People(s) & Culture
People(s) & Culture, Humber College
205 Humber College Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 5L7
Main Line: 416 675-6622
Accessible education takes a proactive approach to preventing and removing barriers in the postsecondary sector. The table below outlines some of the differences between accommodation and accessible education.
| Accommodation | Accessible Education |
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Access to learning is an individual issue centred around disability. |
Access to learning is a collective issue centred around design. |
| Access should be addressed by the student and the Accessible Learning Services office. | Access should be addressed by the designer of the learning experience. |
| Access is achieved retroactively through accommodations or retrofits. | Access is achieved by designing the learning experience to be accessible for and by all. |
| Access is often provided through individualized accommodation. | Access is provided through equitable means. |
| Access is reconsidered for each student. | Access is sustainable because it is built into the learning experience. |
Moving from providing accommodations to increasing accessibility throughout the learning environment involves building upon the principles of effective teaching and learning through the lens of accessible education.
People(s) & Culture
People(s) & Culture, Humber College
205 Humber College Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 5L7
Main Line: 416 675-6622
