Accommodations allow participants with disabilities to complete the same tasks as their peers but with some variation in time, format or setting. The purpose of an accommodation is to provide participants with equal access to learning and an equal opportunity to show what they know and what they can do.
- Gregg, N. (2012). Increasing access to learning for the adult basic education learner with learning disabilities: Evidence-based accommodation research. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45(1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219411426855
- Wang, P. P., Badley, E. M., & Gignac, M. A. (2004). Perceived need for workplace accommodation and labor-force participation in canadian adults with activity limitations. American Journal of Public Health (1971), 94(9), 1515-1518. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1515
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Duty to accommodate students with disabilities in post-secondary educational institutions – alberta human rights commission. (2021). https://albertahumanrights.ab.ca/media/cumfooet/duty-to-accommodate-students-with-disabilities.pdf
- Principles of Accommodation. (n.d.) Ontario Human Rights Commission. https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/guidelines-accessible-education/principles-accommodation
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