The AccessAbility Centre at Loyalist College provides supports and services to students with disabilities. Its mission is to foster an accessible environment where students are evaluated based on their abilities rather than disabilities. The Centre assists with the transition to post-secondary education through orientation activities and individual meetings. It works to create an Individualized Service Plan for each student that provides accommodations such as extended test time, assistive technology training, and note taking assistance. Students are also able to access various other student success services on campus for additional support.

1. AccessAbility Centre
Welcome to Loyalist College!

2. Mission Statement
The mission statement of the
AccessAbility Centre is to foster an
accessible environment where individuals
are viewed on the basis of their ability, not
their disability. Loyalist College upholds
this principle of service provision to all
students with disabilities including deaf,
hard of hearing, blind, low vision, learning
disabled, ADHD, medical, mobility,
acquired brain injury, Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) and mental health.

3. Transition to Post Secondary
Transition activities:
Student for a Day
Online to Successful Learning (summer
course)
August Orientation
Secondary School visits on and off
campus
Individual visits with prospective students
and parents (year round)

4. Acceptance Package
Application for AccessAbility Centre
- will receive with Welcome Package upon acceptance to Loyalist
Package from AccessAbility Centre
- upon receipt of your completed application form, an acknowledgement
letter with information on our August Orientation, summer workshops,
and the summer Online to Successful Learning Course will be sent to
you

5. Intake Process
When do I contact the AccessAbility Centre?
We encourage you to contact the AccessAbility Centre as soon as
you are accepted
What do I bring?
All documentation eg: IEP/IPRC, psycho-educational assessment,
medical information
Who do I meet with?
Contact AccessAbility Centre , Manager, (613) 969 -1913, ext 2168,
jvincent@loyalistc.on.ca
Who should attend?
You can attend on your own or with parent(s), guardian(s) and /
or other support people
Discussion of accommodations and supports available
What supports were helpful to you in the past?

6. Learning Skills Advisors
Role of Learning Skills Advisors
Similar to high school resource support
“go to person”
Will create an Individual Service Plan (I.S.P.)
I.S.P. – similar to an Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Provide support for:
Time management and organization
Extended test time
Study skills
Peer assisted note taking
Assistive technology
Problem solving
Advocacy skills
Reduced Course Load
Referral to other Student Success Services

7. Services and Supports
May be eligible for:
Extended test time
Distraction reduced test centre
Peer assisted note taking
Reduced course load
Assistive technology training
Alternative text format
ASL/English/Sign Language Interpreters
Access to computer lab
AT Loaning library

8. Assistive Technology
The Assistive Technologist provides one-on-
one demonstrations and training sessions, and
Lunch and Learn Workshops for students with
disabilities using the following technologies:
Voice to Text
Text to Voice
Word Prediction
Mind mapping
High and Low technology

9. Student Success Services
AccessAbility Centre
Student Success Mentors
Peer Tutoring & Academic Skills Centre
Academic Centre for Testing
Counselling
Mind & Wellness
First Generation Advisor
Aboriginal Resource Centre
International Centre
Health Centre
Career Centre

10. Contact Information
Jennifer Vincent, Manager
AccessAbility Centre
(613) 969 - 1913 ext. 2168
(613) 969 - 0411 (fax)
jvincent@loyalistc.on.ca
http://www.loyalistcollege.com
(click “Student Services” then “AccessAbility Centre”)