Intake Process

Students who are new to Wilfrid Laurier University (and returning students who have not previously registered with the ALC) go through the centre’s Intake Process to set up accommodations for disability-related reasons. All the steps for intake are listed below. This process can take time and is structured to ensure that all students registered with the ALC are eligible for academic accommodations. It is in the student’s best interest to begin the Intake Process as soon as possible after accepting an offer to Laurier.

STEP 1. Identify yourself to the Accessible Learning Centre.

For new students who have accepted an offer of admission to WLU, complete and send in the Self-Identification Form to the ALC with current supporting documentation.

Students already attending Laurier can come to the main office (Arts, 1C11) to complete the Intake Form.

STEP 2. Attend an Intake appointment with Marybeth Phillips, Intake Coordinator for the centre.  

New students who have sent in a Self-Identification Form, will be contacted by Marybeth to arrange an appointment time. Current students who come in or call in to the main office will be booked in to meet with Marybeth. During This appointment, your learning needs will be discussed and your documentation will be reviewed.

STEP 3. Provide recent and relevant documentation to the ALC.

a) Once you have provided recent and appropriate documentation that verifies you are eligible for receive accommodations for disability-related reasons (see ‘Documentation Requirements’ for more information), Marybeth will register you with the centre and arrange for you to meet with the appropriate Disabilities Consultant to set up an Accommodation Plan.

b) If you have provided documentation that needs to be updated (e.g., an assessment that is more than three years old; an IRPC from high school, etc.), Marybeth will discuss our documentation requirements and may refer you outside the university to have your documentation updated. Students who provide out-of-date documentation may be eligible for interim accommodations (90 days) while it is updated. Marybeth will register you with the centre and arrange for you to meet with a Disabilities Consultant to create your Accommodation Plan. For accommodations to extend beyond the interim 90 days, students must provide the centre with updated documentation as instructed.

c) Students must provide documentation before they can register with the centre. Marybeth can help in advising students as to what documentation is needed, what (if any) financial assistance may be available, and may make referrals to professionals outside of the centre. Once documentation is in place, Marybeth will register you with the Centre and arrange for you with meet with a Disabilities Consultant to set up an Accommodation Plan. If documentation is not received, students cannot be registered with the ALC and will therefore not be eligible to receive any accommodations through the centre.

STEP 4. Meet with a Disabilities Consultant to set up an Accommodation Plan.

When the Intake Process is complete, students are registered with the centre and are referred to a Disabilities Consultant in the ALC. The Consultants work with students one-on-one to ensure that appropriate accommodations are put in place.