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Steps to take

Are you coming to Vancouver Island University?...Lindsay, VIU student
Need Disability Services?
PLAN EARLY...
Follow these steps to Academic Success...

Step 1: Career Plan

Ask yourself: What would I like to do? Would this program be suited to me?

Work with a Career Counsellor from your community to establish an educational career plan:

  • Supporting Employment Transition (SET)250-714-0085 (service for all disabilities)
  • Nanaimo Youth Services Association 250-754-1989 (service for youth aged 15-30)
  • Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) 1-888-572-2233 (service for vision disabilities)
  • Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing (IDHH) 250-753-0999 (service for hearing disabilities)

Vancouver Island University Advising Centre, call 250-740-6410 to arrange an appointment to explore your career possibilities.

Step 2: Advisor

Make an appointment with a Course Advisor at Vancouver Island University, call 250-740-6410

Bring your career plan to the appointment. Ask the advisor: What courses do I take to complete my plan? Do I have the entry requirements? When are program information sessions?

Step 3: Apply

Fill out and submit Application for Admission to Vancouver Island University before program deadline date.

Step 4: Pay

Explore Financial Aid options 250-740-6423

Ask: How will I pay for my courses?

Step 5: Appointment

Make appointment with Disability Services 250-740-6446 six to eight weeks before you plan on attending VIU. Bring documentation Verification of Disability Form (see Step 6) if you have it.

Discuss the type of academic accommodation services that will help to lessen educational barriers created by your disability.

Step 6: Documentation

Obtain required disability documentation. Certified documentation must be from a qualified professional, and be dated within the last 5 years. Take a “Verification of Disabilities” form to a certified professional to complete.Your doctor or medical specialist completes pages 6-8 only. Return it to Disability Services.

 

Step 7: Communicate

Discuss your accommodation with your instructors at the beginning of each new semester.

Step 8: Inform

Keep Disability Services informed of any new developments, or any changes to your health or disability.