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Services For Students With Disabilities Great Stories Begin Here! Student Accommodation Process Book an appointment with a Kwantlen Disability Advisor Intake Documentation Instructor Letter Alternate Format Text Funding Technology Referral Resources Book appointment with a Learning Specialist Course Accommodation LD Screening Learning Strategies Mission Statement Kwantlen Polytechnic University promotes a barrier-free environment that facilitates equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Kwantlen provides physical, academic, and social access for students with disabilities by working to eliminate physical, course and program, policy, information, technological, and attitudinal barriers. Documentation • Current (3 to 5 years), include diagnosis, functional impact • Typical Documentation: • • • • Hard of Hearing- Audiologist Visually Impaired- Ophthalmologist Deaf or Blind- Doctor’s Letter Learning Disability- Psychoeducational Assessment • Mental Health- Psychiatrist’s Report • Medical Conditions- Specialist’s Report Funding Options • Canada Student Grant for Persons with Permanent Disabilities (CSGPPD) (Full and Part-time) • British Columbia Access Grant (BCAG) • BC Supplemental Bursary for Students with a Permanent Disability (SBSD) • Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities (CSGP-SEPD) Funding Options For Learning Disability • Learning Disability Assessment Reimbursement • Learning Disability Assessment Bursary (LDAB) Accommodations We Provide Scribe Separate Exam Setting Note-taker ASL/Oral Interpreter Taped Lectures Preregistration Accommodation Examples Reader Extended Exam Time Adaptive Technology Alternate Format Preferential Seating Services We Provide Assistive Technology Adaptive Equipment Loans Funding Information Learning Disability Screening Services Admission and Registration Assistance Referral to Agencies Drop-in Information Sessions Learning Strategy Assistance Who We Are Director Susanne Dadson 604.599.2003 Susanne.Dadson@kpu.ca Dennis Dahl 604.599.2001 Dennis.Dahl@kpu.ca Laura Aguilera 604.599.2645 Laura.Aguilera@kpu.ca Glenda Lagasse 604-599-2645 Glenda.Lagasse@kpu.ca 604.599.2001 Genevieve.Ducharme@kpu.ca Alice Jensen 604.599.2639 Alice.Jensen@kpu.ca Gagan Kalirai 604-599-2226 Gagan.Kalirai@kpu.ca Trena Cheung 604-599-2148 Trena.Cheung@kpu.ca Julie Wong 604-599-3233 Julie.Wong@kpu.ca Parvinder Dhariwal (Aux Disability Advisor) Parvinder.Dhariwal@kpu.ca Learning Specialists Disability Assistant Genevieve Ducharme Disability Advisors