POLICY  REGARDING  STUDENTS  WITH  SPECIAL NEEDS (currently under revision)

No 90.10.20 - Please note: The following information contains excerpts taken from the policy document. Should you wish the document in its entirety, refer to the University of Regina website, http://www.uregina.ca/presoff/vpadmin/policymanual/index.html

Policy No. 90.10.20. 

PREAMBLE 

Students with special needs who meet entrance criteria are encouraged to consider a university education. 

 Disability means: 

any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes:

·          epilepsy;

·          any degree of paralysis;

·          amputation;

·          lack of physical coordination

·          blindness or visual impairment

·          deafness or hearing impairment

·          muteness or speech impediment; or

·          physical reliance on a guide dog, wheelchair, or other appliance or device;

or (ii) any of:

·          a condition of mental retardation or impairment;

·          a learning disability or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in the comprehension or use of symbols or spoken language;

·          a mental disorder, where mental disorder means a disorder of thought, perception, feelings or behaviour that impairs a persons:

§          judgment

§          capacity to recognize reality

§          ability to associate with others; or

§          ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.