Accessibility Survey Carleton Graduate Students

Please submit feedback regarding your experience with the Carleton University Paul Mention Centre (PMC). All feedback will be confidential and used only for improving the services available to students in the coming academic years.

Please note: you do not have to answer any question you are uncomfortable with.

The first three individuals who respond to the survey will receive a $75 Gift Card from the Carleton University Bookstore. Everyone who does submit a response afterwards will receive a $25 from the Carleton University Bookstore. These will be sent by email so please fill out question 28 to receive this.

If for any reason you are facing any accessibility barriers to completing this survey, please contact occ@gsacarleton.ca

Definition of Terms

Disability and disabled person
The 1975 UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons defined a “disabled person” as anyone “unable to ensure by himself or herself, wholly or partly, the necessities of a normal individual and/or social life, as a result of deficiency, either congenital or not, in his or her physical or mental capabilities. https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html

Accommodation
“Reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201309E

Assessment
The term assessment refers to the wide variety of methods or tools that educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs of students. https://www.edglossary.org/assessment/

Self Assessment
Self Assessment is the act or process of analyzing and evaluating oneself or one's actions : assessment of oneself. In this case assessing ones self to have a disability that impacts there studies but is not formally recognized. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assessment

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* 1. Do you consider yourself a person with a disability?

Yes

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* 2. What gender do you identify as?

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* 3. What school are you from?

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* 4. What race do you identify as?

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* 5. What ethic group do you consider yourself part of?

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* 6. How frequently does your disability affect your academic studies in a four-month term? On a scale from 1 (Not Frequently) to 10 (Very Frequently Daily)

Not Frequently

Very Frequently (daily)

Not Frequently

Very Frequently (daily)

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* 7. How much time did you spend locating resources and/or accommodations related to addressing your disability?

2 hours or less

1 day or less

1 week or less

More than 1 week

1 month or more

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* 8. Do you feel that your disability has an impact (detrimental or not) on your academic studies?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

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* 9. If you do have a disability that impacts your studies, but it is not formally recognized by the university, what is the reason?

I feel like I would not benefit from formal accommodations

I do not know how to begin the process of seeking accommodation

The financial barriers to receiving accommodation was way too much

The bureaucratic barriers to receiving accommodation was way too much

Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you do receive accommodation, did you personally pay for your assessments?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

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* 11. Did Carleton provide any financial assistance for accommodation assessment?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

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* 12. Did your department provide adequate instructions on how to register with the Paul Menton Centre?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

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* 13. What program are you currently enrolled in?

Graduate Diploma Carleton University

Masters Degree Carleton University

Joint Program Carleton University/UOttawa

PhD Program Carleton University

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* 14. Where did you learn about the PMC (check all that apply)

A fellow student

Teaching Assistant

Self-research

This survey

None of the Above

Prefer not to answer

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* 15. Did you learn about the Paul Menton Center from anywhere else?

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* 16. Did you receive assistance outside of Carleton University to set up your accommodations?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

Not applicable

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* 17. Please describe your experience receiving assistance in setting up your accommodation (optional)

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* 18. How understanding have the professors been about your accommodation arrangements?

Very understanding

Somewhat understanding

Neutral

Somewhat not understanding

Not very understanding

Prefer not to answer

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* 19. How understanding have the following persons been about your accommodation arrangements?

	very understanding	understanding	not applicable	somewhat not understanding	not very understanding	N/A
tenure professors	tenure professors very understanding	tenure professors understanding	tenure professors not applicable	tenure professors somewhat not understanding	tenure professors not very understanding	tenure professors N/A
graduate administrators	graduate administrators very understanding	graduate administrators understanding	graduate administrators not applicable	graduate administrators somewhat not understanding	graduate administrators not very understanding	graduate administrators N/A
PMC staff	PMC staff very understanding	PMC staff understanding	PMC staff not applicable	PMC staff somewhat not understanding	PMC staff not very understanding	PMC staff N/A
TA's	TA's very understanding	TA's understanding	TA's not applicable	TA's somewhat not understanding	TA's not very understanding	TA's N/A
contract Instructors	contract Instructors very understanding	contract Instructors understanding	contract Instructors not applicable	contract Instructors somewhat not understanding	contract Instructors not very understanding	contract Instructors N/A
campus security	campus security very understanding	campus security understanding	campus security not applicable	campus security somewhat not understanding	campus security not very understanding	campus security N/A
general staff	general staff very understanding	general staff understanding	general staff not applicable	general staff somewhat not understanding	general staff not very understanding	general staff N/A
porters	porters very understanding	porters understanding	porters not applicable	porters somewhat not understanding	porters not very understanding	porters N/A

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* 20. If you faced challenges in terms of your accommodation arrangements, could you please elaborate on them?

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* 21. How relevant are the suggestions/accommodations provided by the PMC?

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Neutral

Somewhat unhelpful

Very unhelpful

Prefer not to answer

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* 22. Are there accommodations that you used to receive before, that you no longer receive as a graduate student?

Yes

Prefer not to answer

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* 23. If yes, what are the accommodations?

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* 24. Do you know why you no longer receive this service?

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* 25. What campus service(s) have you used? I.e Paul Menton Centre, Carleton Disability Awareness Centre, The Wellness Centre

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* 26. The PMC has moved to Ventus this year, How accessible are you finding this system?

More accessible than the past system

Slightly more accessible

Neutral

Less accessible than the past system

Ventus does not meet my accessibility needs

Not applicable as this is my first year with PMC

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* 27. Additional Comments (optional)

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* 28. To compensate you for your time with completing this survey, the GSA is happy to provide a $25 gift card to the Carleton University Bookstore. Please provide your Carleton university email below to receive this

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Accessibility Survey Carleton Graduate Students

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* 1. Do you consider yourself a person with a disability?

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* 2. What gender do you identify as?

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* 3. What school are you from?

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* 4. What race do you identify as?

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* 5. What ethic group do you consider yourself part of?

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* 6. How frequently does your disability affect your academic studies in a four-month term? On a scale from 1 (Not Frequently) to 10 (Very Frequently Daily)

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* 7. How much time did you spend locating resources and/or accommodations related to addressing your disability?

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* 8. Do you feel that your disability has an impact (detrimental or not) on your academic studies?

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* 9. If you do have a disability that impacts your studies, but it is not formally recognized by the university, what is the reason?

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* 10. If you do receive accommodation, did you personally pay for your assessments?

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* 11. Did Carleton provide any financial assistance for accommodation assessment?

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* 12. Did your department provide adequate instructions on how to register with the Paul Menton Centre?

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* 13. What program are you currently enrolled in?

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* 14. Where did you learn about the PMC (check all that apply)

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* 15. Did you learn about the Paul Menton Center from anywhere else?

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* 16. Did you receive assistance outside of Carleton University to set up your accommodations?

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* 17. Please describe your experience receiving assistance in setting up your accommodation (optional)

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* 18. How understanding have the professors been about your accommodation arrangements?

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* 19. How understanding have the following persons been about your accommodation arrangements?

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* 20. If you faced challenges in terms of your accommodation arrangements, could you please elaborate on them?

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* 21. How relevant are the suggestions/accommodations provided by the PMC?

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* 22. Are there accommodations that you used to receive before, that you no longer receive as a graduate student?

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* 23. If yes, what are the accommodations?

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* 24. Do you know why you no longer receive this service?

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* 25. What campus service(s) have you used? I.e Paul Menton Centre, Carleton Disability Awareness Centre, The Wellness Centre

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* 26. The PMC has moved to Ventus this year, How accessible are you finding this system?

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* 27. Additional Comments (optional)

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* 28. To compensate you for your time with completing this survey, the GSA is happy to provide a $25 gift card to the Carleton University Bookstore. Please provide your Carleton university email below to receive this

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* 29. Please provide your Carleton University Student Number if You Would Like to Receive the giftcard