Academic Assistant or Attendant Program
The attendant program is designed to provide students with assistance on campus, especially in the classroom. Attendants will help ensure assignments, tests and deadlines are understood by the student. In most cases, Attendants will go to class with students, meet beforehand to go over needs for upcoming class, help decipher pertinent information from lectures and discussions and often meet afterwards to review course notes and upcoming deadlines. Attendants will also assist with interaction between professor and the student.For more information about this program, please contact Jamie Penner at penner8@cc.umanitoba.ca.
Adaptive technology Program
The SAS test/exam centre is equipped with software and equipment provided to assist students in their academic work including studying, test-taking, and assignment completion. JAWS, Kurzweil 3000, Dragon, ZoomText, and TextHelp are available for use on the computers in the test/exam centre. Click here for a more indepth look at the programs available. For more information, contact our office.
Classroom Equipment Program
For students with decreased mobility, classroom accessibility and equipment can be assessed according to each student’s needs. Equipment such as tables, Obusformes, and podiums can be placed in classrooms as necessary, and any classroom accessibility issues can be discussed with an Accessibility Advisor at the beginning of each term.
Coaching Program
The coaching program assists students to better manage aspects of their life that interfere with their academic program. Coaches support, encourage, advise and confront while providing opportunities for skill development that leads to increased self-efficacy and successful academic outcomes for the students. Please contact Lisa Banash at banash@cc.umanitoba.ca for more information.
Computer/Study Room Use
When the exam rooms in 155 University Centre are not in use for exams, students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services are welcome to use them for studying. Computers are available in all rooms.
Tutoring service (fee for service)
Tutors are not available through Student Accessibility Services at this time. Please see the website for the Learning Assistance Center's Tutor Registry for a list of available tutors.
VOlunteer Note Taking (VNT)
Student Accessibility Services offers a volunteer note taking service for students who require assistance taking notes in class. Students who require VNT's must submit a copy of their Student Detail Schedule in order to set up the service.
To Retrieve Your Notes:
- Log in to Angel (http://angel.cc.umanitoba.ca)
- Choose the ‘course’ titled Disability Services VNT
- Choose Lessons
- Choose the current terms folder
- Choose the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to the course code
- Choose the appropriate course code
- Choose the course you are receiving notes for
- Choose the desired file (they are named by course number, section number, then date)
A screen will pop up to open the file: choose OK
Please note: You will only have access to the notes of the courses you are registered in. For more information, if you have any questions about this program, or if you are blocked from a course and should not be, please contact us at dsvnts@gmail.com.
Workshops & ProfessionAL Development Opportunities For Staff & Faculty
- Teaching Students With Disabilities
- Understanding Disability and Accessibility
- Physical Barriers to Accessibility
- Faculty Responsibility Regarding Access and Accommodations
Workshops & ProfessionAL Development Opportunities For Students
- Job Searching For Students With Disabilities
- Gain interview and resume-writing skills as well as learning different ways to address your disability with a prospective employer.
- Symptom Management, Coping, and Self-Advocacy Skills Workshops
- Get Up & Go!
- Learn about what motivates (and de-motivates) us, and improve your goal–setting skills in order to increase your potential of achieving your goals.
- Getting Rid of the Gremlins
- Gain a greater understanding of your self-talk and its impact on you, and learn strategies to manage negative self-talk and increase positive self-talk.
- Say What?!?
- Learn strategies for discussing issues and addressing or disclosing your disability with your professors or other faculty members.
- Tapping Away Anxiety
- Learn an exciting new strategy for managing your everyday stress and exam anxiety.
