ABSTRACT
Most Canadian universities have in place a person designated to oversee support for students with disabilities, though not all the positions are full-time and some service providers fill several roles in the university. Education policy is a provincial responsibility in Canada and general movement away from the notion of special schooling for children with disabilities has been supported by provincial legislation such as the 1989 "Education Act" in Quebec, and the similar 1980 "Act to Amend the Education Act" in Ontario. No university in Canada is able, under human rights provisions, to demand that students identify themselves as having a disability before admission. M. Wilchesky hypothesised that one factor behind the increase in the number of students with disabilities entering universities was a drop in student numbers and a consequent push to recruit students from non-traditional groups. No matter which Canadian university they study at, students remain residents of their home province for the purposes of funding service provision.
