Partnerships

The work of AccessAbility Services cannot be done in isolation. The service works collaboratively with other departments and organizations across the university to promote human rights and social justice in education for students with disabilities and remove systemic barriers to education. The following are some of the departments the service works with on disability-related issues, inclusive teaching, access programs, intersectionality, and intersectionality with disability.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Office

Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office

Community Partnerships and Engagement

Centre for Teaching and Learning

The Centre for Global Disability Studies at The University of Toronto Scarborough

UTSC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office (including Indigenous Initiatives)

Sexual & Gender Diversity Office

The service also works closely with the offices for students with disabilities at St.George and UTM and the Office of the Vice-Principal & Academic Dean's portfolio including but not limited to the  Office of the Registrar; Vice-Dean Faculty Affairs, Equity & Success; Associate Dean Experiential & Global Learning; Special Advisor on Access; Special Advisor on Disability Studies.

What is Intersectionality?
Intersectionality and Disability

Access Programs

The Transitional Year Program at the University of Toronto Scarborough, TYP@UTSC, is grounded in our institution's commitment to inclusive excellence. We believe that we are a stronger community when we welcome students from all backgrounds and experiences into our academic community, including students who might not otherwise have access to a university degree program. We actively recruit Black Students, Indigenous students, students from LGBTQ2+ communities, sole-support parents, persons with disabilities, and individuals from working-class backgrounds of all ethnicities and communities who have experienced barriers to education.

TYP@UTSC is a pathway to university for individuals without formal qualifications for U of T’s admission requirements because they have faced barriers or interruptions in their academic journey.