{"id":194733,"date":"2013-11-10T20:52:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=194733"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:49:32","slug":"applications-now-open-for-funding-to-help-make-york-university-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2013\/11\/10\/applications-now-open-for-funding-to-help-make-york-university-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications now open for funding to help make York University more accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications are now being accepted for projects that advance accessibility at York University.<\/p>\n

The York University Accessibility Fund (YUAF) is a pan-University fund that was established to help make the Keele and Glendon campuses more accessible to persons with disabilities. The fund is administered by the Office of the Vice-President Finance & Administration and is available to all members of the University community.<\/p>\n

Individual students, staff and faculty, and academic and administrative units, student clubs, associations, organizations and college councils are all eligible to apply for YUAF funding.<\/p>\n

Application Process<\/strong>
\nFor an application to be advanced, it must be sponsored by the administrative head of the relevant academic or non-academic unit or organization (or designate).\u00a0 Administrative heads are not being asked to evaluate the merit of the application. Applications for funding should be submitted in writing by the sponsoring organization, Faculty or office, via the YUAF Application Form and should outline in detail, the nature of the request and the approximate cost(s).
\nApplications submitted will be reviewed by an adjudication committee comprised of the following participants or their designates: the senior executive officer; the vice-president finance and administration (Chair); the vice-provost students; York University's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act coordinator; Access York vice-chair Faculty\/Staff; Access York student representative; and other members when request-specific advice is required.<\/p>\n

The typical turnaround time is four to six weeks. Shorter response times will be considered for time-sensitive applications.<\/p>\n

Applications for the first round of this year\u2019s adjudication will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Categories of Expenditures
\nThis central fund should be seen as a means of supplementing costs, rather than covering all costs, whenever possible. Requests will be considered only after all other avenues for funding have been explored. All and any equipment purchased remains the property of York University, normally under the auspices of the sponsoring office, department or unit.<\/p>\n

a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Applications may include requests for:<\/p>\n