About Accessibility Services at U of T
Our team assists in navigating disability-related barriers to your academic success at U of T for your on-going or temporary disability. We provide services and supports for learning, problem solving and inclusion.
Our Mission
We strive to provide equitable access to education for University of Toronto students with disabilities, health conditions, and diverse ways of learning. We collaborate with the University community to identify and remove barriers for students, and foster inclusion within learning environments.
Our office provides a range of programs for students to build academic skills, cultivate community, and feel empowered to design their university experience.
Through a collaborative, individualized, and affirming accommodations process, we support students to:
- Achieve their academic goals;
- Engage in a personal skill development and learning process; and
- Navigate and fully participate in academic life and beyond.
Our Vision
We envision a campus environment where disability is understood and embraced as a characteristic of human diversity.
We aspire to create stigma-free learning environments where students are comfortable requesting and accessing timely, individualized, and dignified accommodations. We believe that are critical to incorporate across the university to ensure equitable access to education for all students.
We believe that Universal Design for Learning principles are critical to incorporate across the university to ensure equitable access to education for all students.
Our Values
Equity
We strive to facilitate equitable access to education for students that honours their lived experiences. We are committed to principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, access, and intersectionality in the services and programs we provide to the campus community.
Integrity
We provide a transparent accommodation process that upholds the principles of the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the University of Toronto’s Statement of Commitment to Persons with Disabilities. As interdisciplinary professionals, we strive to uphold this Commitment in ways that provide equitable access to education while maintaining student privacy and academic integrity.
Creativity
To ensure the accommodations process is individualized and dignified, we work creatively with students, faculty, and staff to implement accommodations across varying academic and professional learning environments. As a team with diverse life and professional experiences, we employ novel approaches when exploring alternate ways to accommodate and support our students.
Community
Our office engages with students, faculty, and staff to build sustainable communities of learning and support while providing academic accommodations and resources. We recognize students with disabilities contribute significantly and critically to our campus. Our programming is informed by students and adapted to meet diverse learning needs, and develop peer connections that foster a sense of belonging.
Connect with our team
We experience a high volume of inquiries coinciding with key dates, particularly registration deadlines, exam accommodations, and other critical registrarial dates.
Please visit us in person if you have a time-sensitive need. We are located at:
455 Spadina Ave, 4th floor, Suite 400 and open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
(except during scheduled closures)
Learn more about when to connect with Accessibility Services staff >
Use the Accessibility Services Portal to submit requests, track your inquiries and get answers faster. You’ll find everything you need to get support in one place, including forms, FAQs and a place to connect with the reception team.
Learn more about the programs, services and supports we offer on the Accessibility Services homepage >
