University of Toronto
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University of Toronto
Students For Barrier-free Access
Contact Examines If The Needs of Ontario's College And University Students With Disabilities Are Being Met This Sunday On VoicePrint
Five percent of the Ontario college and university population - approximately 32,000 students - identify themselves as disabled. Over the past 15 years, there has been six-fold increase in the number of students with disabilities on Ontario's campuses. But how are universities and colleges responding to this increase? What are some of the challenges in accommodating people with disabilities in the post-secondary education setting?
Tune in when Maureen Carnegie, co-ordinator of services for students with disabilities at Humber College, talks about how most universities are attempting to work together to provide uniform services on all campuses. VoicePrint can be accessed:
For more information, contact Paul Daniel, Producer/Outreach Assistant, at 1-800-567-6755 ext. 226 or by email at pdaniel@voiceprintcanada pdaniel@voiceprintcanada.com.
Contact can be heard every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET. After its original broadcast, each edition of Contact is posted on our Audio Archive
http://www.voiceprintcanada.com/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5245/Itemid,68/ .
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