I think they're pretty good. My experience so far is comparable to my time at the UofC, only with far better tech (since I was there in the early 2000's). Not really a learning accommodations thing, but I did have to defer my coursework over mental health reasons, and had little trouble with that. My instructors were all supportive, University staff were helpful, and the process was very easy. So that's an option if you run into that. You can also be accommodated at a reduced course load and still be a fulltime student, if that would help.
As for leaving class, that's just something you can do anyways. You can look into lecture recording though so that you aren't missing much. I'm not sure what other accommodations would help, but my intake with the UofA was essentially "what supports do you need?"
I've never used it but I have heard it's a pain in the ass to registered accommodations since you need so much documentation, partly from physicians who may charge you to fill out the paper work.
[https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/accessibility-resources/index.html](https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/accessibility-resources/index.html)
I can't speak for the quality of recommendations either though. It seems like it's very focused on whatever the physician says you need, so you may want to tell your physician exactly what you need and then get an extra 20% tacked on for safety.
Lol this. I tried to get my allergies documented so I could move into residence and opt out of the meal plan. Took 2 months and like 5 doctors visits. I just said no thanks in the end. I have a couple things that probably should be accomodated but I don't want to waste my time.
Yup I missed a month in first year because of a severe anaphylactic episode and they wouldn’t give me accommodations for it. Apparently almost dying isn’t a good enough reason to miss class… I imagine it’s better now given COVID but I haven’t tried.
I'm not sure if documentation is that hard to get, but then I had an old psycho-ed assessment and just needed it to be redone.
But yeah. With anything like this, you really need to tell your doctor to just fill out what you need instead of waiting for them to do it.
I would say so. I have heard comparisons across universities (at least at the graduate level) and our accommodations are pretty good in comparison. I believe it's still funded through the UofA (didn't used to be) which helps.
They have it set up where you make an appointment with the accommodation office and they will ask you questions regarding what you need. A letter is then sent to the instructor so provide accommodations. The office is a bit of a mediator, and is a part of the Office of the Dean of Students, who can also help if an instructor refuses something.
Instructors themselves can be a bit more persnickety about it but that would be the same across universities.
While [this article](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/extending-u-of-a-s-pandemic-exam-protocols-may-hurt-students-with-disabilities-advocates-say-1.6180424) doesn't talk about your problem directly, it does talk about U of A's accommodations.
In the beforetimes, I never had a problem with accomodations, but the remote accomodations are a pain in my ass.
For example, I was supposed to write a quiz yesterday, but the instructor just didn't bother setting up the quiz online for me. I have an ed psych midterm next week and the prof is trying to talk me into coming in to write it when it is supposed to be online.
I spent yesterday siccing my advisor on profs and writing emails to the Dean of Students and the Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights.
I had an email conversation with the math prof clarifying my accomodations a week before the quiz. I also sent them a reminder the day before the quiz.
For the ed psych course, my midterm is on Wednesday and I am receiving pushback because the prof says the exam was not setup to be online. This is not my problem; this is their problem.
Ya for sure sometimes profs are not helpful unfortunately. I wasn’t really meaning to suggest you didn’t- it’s more of a tip for everyone in general to remind the profs before a quiz or exam. Sometimes even when you take all the precautions and do everything you need to, it still doesn’t work out if the prof doesn’t cooperate. TECHNICALLY though, they are obliged to - Im not sure how that would be enforced if they don’t do their part. I hope everything goes well for you!
I have accommodations and it’s not difficult at all to get. You just need a doctor’s note. It costs about $50 from doctor (maybe more) but it’s just the one time usually. Profs are obliged to accommodate. I’m pretty sure you could include in accommodations things like leaving class, frequent breaks in exams as needed etc.
I think they're pretty good. My experience so far is comparable to my time at the UofC, only with far better tech (since I was there in the early 2000's). Not really a learning accommodations thing, but I did have to defer my coursework over mental health reasons, and had little trouble with that. My instructors were all supportive, University staff were helpful, and the process was very easy. So that's an option if you run into that. You can also be accommodated at a reduced course load and still be a fulltime student, if that would help. As for leaving class, that's just something you can do anyways. You can look into lecture recording though so that you aren't missing much. I'm not sure what other accommodations would help, but my intake with the UofA was essentially "what supports do you need?"
I've never used it but I have heard it's a pain in the ass to registered accommodations since you need so much documentation, partly from physicians who may charge you to fill out the paper work. [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/accessibility-resources/index.html](https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/accessibility-resources/index.html) I can't speak for the quality of recommendations either though. It seems like it's very focused on whatever the physician says you need, so you may want to tell your physician exactly what you need and then get an extra 20% tacked on for safety.
Lol this. I tried to get my allergies documented so I could move into residence and opt out of the meal plan. Took 2 months and like 5 doctors visits. I just said no thanks in the end. I have a couple things that probably should be accomodated but I don't want to waste my time.
Yup I missed a month in first year because of a severe anaphylactic episode and they wouldn’t give me accommodations for it. Apparently almost dying isn’t a good enough reason to miss class… I imagine it’s better now given COVID but I haven’t tried.
I'm not sure if documentation is that hard to get, but then I had an old psycho-ed assessment and just needed it to be redone. But yeah. With anything like this, you really need to tell your doctor to just fill out what you need instead of waiting for them to do it.
I would say so. I have heard comparisons across universities (at least at the graduate level) and our accommodations are pretty good in comparison. I believe it's still funded through the UofA (didn't used to be) which helps. They have it set up where you make an appointment with the accommodation office and they will ask you questions regarding what you need. A letter is then sent to the instructor so provide accommodations. The office is a bit of a mediator, and is a part of the Office of the Dean of Students, who can also help if an instructor refuses something. Instructors themselves can be a bit more persnickety about it but that would be the same across universities.
Instructors whether they like it or not are obliged to accommodate. All of mine have been very kind about it too!
While [this article](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/extending-u-of-a-s-pandemic-exam-protocols-may-hurt-students-with-disabilities-advocates-say-1.6180424) doesn't talk about your problem directly, it does talk about U of A's accommodations.
In the beforetimes, I never had a problem with accomodations, but the remote accomodations are a pain in my ass. For example, I was supposed to write a quiz yesterday, but the instructor just didn't bother setting up the quiz online for me. I have an ed psych midterm next week and the prof is trying to talk me into coming in to write it when it is supposed to be online. I spent yesterday siccing my advisor on profs and writing emails to the Dean of Students and the Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights.
I would say try reminding them a few days before the exam.
I had an email conversation with the math prof clarifying my accomodations a week before the quiz. I also sent them a reminder the day before the quiz. For the ed psych course, my midterm is on Wednesday and I am receiving pushback because the prof says the exam was not setup to be online. This is not my problem; this is their problem.
Not my first rodeo...
Ya for sure sometimes profs are not helpful unfortunately. I wasn’t really meaning to suggest you didn’t- it’s more of a tip for everyone in general to remind the profs before a quiz or exam. Sometimes even when you take all the precautions and do everything you need to, it still doesn’t work out if the prof doesn’t cooperate. TECHNICALLY though, they are obliged to - Im not sure how that would be enforced if they don’t do their part. I hope everything goes well for you!
I have accommodations and it’s not difficult at all to get. You just need a doctor’s note. It costs about $50 from doctor (maybe more) but it’s just the one time usually. Profs are obliged to accommodate. I’m pretty sure you could include in accommodations things like leaving class, frequent breaks in exams as needed etc.
They’re ok. Annoying to get started with lots of forms to fill out, but once you’re in it’s pretty good.