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
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