Academic accommodations

The Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) assigns academic accommodations to students with a disability or chronic health issue to ensure equal access to education at UVic.

A student's accommodations are listed on their accommodation letter, and details about the academic accommodations instructors ask about most frequently are below.

Contact your student's CAL advisor or the CAL Front Desk if an accommodation is not listed, or if you have other questions.

Assignment extensions

An assignment extensions accommodation allows a student to occasionally negotiate an assignment due date for reasons related to disability or chronic health.

Attendance

An attendance accommodation allows a student to occasionally miss classes for reasons related to disability or chronic health.

Audio recordings of lectures

An audio recordings of lectures accommodation allows the student to record the audio of your lectures for their own review.

Distraction-reduced environment for assessments

 A distraction-reduced environment accommodation allows a student to write timed assessments in a less distracting space.

Five-function calculator for exams

A five-function calculator accommodation allows a student to use a five-function calculator (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation) during exams.

Peer notetaker

A peer notetaker accommodation helps a student access a classmate's notes to supplement their own.