AccessMac

What do we do?

We form deliberate and strategic partnerships with faculty, staff and students in order to create and maintain a culture of accessibility and disability inclusion on campus.

Our Portfolio:

• Ensuring that the University is meeting its compliance obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• Advising and working collaboratively to create accessible and inclusive programs, services, classrooms and workplaces.
• Providing workshops and training opportunities on accessibility, the duty to accommodate, McMaster University’s Accessibility Policy and the AODA.
• Communicating to the McMaster community about the various roles and responsibilities we individually and collectively must carry out to meet and go beyond AODA compliance requirements.
• Managing the central McMaster Accessibility Hub website.

Contact us when you:

• Are looking for information on accessibility-related promising practices.
• Have questions about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• Want to understand your rights as a student/employee who identifies as having a disability(ies).
• Need guidance on rights and responsibilities concerning disability-related accommodation.
• Are interested in:
  • Attending a workshop to learn more about accessibility; and/or
  • Getting connected to disability-related groups and activities on campus
• Want to get involved with supporting AccessMac.