Your responses/reflections will not be saved in your academic record or file at AccessAbility Services. This is an opportunity to reflect on your academic progress. We understand life circumstances and disability-related impacts can influence a student’s academic progress. If you would like to work through this with a Disability Consultant please book an appointment to meet with someone to do this together.
Rating 1: Not completing academic workThis rating can be described through the following behaviours:
Self Reflection - How do I feel about my health, wellbeing, strengths, and academics performance?
Next Steps - What should I do?
Assess my current grade in course based on marks I have received so far -
If it is early in the term (before the deadline for late withdrawal), Make an appointment with DC ASAP. However, if it is the end of term (e.g., last couple of weeks of classes), should you find that you need a further extension of term work you will be required to petition with medical documentation. You will need to submit documentation indicating if your disability-flared up/relapsed which impacted your ability to do work and reach out for supports. There may be cases that your coursework cannot be done after the fact such as if you missed core requirements of a course (e.g., where a laboratory experiment cannot be recreated, major group assignments, or where the answers for the assignment were posted or taken up in the lecture). So please consider carefully whether you need to withdraw.
Consider realistic next steps / consider reducing coarse load.
Schedule an appointment with you doctor to discuss your health, functioning and supports.
Tips and Resources:
For tips on writing a petition, you can refer to our .
Tipsheet from the Academic Advising Centre: Should I Drop this Course or Not? (also consider the question, do I have medical documentation to support my petition?)
Rating 2: Missing many tasks, able to complete some academic workThis rating can be described through the following behaviours:
Self Reflection
Assess my current grade in course based on marks I have received so far
Schedule an appointment with you health-care practitioner to discuss your health, functioning and supports.
Develop a realistic schedule for completing work
Utilizing writing support / facilitated study groups / math tutoring
Utilizing professor office hours
Become aware of academic and financial deadlines if considering dropping a course(s)
Request extension with DC or professor
Tips and Resources:For tips on writing a petition, you can refer to our .Tipsheet from the Academic Advising Centre: Should I Drop this Course or Not? (also consider the question, do I have medical documentation to support my petition?)
Rating 3: Completing about half of my academic work This rating can be described through the following behaviours:
Rating 4: Completing about half of my academic work This rating can be described through the following behaviours:
Rating 5: Completing about half of my academic work This rating can be described through the following behaviours:
Current strategies may include: