Accommodations in Residence

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Barrier-Free Living Environment

The Department of Housing and Residence Life Services supports Carleton University’s commitment to achieving barrier-free accessibility for persons with disabilities living at Carleton.

Every Residence building is connected by Carleton’s underground, heated tunnels. Most Residence buildings have elevators with the exception of Lanark and Renfrew Houses.

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Physical Disabilities

Students with physical disability can submit a request for assistance and will be connected with staff from the Attendant Services Program. This program is available to students with various levels of physical disability and provides support according to their specific needs. To provide comprehensive services, the program accommodates a limited number of students each year.

We have a limited number of barrier-free rooms in Glengarry, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, Leeds and Prescott Houses.

Residence staff work closely with the Attendant Services Program staff to assess and accommodate your requests. We assign rooms based on your level of physical challenge, support requirement and room availability.

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Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities

We recommend students with disabilities contact the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC). PMC is responsible for coordinating academic accommodations and support services for students with disabilities.

Please note if you receive an academic accommodation through PMC (i.e. reduced course load), please request PMC forward this documentation to Housing and Residence Life Services for review. Accommodation through PMC is not automatically shared with Housing and Residence Life Services.