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.
A summer transition program designed for new, incoming students who self-identify as having disabilities and who are entering any level of post-secondary education at any institution
Learn more about Moving Forward Summer Transition ProgramLearn about documentation requirements and accommodations for students with Learning Disabilities (LD), ADHD and ASD
Learn more about LD, ADHD and ASD Pre-Registration Info SessionsDiscussions in an informal but private virtual setting, focused on topics relevant to students registered with Accessibility Services
Learn more about Accessibility DialoguesOnline group sessions foster community and offer offer strategies to help students navigate common challenge areas
Learn more about Group Learning Strategy SessionsDrop-in sessions designed for students registered with Accessibility Services to chat with their peers and learn more about using accommodations
Learn more about Peer Advisor Drop-in SessionsAn informal space for students to connect and discuss topics relevant to their disability.
Learn more about Peer ConnectionsOnline sessions to help you develop the academic skills needed to succeed in a remote learning environment
Learn more about Learning Skills WorkshopsVirtual Accountability Check-ins offer the opportunity to connect with Accessibility Services staff and your peers twice a week.
Learn more about Virtual Accountability Check-insPair with an Access Us peer mentor and be part of a supportive community.
Learn more about Access Us Peer Mentorship ProgramBecome a volunteer note-taker through our Volunteer Note-taking program. Note-taking is one of the most common academic accommodations given to students registered with Accessibility Services.
Learn more about Volunteer Note-takingProvides students with ASD a chance to connect, contribute and develop new friendships
Learn more about Social Association for Students with ASDThe ADHD Group is a five-session facilitated learning community for students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) registered with Accessibility Services.
Learn more about ADHD GroupAn annual opportunity to learn about starting university for students with disabilities
Learn more about Transition DayThis is an annual, free virtual conference to explore the enhancement of equity, accessibility and inclusion within professional programs, specifically in practicums and experiential learning settings.
Learn more about Strengthening Accessibility & Inclusion within Professional ProgramsThese online modules provide education for staff and faculty who may be working with a student or colleague who has seizures/epilepsy.
Learn more about FACULTY & STAFF: Seizure Education ModulesJoin the Accessibility Grad Writing Group and Accessibility Grad Productivity Group: Actually Work From Home! to work with other grad students with accessibility needs.
Learn more about Accessibility Grad Productivity GroupsExplore career-related programming and events for students who self-identify as living with a disability.
Learn more about Navigating Accessibility in CareersA joint effort between students and Accessibility Services staff to advise and inform matters relating to the Accessibility Services office on the St. George campus.
Learn more about Accessibility Services Student Advisory CommitteeStudy Hubs are scheduled times for you to set and meet your studying goals. Quiet, welcoming virtual spaces allow you to complete readings, work on assignments and prepare for tests and exams.
Learn more about Accessibility Services Study Hubs
The staff at Accessibility Services can help you navigate U of T and get you the support you need.
Once you submit a complete registration package, you will be scheduled for an intake appointment with an accessibility advisor. You may be referred to an additional resource in our office, such as a learning strategist or adaptive technologist. You might also be interested in attending a group or participating in our peer programming.
Our staff are located both in our central office and on location in faculties and colleges across campus. Contact information for accessibility professionals is listed below.
A reminder that our front desk is open for in-person visits. Feel free to drop by if you need assistance in registering with our office or have questions about the services and programs offered to new and returning students.
In-person appointments with your Accessibility Advisor, Learning Strategist or Adaptive Technologist are available and are subject to availability at the point of booking. Virtual appointments continue to be available over the phone or Microsoft Teams audio or video conferencing.
Occasionally, based on caseload numbers, staffing, or the personal circumstances of your advisor (e.g. maternity leave, promotion to a new role in another office, retirement), your accessibility advisor may change throughout the year or the duration of your degree. We aim to provide you with as much communication and transparency as possible when this happens.
Health Screening
Individuals can monitor their health using the provincial health screening tool. Completing a health screening before coming to campus is highly recommended, and we continue to ask members of our community to remain at home if they are ill.
Please follow the procedures for individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Read the University’s case management process.
For questions related to university-wide or procedural concerns, email the Director, Michael Nicholson at michael.nicholson@utoronto.ca.
If you are a staff or faculty member who would like to request Accessibility Services’ participation in a workshop or event, email accessibility.services@utoronto.ca.
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2G8. We are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of emails, phone calls and voicemails at this time. Messages are triaged for urgency, however, we urge students to visit the reception desk in person, if possible. Please note email and voicemail responses may take an extended period of time. Please come into our office if you have an urgent disability-related concern.
416-978-8060
accessibility.services@utoronto.ca
Fax: 416-978-5729
Hours of operation:
Upcoming office closures
Accessibility Services will be closed:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-8219
alexa.kirkland@utoronto.ca
Victoria College; Emanuel College (TST)
On-location at Victoria College, 73 Queen’s Park Crescent East, Northrop Frye Hall – Room NF 103A
Building Accessibility update: Emmanuel College Elevator Modernization Project
Start Date: December 18, 2022 / Expected End Date: Late February/early March, 2023
Victoria University has procured Quality Allied Elevator to complete an elevator modernization project in Emmanuel College. You may experience noise, vibration, dust, odors, and other inconveniences. The Infrastructure and Sustainability team along with contractor personnel will make efforts to reduce the impacts. We appreciate your patience. The elevator in Emmanuel College will be out of service for the duration of this work.
If you have any questions, please call Peter Athanasopoulos at 416 388-4109 or email peter.athanasopoulos@utoronto.ca
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Instructions:
There will be numbers 1 to 4 that students can take off the door of Room NF 103A and be seated in the “waiting area” in front of the Registrar’s office until their number is called.
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-5171
a.kurgatnikov@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue Suite 400.
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-1533
brittany.vanbeilen@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Indigenous Accessibility Advisor
(416) 978-1542
elizabeth.jeffrey@utoronto.ca
On-location at First Nations House, 563 Spadina Ave, Room 302
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Room 302 at First Nations House – 563 Spadina Ave
Drop-in Instructions:
Students are welcome to sign up for a timeslot by taking one of the numbered magnets on the whiteboard located on the door of room 302. Students are welcome to wait in the work space outside room 302 or can wait in the student lounge (room 313).
Accessibility Advisor
416-864-8028
gretel.silvestre@utoronto.ca
Innis College & University College
On-location at Innis College Residence, 111 St. George St., Room 127A
Drop-ins: (4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Schedule: Please note drop-ins are cancelled until December 12, 2022.
Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesdays 01:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m. (except on the last Wednesday of each month);
Thursdays 02:00 p.m. to 03:00 p.m.
Drop-in Location:
Innis College Residence,
111 St. George St., Room 127A
Instructions:
Students must sign up at Innis Residence’s front desk.
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-978-8062
irene.sullivan@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-864-8077
j.kirk@utoronto.ca
University College, Knox College (TST)
On-location at University College, 15 King’s College Circle, UC 045
NOTE: The wheelchair-accessible entrance is out of service during the UC Revitalization Project construction. Contact marley.rosen@utoronto.ca, in advance, to arrange for an escort through the construction zone.
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-7228
jeta.haxhimanka@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-0527
jheanelle.anderson@utoronto.ca
On-location at 15 King’s College Circle, sUCess Common – Rm. 259
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Instructions:
To sign up for a timeslot, students can take a numbered ticket when they arrive at the Success Commons (Room 259) and wait in the waiting area until called.
NOTE:
Students, staff, and faculty will be able to enter the building from the northeast entrance into Laidlaw from Soldier’s Tower Road, the east entrance by the gryphon staircase, and entrances from the UC Quad (northeast corner into Laidlaw by the art gallery, southwest corner into UC by the bookstore in A102). Please note that the easiest accessible entrance to the College will be to use the ramp from Laidlaw Lane south into the UC quad and following south along the west side of the quad (the Cloisters). The accessible entrance by Croft Chapter House is expected to remain open but may be difficult to find amidst the construction.
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7759
ks.sharma@utoronto.ca
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) & Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW)
On-location at Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor Street West, Rm. 108
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor Street West, Rm. 108
Drop-in Instructions:
Students can take a post-it note from the door that corresponds to their preferred 15-min time slot and return when it is their turn.
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-3970
krysta.halliwell@utoronto.ca
On-location at Galbraith Building, 35 St. George Street, Room GB 138.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Galbraith Building – Room 138 (35 St. George St.)
Drop-in Instructions:
Students can take a numbered post-it from the door and email the advisor at krysta.halliwell@utoronto.ca indicating their number. The advisor will email the student when it is their turn. Students are welcome to wait wherever is comfortable.
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7699
mary.damianakis@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-5556
michael.mercer@utoronto.ca
Trinity College and Professional Faculties Central.
On Location at Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Academic Resource Centre – Rm. 001.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Trinity College (6 Hoskin Avenue)
Basement level (both stairs and an elevator are located near the West entrance of Trinity College)
Academic Resource Centre, Room 001
Drop-in Instructions:
Students are welcome to sign up for a drop-in session by taking one of the magnets on the whiteboard located to the left of Room 001 in the Academic Resource Centre.
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-978-4334
m.morgani@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-1561
nicole.ranieri@utoronto.ca
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accommodations Specialist for Practicums/Placements/Laboratories
416-978-1724
pearl.levey@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
On-Location Team Lead
416-978-4132
reshma.dhrodia@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400.
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-0526
samahra.zatzman@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7704
sandra.hohener@utoronto.ca
School of Graduate Studies
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-7353
sara.gold@utoronto.ca
On-location at Faculty of Law – Flavelle House, Rm. FL420 – 78 Queen’s Park Cres W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
*Note: Drop-ins will not be held on November 30, December 1 and December 19.
Drop-in Location:
Flavelle House, Rm. FL420 – 78 Queen’s Park Cres W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5
Drop-in Instructions:
Students can take a post-it note from the door that corresponds to their preferred 15-min time slot and return when it is their turn.
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7916
sezgi.ozel@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7499
shayna.goldberg@utoronto.ca
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7451
s.nnaakirya@utoronto.ca
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7704
suzanne.horn@utoronto.ca
On-location at School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Room GS 110.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Room GS 110
Drop-in Instructions:
Students are welcome to sign up for a drop-in session by taking a number from the door at Room 110 in the School of Graduate Studies. Students are welcome to wait in the student lounge in the main area until their number is called.
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-946-8026
suzette.mclarty@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-5365
vivianf.zhang@utoronto.ca
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7895
vivien.chan@utoronto.ca
New College
On-location at Wetmore Hall 300 Huron St., Room 125.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day
Drop-in Location:
Wetmore Hall 300 Huron St., Room 125.
Drop-in Instructions:
Students are welcome to sign up for a drop-in session by taking a number from the door on WET Room 125. Students can be seated the waiting area in front of the Registrar’s office or wait in the hallway until their number is called.
Accessible and Inclusive Learning Strategies Team Lead
416-978-1902
reginald.oey@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Experiential Learning Accommodations Coordinator
416-978-1567
annicka.stabenow@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Learning Strategist
416-978-0325
katherine.rowland@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Adaptive Technologist
416-978-0356
lake.porter@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Adaptive Technologist
416-978-1564
atann.thomas@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Intake Coordinator & Team Lead, Accessibility Services
Indigenous Liaison & Administrative Assistant
Accommodations Administrator
416-946-5555
accommodations.admin@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Accommodations Administrator
416-978-1497
accommodations.admin@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Accommodations Administrator
416-946-5555
accommodations.admin@utoronto.ca
455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
