impairments and
learning and other non-visible disabilities.
The University affirms its commitment to the physical accessibility of
the Carleton campus, and to the assessment of academic accommodation for
students with disabilities in order to maintain its leadership among the
province's educational institutions in implementing accessibility.
The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) is the
designated unit at the University for assisting the Carleton community in
integrating persons with disabilities into all aspects of Carleton's
academic and community life. The PMC provides assessment of academic
accommodation, advises students on strategies to open a dialogue with
instructors and acts as consultant, facilitator, coordinator and advocate
in this area for all members of the University community.
The University promotes efforts to accommodate students with
disabilities so that they can meet the learning objectives of courses they
are taking and be fairly evaluated in their performance.
For more detailed information on the Policy and associated procedures,
please consult with the Paul Menton Centre. The entire text of the Policy
is available as part of Carleton University's Human Rights Policy, at the
Equity Services Web site: www.carleton.ca/equity/
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