The Centre for Accessibility facilitates disability-related accommodations and programming initiatives designed to remove barriers for students with disabilities and ongoing medical conditions.
What the Centre for Accessibility can help with
Top reasons to connect
- Learn how your disability or on-going medical condition impacts your learning and participation in UBC activities
- Connect with an advisor if you previously received disability-related accommodations at your previous school
- Discuss your disability-related considerations for housing, funding, or admission at UBC
- If you've already registered with the Centre for Accessibility and your circumstances have changed, request a new academic concession or disability accommodation
How UBC accommodates students with disabilities
The Disability Accommodation Policy (pdf) (Policy LR7) provides guidance for students, faculty, and staff to understand the process by which accommodations for students with disabilities are made at the University.
What the policy does
- Clearly defines the responsibilities of the key University members involved in the process of accommodation
- Expands upon and clarifies the scope of the Policy
- Defines key terms used
- Outlines the key principles to be considered when determining and implementing accommodations
Requesting an accommodation
If this is your first time
If this is your first time requesting an accommodation, you must register with the Centre for Accessibility first.
If you're already registered
Accommodation letter and exam reservation request
Once you have met with an advisor, please log in to access your accommodation letter and/or to book an exam.
Information for faculty
If you are a faculty member, please log in to view student accommodation letters and upcoming exams requested by your students registered with the Centre. The list of Accommodation Letters does not represent the students who have booked an exam.
Contact us
If you are not registered with the Centre, and you have a question, please email info.accessibility@ubc.ca to explore your options and see whether the Centre's services are right for you.
If you are registered with the Centre for Accessibility, please book a regular appointment with your Accessibility Advisor. Email info.accessibility@ubc.ca or call 604 822 5844. You can also book a 15 minute drop-in appointment during drop-in advising hours by calling 604 822 5844.
Drop-in advising hours
| Monday |
10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday |
10:00 am – 1:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Accessibility resources at UBC
Centre for Accessibility blog
Stay up to date on urgent notices around access issues, such as construction on campus or broken elevators. You may also find updates for awards and opportunities.
Become a student assistant
The Centre for Accessibility hires student assistants throughout the year. As a student assistant, you will work directly with students with disabilities in a variety of ways. Most jobs take place on UBC’s Vancouver campus.
