Student Union

UPEI’s Student Union, which is located in the W. A. Murphy Student Centre, 2nd Floor, South End, is available to help students with disabilities in the following ways:

• advocacy
• social information/support
• day planner
• information on health insurance [studentu@upei.ca]

Tel:(902) 566-0350
E-mail: president@upeisu.ca
Website: www.upeisu.ca

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Robertson Library

Staff at the Robertson Library are delighted to help students with disabilities with any of the following:

• assistance with accessing material
• quiet rooms for study
• introduction on how to use the library

Tel: (902) 566-0696
E-mail: reference@upei.ca
Website: www.upei.ca/library/

Financial Information

Department of Student Services
W. A. Murphy Student Centre, North End
Tel:(902) 566-0488
E-mail: stuserv@upei.ca
Website: www.upei.ca/studentservices/

Faculty and Staff Help

The Webster Teaching and Learning Centre, located in the Robertson Library, is available to help faculty and staff with strategies to help students with disabilities. If you are a member of faculty or staff, and you are looking for ways to assist your students, here are some sample suggestions that are easy to implement:

• allow extra time for exams and assignments
• provide alternative forms of testing (i.e., oral exams)
• find accessible and/or more appropriate class locations
• provide appropriate seating within the classroom
• ask the students what works for them
• provide access to readings and book lists in advance
• provide separate rooms to write exams
• make photocopied material clear and legible
• put class notes on the Web

For further information, contact the Webster Teaching & Learning Centre in the Robertson Library.
Tel: (902) 894-2886

E-mail: webstercenter@upei.ca
Website: http://webstercentre.upei.ca/home

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