The Centre for Accessibility provides leadership on issues of accessibility for people with disabilities at UBC Vancouver, working in partnership with faculties to foster inclusive learning, living and working environments for students. The Centre for Accessibility provides support and programming initiatives designed to remove barriers for students with disabilities and facilitates disability related accommodations for members of the UBC Vancouver community.
Over 11% of UBC Vancouver's students are registered as having a documented disability via the Centre for Accessibility. Instructors are critical to the work of supporting students with disabilities and play a pivotal role in ensuring accommodations are implemented in a way that upholds the dignity, privacy, and autonomy of these students. The responsibilities of instructors in the accommodation process are explained in UBC’s Disability Accommodation Policy, LR7.
The Centre for Workplace Accessibility supports faculty and staff with disabilities, offering workplace accommodations and accessibility options.
Working with us
The resources below provide more detailed information on processes and common questions:
Audio-Recording
For information about accommodations which permit the audio recording of lectures, you can refer to the following website: BC Campus Fact Sheet Audio Recorded Lectures – Academic Accommodation Fact Sheets. We have also included an Instructor FAQ document below.
Exams
For exam-related inquiries, you can contact our Exam Coordinators at exam.coordinator@ubc.ca. If you have questions about how to submit exam information to the CfA on the ClockWork portal, or how to adjust Canvas timing for students writing exams with extended-time accommodations, please see the guides below. To view which students are entitled to write with the CfA, please login to the Instructor Portal for more details.
Undue Hardship
To read more on ‘Undue Hardship’, please review the document attached below. Prior to completing this form, we encourage you to read Disability Accommodation Policy, LR7. Undue hardship is legally determined based on the hardship to UBC, not to an individual instructor.
Accessibility Beyond Accommodation: Going Deeper to Create Accessible Curriculum
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Inclusive, Universal and Accessible Design - UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
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Universal Design for Learning - UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Resources
Contact information
Wendy Norman
DirectorSarah Knitter
Associate DirectorKuan Foo
Associate Director