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Disability Services
GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
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Disabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Acquired Brain Injury
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
Medical (includes conditions such as Epilepsy, HIV, Diabetes, Kidney Disease)
Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing
Learning Disabilities
Low Vision/Blindness
Mobility/Functional (includes physical, mobility and neurological disabilities)
Mental Health (includes Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome)

We provide assistance and consultation for a wide array of educational accommodations, including:

Frequently Asked Questions

Additional Services and Information

Related Links

Why Captioned Media? (a video about the College’s Captioned Media & E-text Policy)

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Committee of George Brown College (for George Brown College’s Accessibility Plans and Annual Reports).

Captioned Media & E-Text Policy
(approved by the George Brown College Board of Governors, December 13, 2006)

Disability - Modified Tuition Fees
Office of Registrar - Policy & Procedures

Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate

Human Rights Office at George Brown College

Ontario with Disabilities Act Committee (ODA)

The Library Learning Commons has launched new Accessible Library Services for students with disabilities and students who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing.

• Extended loan period for books other selected reference materials
• Research assistance and library tours – contact your Program Liaison Librarian
• Research help from your home - by phone, email, TTY or Live Help
• Assistance with photocopying and getting books and other materials from the
book shelves
• Requesting alternate format for print materials
• Assistive devices to use in the campus libraries: hand held magnifiers and
magnifiers (called a mono-mouse) that work with TV monitors; large print
computer keyboards; portable lighting devices and book holders.
• upgraded ZoomText software in designated computer stations in the Library
Learning Commons
• ubi duo device at the circulation and research help desk of your campus library:
the ubi duo assists communication between hearing, Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people and those who prefer to communicate instantly via type-to-text displays
• 23 Library staff trained in Everyday ASL

Check out the new Accessible Library Services on the Library Learning Commons website: http://researchguides.georgebrown.ca/accessibility

Revised: August 5, 2010