Documented disabilities which have been assessed by a third party professional may include the following areas:
- Learning disabilities
- Attention-deficit disorders
- Vision disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Hearing disabilities
- Medical disabilities
- Emotional/psychological disabilities
- Chronic health
Accommodations
Together with the student, we plan accommodations that fit the disability. The purpose of an accommodation is to allow the student with a disability to learn and be evaluated on a level playing field with other students. Accommodations do not fundamentally change the requirements or affect the integrity of the academic standard of the program. Request for specific accommodations need to match the identified need.
Accommodation Request Forms
Request for ADHD Documentation (PDF)
Types Of Accommodations
Accommodations that have been used in the past include but are not limited to:
- Extra time to write tests and exams, where the need is clearly supported by documentation
- Quiet exam space
- Use of a computer for exams
- Note taking support
- Text books in alternate format
- Alternate formats including use of assistive technology such as Dragon naturally speaking, JAWS, Zoom Text and Kurzweil
- use of a scribe
- use of a tape recorder
- Special Advising
- Tutoring
- Assistance in arranging for diagnostic testing. A referral would be made to an outside agency for a Psycho-educational Assessment at the student's expense
- Assistance in arranging for counselling. Redeemer has a number of counsellors on campus, but a referral could also be made to an outside psychologist or counsellor
- Advice and assistance in understanding the Bursary for Students with Disabilities for students on OSAP
Process
Once admitted, please complete the
Self-Identification Form for Students with Disabilities included in your acceptance package and send all necessary documentation pertaining to your disability.
For further information, please contact the Disability Services Coordinator,
Nancy Hartholt at
nhartholt@redeemer.ca.