Disability Services

Instructor's Handbook: Accommodating Students with Disabilities

Queen's University is committed to ensuring that information, resources, buildings and services are as accessible as possible. While ensuring accessibility and integration of students with disabilities is everyone's responsibility at Queen's, services for students with disabilities are provided by the Disability Services group coordinated by the Director of Health, Counselling, and Disability Services, Queen's University.

CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION
2. RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
3. STAFF
4. ADMINISTRATION
   1. Admission
   2. Registration at the Disability Services Office
   3. Assessment
   4. Documentation of Disability
   5. Documentation of a Learning Disability
   6. Release of Information
   7. File Review/Audit
5. ACCOMMODATIONS
   1. Academic Accommodations
   2. Academic Support Services
   3. Final and Mid-Year Examination Arrangements
   4. Midterm Examination Arrangements
6. WHAT TO DO IF ...
7. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
   1. General Guidelines
   2. Students Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
   3. Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
   4. Students With Mobility Impairments
   5. Students With Learning Disabilities
   6. Students With Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
   7. Students With Chronic Illnesses
   8. Students with Psychiatric Disorders
8. LEGISLATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES
9. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
10. OTHER RESOURCES