Upcoming Events
SUMMER STARTUP Program
For incoming students with a learning disability
What is SUMMER STARTUP
It is a program designed to:
- Enhance learning skills and study strategies
- Orient you to the postsecondary environment: learn about resources on campus
- Learn about your LD: what is your learning profile (strengths etc.)
- Improve your self-advocacy and self-determination skills
- Build connections with other first year students who also have LDs
- Provide a session for parents who wish to learn more about U of T Scarborough and how to support students in their transition to university
Why you should attend
- To ease your transition from high school to university
- To develop tools to succeed in university
- It’s FREE! Including all meals and stay in residence (optional)*!!!!!
- Because 100% of the 2012 STARTUP participants recommend the program to other students with LDs
Date:
Wednesday July 24th - Friday July 26th, 2013
Registration
* required field
Should you have any questions about accommodations, or need help registering, please contact AccessAbility Services at 416-287-7560 (tel/TTY) or via email at ability@utsc.utoronto.ca
Past Events
Making The Transition From School To Work
Strategies For Students With Disabilities
Join us for a panel discussion and learn more about:
Strategies for a successful transition to employment including information about disclosure, disability-related accommodations and community and campus resources.
This event is offered at no cost to all participants and refreshments will be provided.
Mental Wellness: Finding Balance
An Evening With Steven Page
Steven Page--a singer, songwriter, and Canadian icon--has made an indelible mark on our country's music scene as well as its cultural landscape. A witty, endearing, and introspective speaker, Page enjoyed two decades of success as co-founder of The Barenaked Ladies, the popular band from Scarborough, ON, who dominated MuchMusic, sold millions of albums, and received two Billboard Awards and six Junos along the way.
Steven Page's evolving artistic path now has him blazing a solo trail, where he continues to take chances and catch the public's attention with a variety of new projects--including some of his best material yet. The fruits of this journey have borne three Stratford Shakespeare Festival scores, and three solo albums: The Vanity Project, A Singer Must Die (in collaboration with the Art of Time Ensemble), and Page One.
An articulate and mesmerizing speaker, Page is utterly at home on the stage, where he's spent years entertaining audiences, telling stories, and carving out his place in our national conversation.
Join us for an evening with Steven Page as he shares his life experiences through talk and song. In January, 2011, Page, a guest host on a CBC Radio’s “The Current” acknowledged his own struggles with depression and manic episodes. Since then he has supported several mental health awareness events to encourage others to share their stories and seek help; “When we educate everyone about the truths and myths of mental health, especially at a young age, we can open up dialogue, and get down to the business of promoting good mental health."
An event co-presented by AccessAbility Services and the Health & Wellness Centre
TRAIN – Transition Resources for Access Information Night
Information night for students with disabilities and parents/guardians:
Learn the key elements of transitioning to the post-secondary environment
Careful planning for transition to post-secondary education is important for all students. This planning process is particularly important for students with disabilities. Through this event, participants will receive key information designed to help with the transition to post-secondary studies at any institution and some specific information relating to studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Information sessions will be tailored to each participant group (e.g., sessions for students, sessions for parents/guardians).
TRAIN Program Content:
- Strategies for a successful transition from high school to university.
- Information about disability related accommodations, services and supports
- Demos of assistive technologies that can enhance and support learning in the university environment.
- Student accounts of the transition from high school to university
- Summer transition programming
- Tips on how parents/guardians can support their students in the transition to the post-secondary environment.
Preparing for Transition to Post-Secondary Studies:
Resources for Educators who Support Students with Disabilities
Date:Monday April 11th, 2011
Time: 8:30AM - 2:30PM (lunch will be provided)
Location & Parking Information:
Science Research Building Lobby (SY)
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON
M1C 1A4
Arrival & Parking Information:
- Parking will be arranged for all registered attendees free of charge.
- Please park in the Outer General Parking Lot P4 only. The entrance is on Military Trail. See the Campus Map for more information.
- Event volunteers will be stationed at the entrance to Parking Lot P4. Upon arrival, you will be given a bar code to display face-up on your dashboard.
- There are a number of accessible parking spots available at UofT Scarborough. To arrange for an accessible parking location, please contact us and/or note your need for accessible parking in the accommodations section of the registration form.
Mental Wellness: Finding Balance
One Person's Journey
An event co-presented by AccessAbility Services and the Health & Wellness Centre
Margaret Trudeau became the youngest Prime Minister's wife in Canadian history, when she married Pierre Elliot Trudeau at the age of 22. She has led a rich and interesting life by raising five children and traveling the country and the world extensively.
Trudeau has authored two books, Beyond Reason and Consequences. In her forthcoming book, Changing My Mind, Margaret discusses with candor and insight the bi-polar condition she has lived with all her life. She shares her journey of recovery, acceptance and hope with the wish that others also affected by bipolar disorder or other mental health disabilities will reach out and get the help they need.
For all her adult life, Trudeau has worked on managing the profound effects of her bipolar condition. Now, after seeking medical treatment that has given her life balance and happiness, she advocates strongly on mental health issues, helping people overcome the stigma of mental health disabilities that often prevents people from getting help. Trudeau now sits on the Executive Advisory Board of the UBC Mental Health Institute as a community advocate. She will further her knowledge of mental health issues and gain new insights into the diagnosis and treatment of some of the most challenging issues in modern medicine.
In May 2009, Trudeau was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award, for her efforts to help people living with mental illnesses.
In her candid keynote, Margaret speaks about her life experiences, the challenges she faced being in the public eye and how she learned to live with her bipolar disorder.
Margaret has wonderful stories to tell and a strong, clear message on the importance of finding balance of mind, body and spirit. Her message is one of strength, resilience and redefining one's goals.
celebrating diversity through dialogue