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Accessibility
Western is committed to a barrier‑free, accessible campus for people with disabilities. This site highlights accessibility resources available to students, staff, faculty, and visitors. For maps, floor plans, parking, and AODA reports, visit the accessibility website.
Quick Resources
- Student Accommodations: Accessible Education - Academic Support & Engagement - Western University (uwo.ca)
- Employee Accommodations: Employee Well-being - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)
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Additional Resources
The Centre for Teaching and Learning offers a Certificate in Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility Boosts. To ensure a High contrast between text and background (i.e., black and white), you can use the Colour Contrast Ratio Calculator.
Western Communications offers support in identifying the AODA requirements as well as instructions on how to create accessible documents: Web Accessibility - Communications - Western University (uwo.ca).
Western strives to ensure our libraries, labs, student services and facilities are accessible. If there is a physical barrier which prevents a space on campus from being accessible, please contact Facilities Management. If you require assistance for an accessible service, please review the website for an accessibility contact or contact accessibility@uwo.ca.
Your Accessible Education Counsellor can assist with planning your accommodations during your academic journey. This includes the coordination of an accommodated exam or assessment.
Western offers several training opportunities for staff and faculty. We offer the required AODA training in Service and Accessibility in Teaching. For more information on these modules: Required Training - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca).
Our student experience team gathers feedback from students with disabilities to continue improving accessibility services. Please contact accessibility@uwo.ca for all campus accessibility issues.