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Assess

• The Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) collaborated with Facilities Management (FMGT) to improve classroom furniture accommodations.
• FMGT updated the as part of ongoing wayfinding projects.
• FMGT began conducting building audits using Rick Hansen Foundation criteria.
• Co-op and Career Services performed an accessibility review of all web-based curricular material to ensure it meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AAA guidelines. Content is regularly reviewed to maintain high accessibility scores.

Educate

• ������Ƶ faculty hosted the inaugural in collaboration with Learning & Teaching Innovation (LTI) and ������Ƶ Libraries. It focused on academic accommodations, ableism, resilience and decolonizing accessibility.
• CAL implemented expanded academic accommodation summaries, updated daily for all instructors.
• Human Resources (HR) launched their new website with updated resource pages, including workplace accommodations, return to work and ergonomics.
• The HR Employee Learning Program added an accessibility learning theme to the .
• LTI delivered on accessible teaching and learning for the ������Ƶ teaching community.
• LTI hosted featuring ������Ƶ faculty and instructors engaged with accessibility, inclusion and innovative teaching practices.
• LTI added instructor support resources for and .
• LTI created the "Accessibility in Action" Lunch & Learn series to support instructors with integrating accessible teaching and learning into their materials and classrooms.
• The Society for Students with a Disability gave a during ������Ƶ 5 Days of Action. It was open to all members of the ������Ƶ community.
• University Systems provided accessible coding training to their software development teams
• Co-op and Career Services Hosted an Employer Symposium in Fall 2025 featuring Canada’s Chief Accessibility Officer Stephanie Cadieux and an employer panel focused on advancing workplace accessibility.

Collect and address feedback

• The Accessibility Plan website was refreshed with a new form for reporting accessibility barriers.
• The Society for Students with a Disability #Access4All committee sent a joint letter to ������Ƶ’s Senior administration alongside fellow student, staff and faculty associations and unions.
• University Systems launched the accessibility-tested Faculty of Graduate Studies Student Progress reporting app. The app helps graduate students track progress and communicate with their supervisor.

Monitor and update

• Co-op and Career Services' Accessibility and Inclusion Co-op and Career Coordinator received the BC Untapped Workplace Inclusion Award in the Diverse & Inclusive Champion – Individual category. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to equity in experiential learning.
• Co-op and Career Services found that 892 students self-identified as having a disability. This was an increase from 17 self-reports in 2020, highlighting the importance of accessible and inclusive career support services.
• The Better Data Project public dashboards were launched and accessibility tested.

Additional actions and priorities

• University Systems (SYST), Facilities Management (FMGT) and University Communications & Marketing (UCAM) launched the classrooms website. This site shows details about ������Ƶ classrooms with a focus on accessibility.
• The Vice-President Academic and Provost funded additional TA invigilation support for accommodated exams.
• The Centre for Accessible Learning streamlined the accommodated assessment request process. They achieved this by simplifying deadlines and integrating invigilation requests into ������Ƶ event calendar for better instructor tracking.
• FMGT launched their new website, with plain language service information and a new process for requesting support.
• UCAM worked with 28 campus partners to migrate their websites from the old, inaccessible template to Template 4.
• UCAM developed a robust set of documentation guides for working with the new Template 4 web components, including best practices for accessibility and usability.
• SYST launched their new website with plain language tech support information and a streamlined request IT help process.
• SYST collaborated with UCAM on the Template 4 design system for websites. It includes a library of accessible components and styles, as well as accessibility testing.
• SYST launched the to provide a searchable database of course outlines. This project was accessibility tested.
• SYST partnered with CAL to hire a dedicated software developer to support technical accessibility initiatives, including improvements to accommodations software and processes.
• The Office of the University Secretary created accessible templates for Senate and related committees.

Assess

• Purchasing Services added a request for Vendor Accessibility Conformance Reports to ������Ƶ request for proposal (RFP) process.
• Facilities Management (FMGT) added accessibility as a key tenet for any new project or renovation.
• FMGT conducted accessibility audits of bookable classroom spaces.
• FMGT allocated a percentage of annual ministry funding towards accessibility initiatives
• FMGT created a priority list of upgrades by function and building.
• University Systems (SYST) conducted a gap analysis of departmental process accessibility.
• SYST partnered with the Society for Students with a Disability and Centre for Accessible Learning to hire students with disabilities to test ������Ƶ websites and web apps.

Educate

• The Academic & Technical Writing Program began conducting professional development events focused on accessibility.
• Learning & Teaching Innovation (LTI) launched the .
• LTI updated Teach Anywhere and ������Ƶ Learn with new accessibility-focused resources, including a with examples from ������Ƶ instructors.
• LTI committed to developing accessible teaching strategies and supports for each discipline at ������Ƶ.
• University Systems trained over 150 IT support staff in accessible service delivery.

Collect and address feedback

• Learning & Teaching Innovation administered a survey of faculty members regarding lecture capture technology.
• The Society for Students with a Disability conducted an #Access4All survey.

Monitor and update

• The Accessibility Committee gave a panel presentation during ������Ƶ annual 5 Days of Action event focused on accessibility accommodations and universal design.
• Drafts of upcoming were reviewed, with feedback provided to the provincial government.

Additional actions and priorities

• ������Ƶ joined the Accessible Employers of BC.
• The Classroom Infrastructure Committee requested funding to increase the supply of accessible furniture available for staff, faculty and students.
• The Accessibility Committee promoted student-led events through its membership.
• The Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) partnered with Facilities Management (FMGT) to improve supports for students' accessibility needs in classrooms.
• CAL partnered with University Systems (SYST) to approve accessibility software for ������Ƶ computers.
• FMGT continued work on the accessible and gender-inclusive washroom project
• The Society for Students with a Disability advocated for their inclusion in the revision of AC1205, the policy outlining academic accommodations at ������Ƶ.
• SYST started the Digital Accessibility program to accelerate ������Ƶ accessibility maturity journey.

Assess

• A case study evaluating the CanWork program’s strengths and challenges was published in the International Journal of Work Integrated Learning.

Educate

• The Centre for Accessible Learning and Learning & Teaching Innovation created a working group to improve collaboration between their teams and faculties.
• The Society for Students with a Disability started the  and education campaigns.
• University Systems (SYST) expanded options for multi-factor authentication to include more accessible methods.
• SYST provided resources for staff supporting people with disabilities.

Collect and address feedback

• The Accessibility Plan website was launched, including resource pages and an online feedback form.
• The Better Data Project questionnaire was launched for all ������Ƶ staff, faculty and students.

Additional actions and priorities

• The Office of the Registrar & Enrolment Management (OREM) expanded their role in organizing accommodated exams and assessments.
• OREM provided room booking support to instructors and created a dedicated in-person accommodated assessment counter for helping students.

Assess

• The Accessibility Committee formed and began drafting ������Ƶ Accessibility Plan.
• Co-op and Career Services created the Accessibility and Inclusion Co-op and Career Coordinator position. This position emerged from , a collaboration with CanAssist
• Learning & Teaching Innovation (LTI) provided dedicated supports for , including Learning Experience Designers.
• Most of ������Ƶ buildings were. This included gold certifications for CARSA and two new housing and dining buildings, for an expected 38 RHF certified structures on campus.
• ������Ƶ’s new website template, Template 4, was implemented. It adheres to level AA of the  standards.
• Vikes and CARSA expanded their .
• LTI provided new resources for .

Thank you to members of our community who generously shared their experiences and stories with us to help shape this plan. Their input was crucial in creating a framework that represents the voices of our diverse community. Our conversations were essential to supporting an intersectional approach to this work.

• Associate Deans, Chairs and Directors
• Centre for Accessible Learning
• Co-op and Career Services
• Deans’ Council and Academic Leadership
• Division of Learning and Teaching Innovation
• Equity and Human Rights
• Executive Council
• Faculty Association, PEA and CUPE unions
• Graduate Students’ Society (GSS)
• International Centre for Students
• Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement
• Society for Students with a Disability
• ������Ƶ Students’ Society (UVSS)

We collected feedback and sorted it into five themes:

• Culture
• Education and resources
• Student supports
• Teaching, learning and research
• Communication and information

During consultations, we heard a call for:

• Improving the campus culture and attitudes towards people with disabilities.
• Making accessibility tools, information and resources easier to find.
• Recognizing that accessibility is a shared responsibility.
• Improving the accessibility of the built environment.
• Continuing to make our processes and systems more accessible.
• Supporting instructors in universal course design.