Disabilities Services

Policies & Procedures

Official Policy (Section: General Administration, No. 5.19)
Medicine Hat College will take reasonable steps to accommodate an individual’ s disability requirements in programs, services, facilities, and residence housing that are offered publicly to the Community, provided that available resources exist, or, can be accessed or provided without undue hardship to the College.
The onus of responsibility starts with the individual to initially inform the College prior to attending or accessing programs, services, facilities, or residence housing. Availability of support resources and accommodation requirements will be reviewed and assessed on an individual basis.

Policies and Procedures
(developed by the Disabilities Services Office for the provision of accommodations and assistive services to students with disabilities at Medicine Hat College)

Medicine Hat College is committed to ensuring that each student is afforded an academic environment that has been developed on the principles of equality, respect for individual differences and academic integrity.

In accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Disabled Person, the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship & Multiculturalism Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Medicine Hat College within its abilities, will accommodate academically qualified students with disabilities. Within the limits of available resources, with due regard to the rights of other members of the College, and without compromising the academic integrity of the institution, the College will provide reasonable opportunities for students with documented disabilities to access college programs, facilities and services.

To achieve the goal of attracting and retaining qualified students with disabilities and providing an atmosphere that is conducive to academic and personal success, the college commits itself to the following objectives:

• Ensure that persons with a disability are considered for admission to any programs for which they are academically qualified within the quota restrictions of the programs.
• Within reason, where warranted and without compromising academic standards, the College will modify programs, course requirements, methods of evaluation, course load, examination procedures, and other academic requirements to permit students with disabilities the opportunity to complete their courses and programs.
  

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Related Links

Physical and Mobility Impairments

• CNIB
• Access-4-All
• Simcoe County Association for the Physically Disabled

 Learning Disabilities

• The Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta
• The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
• SchwabLearning (for parents)
• Eyesite.ca
• Reading Upgrade
• IdeaChain

Education & Institutions

• University of Calgary Disability Resource Centre
• University of Lethbridge - Information for Students with Disabilities
• University of Saskatchewan - Disability Services for Students
• University of Regina - Services for Students with Disabilities
• University of Alberta Specialized Support and Disability Services
• University of Alberta Developmental Disabilities Centre

General Human Rights and Awareness

• Alberta Human Rights Commission 
  

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