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Disability- or chronic health- related functional impacts may be difficult for a student to manage within a lab or classroom. For example, a student with post-traumatic stress disorder may experience a panic attack, or a student with chronic back pain may need to take a walk to alleviate physical discomfort.

The temporarily exit class accommodation allows a student to leave the class for short periods of time to self-manage disability-related impacts. Students may go for a walk, use the washroom, get a drink or snack, remain in the hallway, take medication or find a private space.

Student responsibilities

Minimize class disruption when leaving and returning to the class. Consider sitting near an exit or aisle.

Collect missed content:

• from peers
• from instructor after class

Instructor responsibilities

Allow student to leave class without interruption. Contact the student if there are course-specific procedures for leaving the classroom or lab. For example, decontamination procedures.

How to help

Consider scheduling short breaks for everyone during class.