Student Accessibility Services (formerly Disability Services) (SAS) provides support and advocacy for students with disabilities of all kinds: hearing, learning, injury-related, mental health, medical, physical or visual. Students with temporary disabilities such as sprains and breaks are also eligible to use our services. SAS acts as a liaison between students and the faculty and staff of the University of Manitoba as well as support agencies within the province of Manitoba.
Our Mission:
Equal Access For All…
Student Accessibility Services creates equal access for students with disabilities at the University of Manitoba by:
Providing supports and programs that recognize our diverse student environment;
Promoting partnerships between students, faculty and staff;
Educating the university community about accessibility.
Note to Students for 2011-2012 Academic year
Students returning in September 2011: Please e-mail student_accessibility@umanitoba.ca or your advisor to re-activate your accommodations for the 2011-2012 academic year.
News and Announcements
Access Awareness Day
We will be hosting our 11th annual Access Awareness Day on February 10, 2012!
The day will start off with community group displays on the main floor of University Centre. As well, we will have the GOSA art gallery, (main floor University Centre), displaying students' artwork from Feb. 10-16, 2012.
If you have artwork you would like to have displayed, please contact Lisa at banash@cc.umanitoba.ca.
We will also be hosting a CHET instructor and Student Advisor info session in the morning and we are looking for student speakers to talk about their university experiences. Please email Arlana at vadnais@cc.umanitoba.ca or student_accessibility@umanitoba.ca to volunteer.
Finally, the day will end with our Access Awards presentation and reception. If you have an instructor, or support staff that you would like to nominate, please email Jamie at penner8@cc.umanitoba.ca or our office at student_accessibility@umanitoba.ca
Community EvENTS AND NEWS
4th Annual Trek for Tourette
Date: March 25, 2012
Location: Assiniboine Park, meet at the DuckPond
Time: 10am Registration, Trek begins at 11am
For more information, visit tourette.ca call us at (204) 257-3802 or email us
EDC announces its 14th annual competition for international business scholarships
Export Development Canada (EDC) today launched its 14th annual International Business Scholarship competition, created and designed to develop the next generation of globally-minded business leaders.
EDC’s scholarship program offers up to 30 scholarships annually, 25 of these for outstanding undergraduate students in international business and five for those in programs that combine business with environmental or sustainability studies.
This year scholarship recipients will receive a $4,000 award, an increase over the $3,000 value in previous years.
For more information, please contact: Mildrate Matanga at 204-947-0194 or email workshops@ilrc.mb.ca.
WOrkSHOPS THIS TERM
There are currently no upcoming workshops scheduled. Please stay tuned for announcements.
FINAL EXAMS
Please note that the deadline for booking your December 2011 final exams will be November 18th, 2011, and for your April 2012 final exams will be March 19th, 2012. Accommodations for finals booked after that date cannot be guaranteed. Thank you.
Alternate Format TextBooks
For students requiring alternate formatted text books please use this form (PDF) and drop it off at our office, 155 University Centre. Remember it can take several months to receive books.
