Post Secondary Education

Post-secondary education can feel overwhelming. Taking a reduced course load or studying part-time can help, and disability services can support you with a modified program—but you’ll need current assessments.

If you’re in high school, ask your counselor about updated assessments. If you’ve already graduated, you can access a free assessment through Alberta Health Services.

Once accepted into a program, meet with your Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Advisor. They’ll help arrange an assessment through Alberta Works. A Career and Employment Consultant will guide you through the process, review your history, and connect you with professionals.

After your assessment, you’ll review the results and recommended supports. Share your assessment with your SSD Advisor so they can help set up the accommodations you need.

Autism Society Alberta Post Secondary Programs Community of Practice

The primary objective of the Post Secondary Community of Practice is to create a supportive and collaborative environment where people from the post-secondary educational system (e.g., students, instructors, researchers, administrators, policymakers) can come together to:

• Share knowledge and experiences, including successes and challenges, relating to supporting Autistic individuals, including students, faculty members and staff
• Share current evidence-informed practices to foster inclusive and effective educational practices
• Co-design and evaluate innovative approaches and interventions to support Autistic students
• Document the process and make recommendations

Post Secondary Community of Practice — Autism Society Alberta

Post Secondary Programs Modified for Individuals with Disabilities

https://www.athabascau.ca/

At Athabasca University, we aim to support every student, whether they have a permanent disability or temporary medical circumstances that call for academic accommodations.

Accessibility services | Student support |Athabasca University

Keyano College | Fort McMurray Career-Focused Post-Secondary Programs

Keyano College is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable learning environment. Whether you’re a current or prospective student with a disability, Accessibility Services provides confidential, no-cost support to help you access your education.

Accessibility Services and Academic Accommodations | Keyano College

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

• NAIT’s Department of Student Life.
• Contact the school 4 – 6 months before starting classes each year.
• Together with a disability advisor, appropriate services will be utilized based on need and documentation of disability.

University of Alberta Student Accessibility Services:

When exploring options at U of A, it might be advisable to contact Student Accessibility Services to help determine the types of academic accommodations that would be available to the student should they choose to enroll, as well as information on funding options (specifically, disability related financial supports).

MacEwan University

• • Services to Students with Disabilities – SSD Is available to offer various resources, services and accommodations to help with improving accessibility and removing barriers from the students learning environment.
  • Campus Connections – Campus Connections is an inclusive post-secondary opportunity that supports students with developmental disabilities to be fully included in programs of interest to achieve their career aspirations.

Concordia University of Edmonton

• Inclusive Post-Secondary Education – A service that gives students with developmental disability an opportunity to experience post-secondary education through participation in Concordia’s university courses, programs of study and campus life, enhancing the learning environment for all.
  The purpose of accommodation services is to provide a level playing field on which students with documented disabilities can actualize their capabilities without unreasonable hindrance or barrier to their education. Accommodation services do not diminish the academic expectation of the individual student, but rather allow the student to explore classroom accommodations that cater to unique learning needs.
• Kings College Disability and Accommodation Services
• Learning Accommodation Services (LAS) – Concordia provides opportunities for academically qualified persons with documented disabilities to achieve their full potential as individuals and in terms of their education and career objectives.

Post Secondary Financial Resources

Employment and Social Development Canada – Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities

$2000 per academic year.

Canada Student Grant for Service and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities

• Up to $8,000 per year.
• Designed to help cover exceptional education-related costs associated with disability, such as a tutor, interpreter, note-takers, readers or brailers, attendant care for studies, specialized transportation, or 75% of the cost of a learning disability assessment up to a maximum of $1,200.

Alberta Grant for Students with Disabilities

• Up to $3,000 per year.

Mattison Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities

For full-time students in their third or fourth year of a first undergraduate degree. Must be nominated by their school’s disability services department. Must have a minimum average of 80%.

The NEADS National Student Awards Program

NEADS is a scholarship for Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada with a permanent disability, who are currently registered in and returning to a full-time program of study at an accredited Canadian post-secondary college or university.

Disability Awards

This website was created to help post-secondary students search for hundreds of scholarships available.