People(s) & Culture
People(s) & Culture, Humber College
205 Humber College Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 5L7
Main Line: 416 675-6622
The table below outlines the five categories of barriers to accessibility and ways that accommodations can be implemented to increase accessibility in the classroom.
| Barriers to Accessibility | Implementing Accommodations |
|
Attitudinal: Treating accommodation as a special favour. |
Understanding the importance of Humber's vision for all students's academic success and therefore implement accommodations willingly |
| Organizational: Holding office hours only in person in a set location. | Providing office hours in multiple formats, for example, face to face, telephone, and email. |
| Architectural/Physical: A classroom that is difficult for a student in a wheelchair to navigate. | Consulting with the student to determine the location in the classroom that is best for them. |
| Information and Communications: Lectures that are poorly organized; using language that is unclear. | Ensuring lectures are organized, use clear language and provide multiple ways of accessing information such as printed notes and visual aids. |
| Technology: Documents without features to provide access to information presented in images. | Ensuring alternate formats of distributed information are readily available. Describe all visual representations of information, such as pictures or graphs during the lecture |
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
