About us

Welcome to Student Accessiblity Services (SAS)! We provide compassionate and individualized academic accommodations for Ontario Tech students with permanent, prolonged or persistent and temporary disabilities, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities and the Ontario Tech University Procedures for Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities.

This could be: 

• A Learning Disability/Disorder, or Mild Intellectual Disability.

• Neurodiversity, ADD/ADHD, or Autism Spectrium Disorder.

• A physical disability or mobility impairment.

• A sensory disability or impairment such as low vision, Deaf, or hard of hearing.

• A chronic medical condition or mental health condition.

• A brain injury or post-concussive syndrome.

• An acute injury related to athletics or accidents.

We provide support to incoming students transitioning from high school to university or other post-secondary institutions, as well as all current undergraduate and graduate students. We support all Ontario Tech students, including full-time and part-time students, as well as both international and domestic students. 

University policies and procedures

• University Policy on Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

• Procedures for Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities

• Audio Recording of Lectures by Students with Disabilities

• Memory Aid Guidelines for Students with Disabilities

• Procedure for On-Campus Medical Cannabis Use by Students

• Procedures for the Use of Service Animals on Campus

• University Academic Calendar

• University Academic Integrity information

Legislation

• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA, 2005)

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Section 15)

• Ontario Human Rights Code

• Policy on Accessible Education for Students with Disabilities (2018)

• Minds that matter: Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions

• Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability (2016)

• Policy on Preventing Discrimination Based on Mental Health Disabilities and Addictions (2014)

• With learning in mind: Inquiry report on systemic barriers to academic accommodation (2017)

If you cannot find answers on this page, please contact Student Accessibility Services by phone at 905.721.3266 or by email at studentaccessibility@ontariotechu.ca.