Who is Eligible for Accommodations?
Students who have documented disabilities may be eligible to receive accommodations. Students are required to provide documentation from a registered health care professional (e.g. physician, psychologist or psychiatrist) in order to be supported with classroom and/or exam accommodations.
Red River College Polytechnic recognizes various major areas of disability that are likely to occur among the college population.
These include, but are not limited to:
- Mental Health Disability
- Specific Learning Disorders
- Medical Disability
- Physical or Mobility Disability
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Blind and Low Vision
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Temporary, Chronic or Other Medical Condition
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Intellectual Disabilities
If you are student with a disability, please refer to the Disability Documentation Guide for specific requirements of the documentation you need to provide to your Accessibility Specialist in Student Accessibility Services.
Remember that you have the responsibility of providing us with the information we need in order to best assist you. After all, you are the expert on yourself!
RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.