Disability Service

Receiving Support and Services

The Disability Service Coordinator is your central point of reference on disability at Emily Carr University.

If you have a disability, you are invited to meet one-on-one with the Disability Service Coordinator.Reasons why you might meet with the Disability Service Coordinator include:

  • Learning about the services available
  • Discussing any personal or academic matters related to your disability
  • Discussing disclosure of a disability
  • Organizing accommodations
  • Locating note takers, tutors, scribes or readers

In order to receive support and services, you are required to register with the Disability Service Office and provide verification of disability documentation.

Policy

The policy regarding students with disabilities at Emily Carr is one of self-advocacy. Emily Carr recognizes that some students have disabilities and that accommodations must be made to meet the needs of these students, upon disclosure.

Services for Students with Disabilities

If you have a permanent or temporary disability, support services are available, including:

  • Assistance with registration
  • Assistive Technology/Adaptive Equipment
  • Brailling
  • Captioning/Interpreting
  • Course materials in alternate format
  • Exam accommodation
  • Faculty liaison re: disability
  • Note taker
  • Orientation to campus and resource personnel
  • Scribe/Access to word processing
  • Study Strategies
  • Text reader
  • Tutor
  • Referral to other support services

 

Disability Service Contact
Heather Mitchell, MEd special ed; MEd counselling
Disability Service Coordinator
Phone: 604.844.3081
Email: hmitchell@ecuad.ca