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Information for Faculty & Academic Staff

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Information in this section has been provided based on some of the questions and concerns that faculty members frequently raise with us. We are happy to offer further explanation - please do not hesitate to contact us.

New Faculty Portal

Learn more from our SharePoint site [1], or go directly to the SAS Faculty Portal [2].

Note that by default, in the SAS Faculty Portal instructors are associated with courses based on data we receive from Colleague.

Recent Updates

  • Automated Quiz Extension Tool [3] (CourseLink)
  • Quick Tips Infographics
    • Designing Accessible Courses [4]
    • Due Dates and Deadlines [5]
    • Compassion for Difficult Circumstances [6]
    • New Ways of Engaging with Course Content [7]
    • Creating Accessible Tests and Exams [8]
  • Accessibility for Instructors [9] from the Teaching & Learning Innovations Conference 2021
  • How to make courses more accessible [10]: reflections from fall 2020
  • Universal Extra Time for Assessments [11]

On-going Resources

  • Privacy of student information [12]: how to avoid potential privacy concerns
  • Alternate format text [13] allows students to access textbooks and other academic materials using a variety of adaptive technologies.
  • Course outlines [14] contain critical information relating to accessibility.
  • Disclosure of a disability [15] is entirely at the discretion of the student, and we do what we can to facilitate that process when appropriate.
  • Essential requirements [16] are tasks or activities that are core to the specific learning outcomes of a course or program.
  • Principles of accessible education [17] can help to reduce the need for academic accommodations by design. Open Learning and Educational Support are invaluable partners in this pursuit.
  • Hybrid Semester: Tips for Accessible Teaching & Learning [18]

Accommodations and Services

Faculty members are often interested in some of the more sensitive accommodations such as the use of calculators [19] and memory aids [20].  Note that some students make use of a word processor as an accommodation, which includes spelling and grammar check functions. This may be due to a dexterity impairment or as the result of a learning disability.  

For students who experience barriers to taking notes in class, our Notetaking Office [21] may reach out for assistance in identifying a volunteer.  

More information about accommodations is available under the "what we do" menu item at the top of this page.

Keywords: 
Accessibility Services Guelph [22]
Guelph Accessibility Services [23]
U of G Accessibility [24]
U of G Accessibility Services [25]
University of Guelph Accessibility Services [26]
Accessibility Services University of Guelph [27]
Learning Disability University of Guelph [28]
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Student Wellness provides leadership in building a healthy campus community by promoting students' optimal well-being in order to facilitate the achievement of success in their academic careers.

Accessibility Services is one of five units within the Department of Student Wellness.

Contact SAS

Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Vaccarino Centre for Student Wellness
+1-519-824-4120 Ext. 56208
General Questions: sas@uoguelph.ca
SAS Exam Centre: sas.exams@uoguelph.ca
Documentation or registering for the first time: sas.intake@uoguelph.ca
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Links
[1] https://uoguelphca.sharepoint.com/sites/sas-info-Instructors [2] https://hunter.accessiblelearning.com/UoGuelph/Instructor [3] https://support.opened.uoguelph.ca/instructors/courselink/tools/content/automated-quiz-extension-tool [4] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/system/files/21-AccessibleInfographics-1-DesigningAccessibleCourses-02.pdf [5] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/system/files/21-AccessibleInfographics-2-DueDatesAndDeadlines-02.pdf [6] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/system/files/21-AccessibleInfographics-3-CompassionForDifficultCircumstances-02.pdf [7] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/system/files/21-AccessibleInfographics-4-NewWaysofEngagingwithCourseContent-02.pdf [8] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/system/files/21-AccessibleInfographics-5-CreatingAccessibleTestsandExams-02.pdf [9] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/accessibility-instructors-videos [10] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/how-make-courses-more-accessible [11] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/universal-design-assessments [12] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/how-we-do-it/privacy-confidentiality [13] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/accessibility-resources/accommodations/alternative-format-text [14] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/accessibility/faculty-staff-resources/course-outlines [15] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/accessibility/resources/faculty-staff-resources/disclosure-disability [16] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/essential-requirements [17] http://opened.uoguelph.ca/student-resources/Accessible-Education [18] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/hybrid-semester-tips-accessible-teaching-learning [19] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/accessibility/services/accommodations/use-calculator [20] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/services/accessibility/services/accommodations/memory-aids [21] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/note-taking [22] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/accessibility-services-guelph [23] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/guelph-accessibility-services [24] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/u-g-accessibility [25] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/u-g-accessibility-services [26] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/university-guelph-accessibility-services [27] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/accessibility-services-university-guelph [28] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/tags/learning-disability-university-guelph