Faculty & Staff

At BCIT we value the outstanding role of our faculty and staff in promoting successful education for all students. Accessibility Services works in collaboration with faculty to ensure students with disabilities have equal opportunities for academic success.

In this section, you can find information about the accommodation process and various resources to help you when teaching students with particular needs due to a disability. This page is tailored for BCIT’s faculty and staff. Some resources require login to the Intranet.

Key processes and resources

Accessibility Services have curated the strategies and tools to help enrich the educational experience for all students, regardless of disability.

Our duty to accommodate

The BC Human Rights Code ensures non-discrimination, fostering equal opportunity for students with disabilities

Implementing accommodations

Learn what to do when you receive an Individual Accommodation Plan (IAP)

Develop accessible course materials

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a teaching and learning framework that supports accessible, inclusive, and equitable learning environments for all students.

Academic accommodations process

Step-by-step process for implementing academic accommodations in classroom and for exams

Concerned about a student facing disability challenges?

See our Teaching Strategies & Resource on the Accessibility Services Intranet page.

Frequently asked questions

Find here some of the most common questions Accessibility Services receive from faculty & staff

Faculty and staff responsibilities

Provide reasonable accommodations based on the student’s Individual Accommodation Plan (IAP).
Inform and refer students to Accessibility Services when students elect to identify themselves as having a disability or health condition that affects their performance in educational settings.
Assist Accessibility Services by providing the information requested.
Comply with disclosure agreements.
Respect confidentiality of the IAP.
If a review of the IAP or its implementation is requested, to comply with lawful and reasonable determinations made by the review body outlined in Procedure 4501PR1(PDF).

Faculty, Instructors, and staff are always encouraged to contact Accessibility Services at any time if there are questions, comments, or feedback regarding the duty to accommodate or the accommodation process.