What the Centre can help with
The Centre for Accessibility facilitates disability-related accommodations designed to remove barriers for students with disabilities and ongoing medical conditions in all aspects of university life. The Centre works with students to explore their accommodation needs, and to connect them with appropriate support and resources.
How UBC accommodates students with disabilities
Disability Accommodation Policy LR7 provides guidance for students, faculty, and staff to understand the process through which accommodations for students with disabilities are made at the University. It defines responsibilities and key terms regarding accommodation. Read through frequently asked questions about the policy.
Requesting an accommodation
At UBC, academic accommodations are intended to provide students with a disability or ongoing medical condition access to the academic environment. They do not apply to temporary injuries or acute medical conditions that are not expected to persist for longer than one term.
Before requesting an accommodation, you must register with the Centre for Accessibility. Registration with the Centre is a multi-step process and can take some time. We encourage you to start the process as early in the term as possible. Please reach out to the Centre directly if you have any questions about the process.
If you’re already registered with the Centre
Please log into your Clockwork account and submit an accommodation letter and/or exam reservation request. The Centre for Accessibility online services portal, Clockwork, is for UBC Vancouver students only.
If eligible, submit your peer notetaking request as well. Review important notetaking request guidelines.
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.
Review the Canvas guide (pdf) for how to adjust for student exam accommodations.
Contact us
- Phone: 604 822 5844
- Fax: 604 822 6655
- Email: info.accessibility@ubc.ca
Locations
- Main office: Room 3110, Brock Commons South (6180 Walter Gage Road)
- Accommodated Exam Writing Centre: Room 3080, Brock Commons South (6180 Walter Gage Road)
Opening hours
The Centre for Accessibility is closed on all statutory holidays observed by UBC.
- Monday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Wednesday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Thursday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Drop-in advising hours
Drop-in advising is only available for students who are already registered with the Ccentre and have quick or urgent questions that cannot wait for a full advising appointment with their advisor.
- Monday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Wednesday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm