Support Services & Resource Links

Saint Mary's University Student Services

Saint Mary's University Department of Student Services includes:

• Grants for Students with Disabilities
• SMUSA tutor database

Academic Information

• New and current students: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Important SMU academic dates and deadlines
• Tuition and free information, including withdrawal free schedules
• Financial Aid
• Student Discipline
• Student Rights and Responsibility

Academic Services

• Counselling Services
• Student Employment Centre
• Chaplaincy Services
• Health Services
• International Student Advising
• Career Services
• Help with research, academic writing and how to use Patrick Power Library's services
• Black Student Advisor
• Residences
• Food Services
• Aboriginal Student Advisor, Student Success Coordinator
• Conflict Resolution Advisor
• Day Care
• Academic coaching

Departments

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Science
• Sobey's School of Business
• Faculty of Graduate Studies

Getting Around Halifax

• Halifax Metro Transit
• Student parking information  

 Employment Centre (4th floor, Student Centre)
Students with disabilities who are supported by the Atlantic Centre typically share the dream of securing meaningful employment and becoming financially independent after meeting the challenges of pursuing a higher education. The Centre has made a commitment to assisting these students by assigning staff to help them with securing both summer jobs and employment positions after they graduate. An employment counsellor with the student employment office of the university specializes in working with students with disabilities and also with prospective employers.

Placement Officer for Students with Disabilities:
Stephen Noel: (496-8796) steve.noel@smu.ca

Other services

• We consult with faculty, administrators, or students on any aspects of disability at the post-secondary level
• We offer tailor-made workshops and presentations about various disabilities
• We provide on-site visits to help implement support strategies
• We specialize in technology consultation, for individual students or general institutional needs

• Atlantic Centre Brochure
  Available in PDF format for your viewing.
  
  
• Faculty Handbook 2006
  A resource for faculty to understand and assist students with disabilities.
  

• Assessment Services
  Listing of local assessment services and professionals listed with LDANS.
  
  
• Disability Internet Sites
  Listing of various websites dealing with disability issues.
  (Barry Abbott)
  
  
• LD Assessment Criteria
  Policy Statement for Documentation of a Learning Disability in Adolescents and Adults. June 1999 (Revised). Office of Disability Policy, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
  
  
• ADHD Assessment Criteria
  Policy Statement for Documentation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults. June 1999 (Revised).
  
  
• Brochure for Students with Learning Disabilities
  Information and services for students with learning disabilities (in print format).
  (Madeleine Lelievre)

The organizations, Web sites and other resources listed here are not exhaustive, nor is their inclusion intended as an endorsement by the Atlantic Centre. Rather, these listings are intended to assist students and those working with students in their efforts to better address the academic, social/emotional and career development needs of students with disabilities

This page last modified Monday, 29-Aug-2011 15:22:11 ADT