Disability and barriers to accessibility
- Disability Defined - The Ontario Human Rights Code's full definition, noting that "disability" covers a broad range and degree of conditions, including physical disability, mental and developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, and injury. (Ontario Human Rights Commission)
- Understanding Barriers to Accessibility: An Educator's Perspective - Definitions and examples (Council of Ontario Universities)
The student experience
- Report from the 2024 Ontario Summit for Students with Disabilities - Summary report designed to support postsecondary institutions in advancing accessibility and disability inclusion, including reference to barrier areas identified in the AODA Postsecondary Education Standards recommendations. Features disabled student voices, stories, and lived experience.
- Student Experiences with Disability - Videos featuring students discussing their lived experience with mental illness at Ontario universities (Council of Ontario Universities)
Accessible education and Universal Design
- Introduction to Accessible Education - The characteristics of accessible education; its advantages for educators and students; the medical vs. social model of disability; accommodations vs. accessible education. (Council of Ontario Universities)
- What is Universal Design? - The principles behind Universal Design for Teaching and Learning. (Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo)