Access Concordia

by Mélanie Rabatte

Around 574 students with different disabilities attend Concordia University. Up to now, Services for Students with Disabilities is the only program that gives the support that we need to succeed in university. But since October of 2002, a new association for students with disabilities has started.

Access Concordia was created by a group of students who thought that the university's student community needed to be educated. The association will not only support students with disabilities but also change our fellow students' attitudes. We will provide information on disabilities and on our concerns. In doing so, we will sensitize students and staff to the different barriers we encounter as people with disabilities. As well, Access Concordia hopes to improve physical access at the University- to make university education more possible for all students with disabilities.

The first mission of Access Concordia will be to get a space where students with disabilities can relax and support each other.

Membership is open to students at Concordia and to all others who wish to join us as associate members.

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