Accessibility advisor support
You and your accessibility advisor will work together to develop your academic accommodations.
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Service Eligibility
Students registered with Accessibility Services
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Service Delivery
You can book an in-person, phone or virtual appointment with your accessibility advisor by visiting the Accessibility Services Reception at 455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400. You may also call 416-978-8060 or email the administrative team at accessibility.services@utoronto.ca.
Please indicate your preference for an in-person, phone or virtual appointment. You can meet with your accessibility advisor in person, via phone or Microsoft Teams audio/video conferencing.
Microsoft Teams is part of your U of T Office 365 package and offers an audio/video conferencing platform for students, staff and faculty with a valid utoronto.ca email address. Read our Microsoft Teams Instructions (PDF) for more information. Contact our administrative team if you have questions about meeting remotely.
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.
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Privacy & Policies
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Associated People
Alexa Kirkland
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-8219
alexa.kirkland@utoronto.caVictoria 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- Mondays, 01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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.Brittany Van Beilen
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-1533
brittany.vanbeilen@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day
*Drop-in will not be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.- Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (drop-in registration opens at 10:00 a.m.)
- Thursdays, 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 02:30 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Elizabeth Jeffrey
Indigenous Accessibility Advisor
(416) 978-1542
elizabeth.jeffrey@utoronto.caOn-location at First Nations House, 563 Spadina Ave, Room 302
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Mondays, 1:00 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
Drop-in Location:
Room 302 at First Nations House – 563 Spadina AveDrop-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).Gretel Silvestre
On Location Accessibility Team Lead, FAS.
416-946-5568
gretel.silvestre@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Irene Sullivan
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-978-8062
irene.sullivan@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Mondays, 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. for Kinesiology students only at Registrar’s Office, Faculty of Kinesiology (drop-in registration opens at 02:30 p.m.)
- Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 10:30 a.m.)
- Wednesdays, 01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 01:00 p.m.)
Note: Drop-ins are cancelled on March 16 and 21.
Drop-in Location:
- Mondays at Faculty of Kinesiology – 55 Harbord St. Benson Building, Registrar’s Office
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Krysta Halliwell
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-3970
krysta.halliwell@utoronto.caOn-location at Galbraith Building, 35 St. George Street, Room GB 138.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 3 – 4 p.m.
- Wednesdays, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (except the last Wednesday of the month)
- Thursdays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. (Note: Drop-ins cancelled Thursday, March 9)
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.Mary Damianakis
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7699
mary.damianakis@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 09:30 a.m.)
- Wednesdays, 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 02:30 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Maryam Masood
Accessibility Advisor Medicine, SLP/OT/PT, Radiation Science
416-978-4075
maryamm.masood@utoronto.caOn-location at Office of Learner Affairs, Room 316, C. David Naylor Building, 6 Queen’s Park Cres W, Toronto, ON M5S 3H2
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (except the last Wednesday of the month)
- Thursdays, 02:30 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.
Drop-in Location:
Office of Learner Affairs, Room 316, C. David Naylor Building, 6 Queen’s Park Cres W, Toronto, ON M5S 3H2Drop-in Instructions:
Students can take a numbered post-it from the door (Room 316) and be seated in the waiting area at the Office of Learner Affairs until their number is called.
Michael Mercer
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-5556
michael.mercer@utoronto.caTrinity 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- Tuesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
- Wednesdays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Thursdays, 2 – 3 p.m.
Drop-in Location:
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 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 001Wednesdays: 455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400, 4th Floor.
Drop-in Instructions:
Trinity College:
Students are welcome to sign up for a drop-in session by taking one of the sticky notes on the whiteboard located to the left of Room 001 in the Academic Resource Centre.455 Spadina Avenue:
Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability. Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.Michelle Morgani
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-978-4334
m.morgani@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Wednesdays, 01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 01:00 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Nicole Ranieri
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-1561
nicole.ranieri@utoronto.caDrop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 10:00 a.m.)
- Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (drop-in registration opens at 09:30 a.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Dr. Pearl Levey
Accommodations Specialist for Practicums/Placements/Laboratories
416-978-1724
pearl.levey@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Samahra Zatzman
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-0526
samahra.zatzman@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (drop-in registration opens at 09:30 a.m.)
- Thursdays, 03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 02:30 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Sarah Goodfield Weinstein
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-5305
sarah.goodfield@utoronto.caDentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health and Nursing.
On-location at Health Sciences Building, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, 155 College St. Room 130C
Drop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Wednesdays, 02:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m.
- Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Note: No drop-in on Thursday, April 6)
Drop-in Location:
Health Sciences Building, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, 155 College St. Room 130CDrop-in Instructions:
- The office is on the ground floor.
- Follow signs for the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (on the left-hand side of the building when you enter).
- You can then proceed through the first two sets of double doors.
- There will be a reception iPad that you can use to let Sarah know you have arrived and she will come out to meet you. Please note the iPad asks for your name, however, if you don’t feel comfortable including this you can put your initials.
- If you prefer you can also check in with reception.
- If you are coming for a drop-in, it is possible I am already with another student. Please wait in the reception area and your advisor will come and get you once they have finished with the previous student.
Sezgi Ozel
On Location Team Lead, Graduate and Professional Programs.
416-978-7916
sezgi.ozel@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Shayna Goldberg
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7499
shayna.goldberg@utoronto.caDrop-in Schedule:
(3) 20-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 03:30 p.m. – 04:30 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 03:00 p.m.)
- Thursdays. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 10:30 a.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Simon Nnaakirya
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7451
s.nnaakirya@utoronto.caDrop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 01:30 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 01:00 p.m.)
- Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 10:30 a.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Suzette McLarty
Accessibility Advisor and Team Lead
416-946-8026
suzette.mclarty@utoronto.ca455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Drop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 01:00 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Vivian Zhang
Accessibility Advisor
416-946-5365
vivianf.zhang@utoronto.caDrop-in Schedule:
(6) 15-minute drop-ins per day- Tuesdays, 09:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (drop-in registration opens at 09:00 a.m.)
- Thursdays, 02:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. (drop-in registration opens at 01:30 p.m.)
Drop-in Location:
455 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor, Suite 400
Drop-in Instructions:
- Drop-ins are offered in person only and are subject to availability.
- Students must check in at the front desk upon arrival.
Vivien Chan
Accessibility Advisor
416-978-7895
vivien.chan@utoronto.caNew College
On-location at Wetmore Hall 300 Huron St., Room 125.
Drop-in Schedule:
(4) 15-minute drop-ins per dayPlease note changes for March 8 – 29, 2023. There will be no Wednesday drop-in appointments and drop-in will be two days per week:
- Tuesdays, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Thursdays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
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 in the waiting area in front of the Registrar’s office or wait in the hallway until their number is called.