Advisory Committee on Academic Accommodations
The Advisory Committee on Academic Accommodations supports the Queen's Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) in accommodating students with disabilities. It also supports Student Health Services, Counselling Services and Faculties and Schools in responding to students who require temporary accommodations for other issues and to those requesting deferrals for any reason.
Terms of Reference:
The Committee will meet at least once per academic term. The Committee will:
- Provide feedback and input on QSAS, Student Wellness Services and institutional administrative policies and procedures related to academic accommodations, deferrals and short term accommodations;
- Share best practices with respect to deferrals and short term accommodation requests;
- Advise QSAS and Student Wellness Services staff on matters related to essential academic requirements and standards, procedures and processes as they relate to the accommodation process;
- Where appropriate, provide academic-related advice to QSAS and Student Wellness Services related to complex accommodation requests for the purposes of maintaining essential academic requirements and standards.
Membership 2017-2018:
| Student Affairs |
Ann Tierney (chair) Ellie Sadinsky Lindsay Winger |
| Student Wellness Services |
Jennifer Dods Jeanette Parsons |
| Faculty of Arts and Science |
Johanne Benard Carolyn Teske |
| Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
Lynann Clapham Brian Frank Catherine Gurnsey |
| Faculty of Education | Alan Wilkinson |
| Faculty of Law | Helen Connop |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | Leslie Flynn |
| Smith School of Business |
Mandy Daniel Brittany Lovelock |
| School of Graduate Studies | Marta Straznicky |
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Office of the University Registrar |
Suzanne Arniel Deborah Smith |
| Human Rights/Equity Office |
Stephanie Simpson Andrew Ashby |
| AMS |
Victoria Lewarne
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SGPS Rector |
Kelly Watson Cam Yung |
Reference documents:
- Queen's Policy on Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities, 2016
- Academic Consideration for Students in Extenuating Circumstances Policy, 2017
- Queen's Accessibility Hub
- Accommodations Policy for Graduate Students with Disabilities, Queen's School of Graduate Studies, March 2012
- Identifying Essential Requirements: A Guide for University Disability Services Professionals (PDF, 197 KB), Inter-University Disability Issues Association (IDIA), 2012
- Principal's Commission on Mental Health Final Report (see section 1.1 at page 14), November 2012
- Queen's Student Accessibility Services documentation requirements for ADHD and learning disabilities
- The Opportunity to Succeed: Achieving Barrier-free Education for Students with Disabilities, Ontario Human Rights Commission