Access Express Newsletter

Access Express Accessibility Services Newsletter

Access Express Newsletter (March 2025)

The Access Express newsletter includes updates, reminders, and information about our upcoming events and programming!  Please use the headings below to navigate this newsletter:

Social Connections + Meet Dino! 🐶

Looking for an opportunity to connect with fellow students and develop new friendships? Then this group is for you!  The group meets up to play games, enjoy light snacks, and discuss mutual interests and topics in a safe, supportive, relaxed, visual, and interactive manner.  Activities and topics will be suggested by staff in order to promote social connections but student input is welcomed and encouraged!  Come to laugh, develop social skills, and find community!  

Open to all undergraduate & graduate students currently registered with UTM Accessibility Services

📅 Date: Thursday, March 27
🕒 Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 📍  Room: DV2220 (Hub Activity Room)
✔️ Registration: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/5108437 

Enjoy free pizza & meet Dino! 🍕
 

Study & Art Café + Meet a Mentor!

A space for you to study independently, participate in art activities, and connect with our volunteer mentors.  Our mentors are available to assist you with: 

  • Navigating and accessing campus resources
  • Tips on being a successful student
  • Time management and study strategies
  • How to use the AIMS Test/Exam & Note-taking Modules

Please note that mentors do not teach course content, assist students with their homework, or proofread assignments and essays.  Mentors also cannot advise students about their specific accommodations.

📅 Date: Monday, March 31
🕒 Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 📍  Room: DV3140
✔️ Registration: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/5123016 

Enjoy free pizza & snacks! 🍕🍩
 

Community Sharing & Art Creation

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 2

🕒 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
 📍  Room: DV2223*
✔️ Registration: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/5168097

Calling on Black-identified students with disabilities!

Join us for a Community Sharing & Art Creation Session – a space for conversation, creativity, and connection.  This event is being done in partnership with the St. George Accessibility Services’ Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Access (EDIA) Committee, as well as AccessAbility Services at the Scarborough campus.  This session is part of the tri-campus Accessibility initiative focusing on how Anti-Black racism impacts accommodation support on campus.  Visit our website page for more information on this initiative

*Note that this is a hybrid event, so that those who cannot attend in person can do so virtually.

Why You Should Attend:

  • Share your lived experiences and insights
  • Help shape a community-driven art piece
  • Connect with other Black-identified students
  • Engage in a guided art-making session (materials provided)
  • Enjoy delicious food.  Dinner will be provided! 🥘🥗

We’re thrilled to collaborate with Andre Mandela Lopez, a talented community artist whose work explores identity, healing, and liberation.  Andre will engage with attendees to learn about their experiences and support them in creating art that reflects their diverse experiences.  Your ideas will directly influence an original art piece that honors the intersection of Blackness and disability.  Come through, bring your voice, and let’s create something powerful together.

Spots are limited – sign up now!

If you have any questions about this event, please contact us at access.utm@utoronto.ca.
 

Inclusive Recreation

We are delighted to be supporting the Recreation, Athletics & Wellness (RAWC) in their adaptive programming offerings, as part of their passion for inclusive recreation.

For more information about inclusive recreation, check out the 'Adaptive' programming options on their website: 
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/athletics/inclusive-recreation
 

Connect with Us

Accessibility Services is located in room DV2240 in the Student Services Hub.  The Hub is located on the main floor of the Davis Building adjacent to the food court. 

Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

General Inquiries