On This Page:听 Eligibility听 |听 How To Register听 |听 Confidentiality听 |听 Funding
平特五不中
Student Accessibility and Achievement helps students overcome academic barriers, providing learner support for students of all backgrounds, as well as accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
Eligibility
Students who are experiencing academic or physical barriers and have a documented disability, mental health condition, chronic health condition, or other impairment. These may be temporary, permanent, or episodic.
Students with documented disabilities can register at any point in the year, but we recommend registering as early as possible. We encourage students new to 平特五不中 to before their semester begins.
How To Register
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Book an appointment with one of our advisors.听
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at least 2 business days before your appointment, using the Upload and View My Documents听module.听听听
During your appointment you鈥檒l be able to discuss your barriers and determine what resources or accommodations will help make your time at 平特五不中 a success.
Medical documentation must:
- Be on official letterhead of the licensed medical professional or clinic
- Contain a diagnosis
- Explain how your diagnosis currently impacts your academic experience
- Contain the signature and license number of the medical professional recognized by the
- If in a language other than English or French, please provide both the original and a translated copy (by a certified translator).
Confidentiality
Students鈥� documents, personal information, and registration with Student Accessibility and Achievement is confidential and does not appear on your transcript. This information can only be released to third parties with your written permission, via our Form.听 Once you leave 平特五不中, we will keep your file for 2 years, after which it will be destroyed as per university record and retention policy.
If you wish to disclose your registration with us to your instructors, faculty, or other administrative offices on campus, it is entirely your decision.
Student Funding
Students can apply for 平特五不中 scholarships and student aid, government aid, or external funding opportunities.听听 You can also check out scholarship databases such as , , , and .
Funding Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
平特五不中 Funding
- Meribah Aikens Bursary
- Martha Jane Poulson Memorial Scholarship
- G. Allen Ross Bursary
- Cohen and Manton Bursary
For specific information regarding these awards, please consult the听Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards calendar听and search the specific name of the award as written above. You can also reach out to 平特五不中's Scholarships and Student Aid Office for more information.听
Federal Funding
- : a non-refundable tax credit available for persons with disabilities, their supporting family members, and their care givers.听
- 鈥�: a benefit that may allow you to cancel your student loans if your disability prevents you from participating in post-secondary studies and the labour force for the rest of your life.听
External Funding
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Scholarship听 |
Award Amount听 |
Eligibility听 |
Deadline听 |
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Variable number of awards for $7000听 |
Open eligibility (not disability specific)听 |
Annual - February deadline听 |
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Variable number for up to $5000, two awards for $10000鈥� |
Students with epilepsy; family and caregivers听 |
Annual - March deadline听 |
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Three awards for $1000听 |
Students who are hard of hearing, deafened, or oral deaf听 |
Annual 鈥� April deadline听 |
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Variable number of awards for $1000听 |
Students with mental health conditions听 |
Annual 鈥� April deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for $5000听 |
Students with hemophilia (factor VIII or IX) or another inherited bleeding disorder; carriers and those who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion听 |
Annual 鈥� April deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for variable amounts听 |
Open to all disability categories听 |
Annual 鈥� May deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for up to $1000听 |
Students with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus (must be a member of SBHAC)听 |
Annual 鈥� May deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for variable amounts听 |
Students who are blind or partially sighted (undergraduate and graduate studies)听 |
Annual 鈥� spring deadline听 |
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Variable number of awards for variable amounts听 |
Students who are blind or partially sighted(Master鈥檚 programs)听 |
Annual 鈥� spring deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for $4000听 |
Open to all disability categories听 |
Annual 鈥� August deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for $5000听 |
Open to all disability categories听 |
Variable deadlines听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for variable amounts听 |
Students with spinal cord injuries听 |
Annual 鈥� October deadline听 |
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Two awards for $1000听 |
Students who are legally blind.听 |
Awarded every other year (even years)听 |
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Ten awards for $5000听 |
Students with Crohn's disease and/or ulcerative colitis听 |
Annual 鈥� June deadline听 |
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听 |
Two awards for $5000听 |
Open elegibility (not disability specific)听 |
Annual 鈥� April deadline听 |
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听 |
Four awards for $2000听 |
Open to all disability categories听 |
Annual 鈥� June deadline听 |
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听 |
Variable number of awards for up to $5000听 |
Students with inflammatory arthritis听 |
Annual 鈥� May deadline听 |
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One award for $5000, one award for $1500听 |
Students who are survivors of childhood cancer听 |
Annual 鈥� April deadline听 |