{"id":34792,"date":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues\/"},"modified":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","slug":"universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues","status":"publish","type":"bulletin","link":"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities Must Act on Accommodation Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-wicket-banner\">\n<div class=\"component-banner py-8 px-4 relative bg-accent-a-100 bg-mode-light\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container z-10 relative\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex grow flex-col gap-8 basis-full lg:basis-7\/12 w-full\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n<a \tclass=\"component-link inline-flex items-center gap-2 hover:underline focus:shadow-focus\"\n\thref=\"\/bulletins\"\n\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tGo back to \/bulletins\t<\/span>\n<\/span>Retour<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"component-banner__title text-heading-3xl font-bold text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversities Must Act on Accommodation Issues\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row items-start md:items-center gap-3 md:gap-5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"component-social-sharing flex gap-2 list-none p-0 m-0 items-center\">\n\t<li \t\t\tclass=\"font-bold \" >\n\t\tPartager\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues\/' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on Facebook (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/bluesky.app\/compose?text=Universities+Must+Act+on+Accommodation+Issues+-+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caut.ca%2Ffr%2Fbulletin%2Funiversities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues%2F' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fa-brands fa-bluesky\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on Bluesky (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues\/&amp;title=Universities+Must+Act+on+Accommodation+Issues' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='mailto:?subject=Universities+Must+Act+on+Accommodation+Issues&body=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/universities-must-act-on-accommodation-issues\/' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare via Email (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-lg-font-size wp-elements-aee0f2252e6e6b9287bef08d669ede69\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><div class=\"articleBody\">In June, the University of British Columbia Faculty Association released the results of its first survey of disability accommodation at UBC. The results indicate more than 150 faculty members have experienced disability, and many continue to face barriers to inclusion and well-being in the workplace.<br><br>Respondents have concerns associated with a range of physical and\/or mental impairments, including back problems, mental health, alcoholism, depression, chronic pain, hearing loss, low vision, cancer, arthritis and heart disease.<br><br>The survey reveals different strategies used by faculty members to attempt to meet the accommodation needs associated with illness and impairment \u2014 both those which utilized institutional resources, and those which did not. The latter included strategies of trying to 'make do,' such as not disclosing an illness or impairment, and struggling to work without needed accommodations.<br><br>\"The personal risks and suffering associated with such strategies should not be underestimated,\" said educational studies professor and report co-author Allison Tom. \"Respondents mentioned fears about employers or co-workers finding out about chronic illness and impairment, worsening health, and ultimately losing their jobs or academic careers.\"<br><br>The faculty association report adds to a growing body of evidence indicating that disabled workers often have difficulty obtaining the information and support services they need, even for those services that are available.<br><br>The report also draws attention to the role of the academic culture in discouraging the accommodation of disabled faculty members: \"the university environment makes it difficult to acknowledge disability and request accommodation. Faculty peers are capable, high achieving individuals and the academic culture rewards high performance and demanding schedules.\"<br><br>Tom said addressing the needs of ill or disabled faculty members in Canadian universities is a pressing challenge. \"It will require leadership and vision if we are to create academic workplaces that not only accommodate faculty and staff with disabilities, but also help to prevent others from becoming disabled in the first place,\" she said.<br><br>Although employers often fear that accommodating disabled workers will be an overwhelming and expensive task, there is growing evidence that most accommodations are neither elaborate nor costly. The report states the number of UBC faculty members needing accommodation due to illness and impairment \"is neither trivial nor overwhelming.\" Evidence of some \"success cases\" suggests solutions are possible but \"there is a need for system-wide solutions.\"<br><br>The report recommends formulation of explicit university accommodation policy for faculty, staff, and job applicants with disabilities, design and implementation of a partial disability program, and implementation of a campus-wide campaign to educate the university community on the nature of disability and the cultural and personal biases surrounding it.<br><br><i>The full report will be available this fall at www.facultyassoc.ubc.ca. For more information and\/or a copy of the report contact Allison Tom (allison.tom@ubc.ca).<\/i><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-info-a-20-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--500);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--500);\" class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-wicket-dynamically-related-content\">\n\t<div class=\"px-4 lg:px-0 component-related-posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-heading-sm font-bold\">\u00c0 lire aussi Bulletins<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a \tclass=\"component-related-posts__view-all underline hover:no-underline ml-4 pl-4 border-l border-dark-070 component-link underline hover:no-underline focus:shadow-focus\"\n\thref=\"\"\n\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t>\n\tTout voir<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"component-related-posts__col-3 grid gap-10 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReportage sp\u00e9cial\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/le-candidat-mandchou-senprend-a-harvard\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLe candidat mandchou s\u2019en prend \u00e0 Harvard\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMot de la pr\u00e9sidente\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/le-probleme-avec-la-normale\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLe probl\u00e8me avec la normale\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStatistiques sous la loupe\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/fr\/bulletin\/greves-et-lock-out-des-associations-de-personnel-academique-au-cours-de-la-derniere-decennie\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGr\u00e8ves et lock-out des associations de personnel acad\u00e9mique au cours de la derni\u00e8re d\u00e9cennie\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June, the University of British Columbia Faculty Association released the results of its first survey of disability accommodation at UBC. 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