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Information for Applicants with Diagnosed Disabilities

If an applicant believes that her/his academic record may not meet the standard normally required for admission to the program(s) to which she/he has applied at York, they may wish to complete our Extenuating Circumstances for Admission Consideration Form.

This Extenuating Circumstances for Admission Consideration Form allows applicants to tell us about their leadership, community engagement, awards or recognitions that attest to their learning experience, and it also provides the opportunity for applicants to tell us about an extenuating circumstance, health condition or diagnosed permanent disability that may have affected their academic performance.

If you become a Glendon student, you should contact Glendon’s Accessibility Services to arrange an appointment with a disabilities counsellor as soon as possible after you accept your offer of admission to arrange for academic accommodations. Make the appointment as soon as possible to ensure that you’re able to make your arrangements in time for your classes to begin!

Degree programs with field placement/practicums

Applying to a professional degree program (e.g. education), we can make accommodations for you in the practicum/field placement setting. These types of accommodations might be different from classroom accommodations due to the particular demands of the learning environment.

Discuss your accommodation needs early in the term with the practicum/field placement coordinator and a disabilities counsellor from Accessibility Services.

Disclosure & collaboration

You’ll enjoy greater success in your practicum when you disclose your needs – the earlier, the better. The best process for determining the most appropriate accommodations involves teamwork and effective communication between you, your disabilities counsellor, and your practicum coordinator.

In no way will identifying yourself be a disadvantage to you. Nothing will appear on your academic transcript that would identify you as a student with a disability.

Additional information about applying for students with:

In addition to submitting your application for admission and all supporting documentation for that application, you need to

  • Send us the appropriate documentation supporting your disability:
  • A personal written statement of approximately 500 words. This statement should describe your physical disability, how the disability has affected your grades, the type of support you feel you may need, as well as your academic and career goals.
  • A letter or report from a medical practitioner that includes a diagnosis of your disability.
  • Make sure we receive it by March 1 (Ontario high school applicants) or April 1 (all other applicants).
  • Although documentation is coming from a variety of sources, it’s your responsibility to ensure the Special Admissions Office receives all documentation by the specified deadline.
  • Documentation received after the deadline may jeopardize your consideration under the modified admissions process.

Send all documentation to:

Special Admissions Office
Bennett Centre for Student Services
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3

All documentation is considered confidential and is safeguarded by the Special Admissions Office.

Information that you provide will not be reviewed by anyone outside the admissions process unless— and until—you’ve been admitted and schedule an appointment with Counselling & Disability Services.

In addition to submitting your application for admission and all supporting documentation for that application, you need to

  • Send us the appropriate documentation supporting your disability.
  • Make sure we receive it by March 1 (Ontario high school applicants) or April 1 (all other applicants).
  • Although documentation is coming from a variety of sources, it’s your responsibility to ensure the Special Admissions Office receives all documentation by the specified deadline.
  • Documentation received after the deadline may jeopardize your consideration under the modified admissions process.

Send all documentation to:

Special Admissions Office
Bennett Centre for Student Services
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3

Please note:

  • All documentation is considered confidential and is safeguarded by the Special Admissions Office.
  • Information that you provide will not be reviewed by anyone outside the admissions process unless— and until—you’ve been admitted and schedule an appointment with Counselling & Disability Services.
  • Each application is reviewed on an individual basis. If further information is required to assess your application, you will be contacted by telephone to attend an interview with representatives from the Office of Admissions and Learning Disability Services. Interviews are usually conducted during May and June.
  • All psychoeducational reports are reviewed by a registered psychologist or qualified staff with Learning Disability Services who are supervised by a registered psychologist.

In addition to submitting your application for admission and all supporting documentation for that application, you need to

  • Send us the appropriate documentation supporting your disability:
  • A personal written statement of approximately 500 words. This statement should describe your disability, how the disability has affected your grades, the type of support you feel you may need, as well as your academic and career goals.
  • A letter or report from a medical practitioner that includes the nature of your disability.
  • Make sure we receive it by March 1 (Ontario high school applicants) or April 1 (all other applicants).
  • Although documentation is coming from a variety of sources, it’s your responsibility to ensure the Special Admissions Office receives all documentation by the specified deadline.
  • Documentation received after the deadline may jeopardize your consideration under the modified admissions process.

Send all documentation to:

Special Admissions Office
Bennett Centre for Student Services
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 1P3

All documentation is considered confidential and is safeguarded by the Special Admissions Office.

Information that you provide will not be reviewed by anyone outside the admissions process unless— and until—you’ve been admitted and schedule an appointment with Counselling & Disability Services.