Accessibility Services

If you are a Canadian student with a documented, permanent disability and in a course or program that is Student Aid eligible, you may be eligible for grants designed to assist you with education and living costs and exceptional education-related costs such as assistive services or equipment.

Grant Eligibility

To be eligible for the Schedule 4 grant, students must first be approved for a loan through Alberta Student Aid.

How To Apply

• Complete an Alberta Student Aid application.
• Meet with an Accessibility Coordinator at Red Deer Polytechnic to discuss the disability grants associated with both Canada Student Loans and Alberta Student Aid.
• Accessibility Services will make appropriate recommendations for services and technology and complete the Alberta Student Aid Schedule 4 application.

For guidance with applying for a student loan, please visit the Student Connect Centre's page about post-secondary funding.

Students with an approved Reduced Course Load accommodation can maintain full-time student status at RDP. Students with permanent disabilities taking between 40% and 59% of a full-time course load may choose to apply for full-time funding if they have an approved accommodation for a Reduced Course Load.

Students with this approved accommodation must meet with their Accessibility Coordinator at the start of each term in order to use a Reduced Course Load for that term.

The Student Connect Centre is a one-stop-shop for information regarding financial support and resources, program information, general academic advising and student records.

The Student Connect Centre is located in room 1102.

t: 403.342.3254 | e: studentconnect@rdpolytech.ca