{"id":181795,"date":"2013-02-22T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T20:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=181795"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:37:39","slug":"new-fund-focused-on-making-keele-and-glendon-campuses-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2013\/02\/22\/new-fund-focused-on-making-keele-and-glendon-campuses-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"New fund focused on making Keele and Glendon campuses more accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now being accepted for projects that advance accessibility at York University.<\/p>\n<p>The York University Accessibility Fund (YUAF) is a pan-University fund that has been established to make the Keele and Glendon campuses more accessible to persons with disabilities. The fund, administered by the Office of the Vice-President Finance &amp; Administration, was created to improve the infrastructure and broaden accessibility for persons with disabilities in the York community.<\/p>\n<p>Individual students, faculty and staff members, academic and administrative units, clubs, associations, organizations and college councils are all eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the possibilities that can be pursued through the fund include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Classroom and practicum technological equipment and supports, such as assistive devices, software, or other equipment purchased by an administrative unit and provided on a loaner basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Disability awareness and education through activities that promote and support ongoing education within the York University Community.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Supplemented support for extra or co-curricular and out-of-class activities as well conferences hosted by the University, such as support services for participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Support for disabled York University students presenting at conferences hosted elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Applications will be accepted several times each calendar year. Applications that are time-sensitive (conferences or symposia) will be considered on an as needed basis. Requests that relate to student accessibility, both on and off campus, will be given priority.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the first round are <b>due March 11<\/b>. For more information and the application form, visit the York University Accessibility Fund website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/vpfa\/yuaf.html\">http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/vpfa\/yuaf.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance with the application process, contact the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Office at 416-736-2100, ext. 23050, or Counselling &amp; Disability Services at any of the following numbers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning Disability Services: 416-736-5383<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health Disability Services: 416-736-5297<\/li>\n<li>Physical, Sensory and Medical Disability Services: 416-736-5140<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications should be addressed to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">York University Accessibility Fund<br \/>\nc\/o Steve Dranitsaris, senior executive officer<br \/>\nOffice of the Vice-President Finance &amp; Administration<br \/>\n950 York Research Tower, Keele Campus<\/p>\n<p>Development of the fund was a collaborative effort by a small group of Access York members, in particular Karen Swartz, director, Physical, Sensory and Medical Disability Services; Leanne DeFilippis, AODA coordinator; and Faculty of Education Professor Neita Israelite, vice-chair, Access York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fund is an unprecedented opportunity for persons with disabilities,\u201d says Israelite. \u201cVice-President of Finance and Administration Gary Brewer created the fund to support accessibility initiatives at the University. 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