Over a third of Maritime university students are reporting a disability and getting academic accommodations, which is higher than universities in the rest of the country. CBC’s Taylor O’Brien spoke with staff at P.E.I. schools to find out why these numbers are on the rise.
Post-secondary staff on Prince Edward Island say they aren’t surprised that over a third of Maritime university students report having a disability.
The number of students with disabilities could even be higher than the reported number, since some students with disabilities aren’t registered to receive accommodations, said Sandra Griffin, manager of accessibility services at UPEI.
“Without these accommodations, students will often struggle, experience lower grades, sometimes fail courses entirely because they haven’t used the accommodations that they’re eligible for or that they need in order to demonstrate their learning,” Griffin said.
The number of university students who report having a disability has grown across the …