Accessibility Services

1. Request an appointment

Contact the Accessibility Service intervenor at your campus to request an appointment. The contact information is displayed at the bottom of this web page.

2. Bring your documentation (if available) to your first meeting

You are responsible for providing official documentation confirming the functional limitations related to your specific needs. You can receive services for specific needs that are permanent or temporary.

Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, the student is not obliged to disclose their diagnosis to obtain accommodations. However, the documentation provided must confirm the functional limitations related to their specific needs that may have an impact on their academic performance. The documentation must come from an authorized professional with expertise in the appropriate specialty (e.g. psychiatrist, physician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, audiologist, optometrist, etc.).

Need a form? If you need a medical form to confirm a medical or mental health condition, click on the following links:

• Request for medical information (French)
• Medical Information Request Form

Temporary accommodations may be put in place for students who are waiting for their medical documentation. If the student does not have official documentation, the intervenor will help them take the necessary steps to determine their needs and obtain documentation.

3. Refer to the following documents for more details about the next steps.

• Transition en douceur – Conseils pour 1re rencontre (French only)
• Procédure d’identification

• Screening and evaluation of needs
• Reference for a diagnostic evaluation
• Accommodations for adapted tests
• Tests and exams in your program
• Professional Order exams
• Manuals and documentation in alternate formats
• FM amplification system
• Enlargement technology
• Interpretation service
• Possibility of reduced course load
• Manual or computerized note-taking
• Specialized tutoring
• Individualized support and learning strategies (time management, study methods, etc.)
• Adaptation software and technology (Kurzweil, Word Q, Inspiration, Antidote, as well as an inventory of applications)
• Learning strategies (time management, study methods, etc.)
• Any other accommodation, based on identified needs.

Come and meet our technologist! You can learn how to use adaptive technologies and find the learning strategies that work best for you.

Learning strategies (LS) give you different approaches to study and understand course material.

• Preparing for exams
• Managing your time
• Taking notes in class
• Maintaining focus in the classroom

Adaptive technologies (AT) are equipment or software to help you:

• Understand course material
• Study
• Read and write
• Organize your time
• Block distractions to better focus on your studies
• Accomplish tasks while minimizing the effects of your particular need

Some technologies used at Collège Boréal include:

• Speech-to-text: Siri, Médialexie, Windows speech recognition, Dragon Dictation, etc.
• Text-to-speech: Kurzweil, Word Q, Google Read & Write, Free Natural Reader, etc.
• Word prediction: Word Q, Médialexie, etc.
• Mind mapping: Inspiration, Edraw Mind Map, Mind Meister, etc.
• Correctors: Antidote, Médialexie, etc.
• Organization and study: Anki, ColdTurkey, EverNote, Flashcard Elite, etc.

Are you an apprentice with documented or suspected special needs? Are you enrolled in online or block release teaching? If so, you can receive support from the Accessibility Service.

Available accommodations include:

• Screening and assessment of needs
• Accommodations for adapted tests
• Extra time
• Private room
• Rephrasing questions
• Textbooks in alternative formats
• Individualized support and learning strategies (time management, study methods, etc.)
• Any other accommodation, as identified needs require.

Transitioning to college represents a significant life change. With proper planning and the right tools, this transition can be less intimidating. In college, you must be autonomous and able to express and discuss your needs. We are here for you!

You have access to:

• The free transition program
• Information about services and how to access them
• A team ready to answer your questions

Your parents have access to:

• Information sessions
• Information about available services and how students can access them

For important advice before your first meeting with a specialist in special needs, click here.

Our Transition Program

This one-week program is offered free of charge* to students with a learning disorder or attention deficit disorder.

Take the first step! It’s free!

*Program activities are free, and a grant is available for accommodation, transportation, and meal expenses.

For more information and to register, click on the following form.

The Accessibility Services team at Collège Boréal respects the privacy of students by ensuring that all information related to them remains confidential. Personal information cannot be shared unless the student has given permission*. Personal information is kept in a locked file, in a locked room that is accessible only to authorized personnel. The files are kept for a period of 10 years and then destroyed. The student’s personal information file is not linked to their academic file and only the Accessibility Services team has access to the file.

*Certain conditions apply. For more information about privacy rights, refer to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.