The applicant attempted the exam with the accommodations provided by the University, but withdrew from the program less than two months into the exam without seeking additional accommodations. In addition, the University provided the applicant with 32 weeks to complete the exam, with further extensions to be negotiated if his post-concussion symptoms deteriorated, instead of the usual 5 week deadline. The Tribunal found as a fact that the University had provided the applicant with all the accommodations his medical reports recommended. program), and failed to accommodate the applicant by refusing his request that the format of the exam be altered or to be given unlimited time to complete the exam. The application alleged that the University had discriminated against him by requiring him to complete the comprehensive exam (one of three requirements in the Ph.D. The applicant’s disability prevented him from working at the same standard he was accustomed to. program, he suffered an injury which resulted in post-concussive symptoms. The applicant was a graduate student at McMaster University (the “University”). 11 of the Ontario Human Rights Code(“Code”). The applicant in this case alleged discrimination on the basis of disability under s. A team of Baker & McKenzie lawyers successfully argued for the summary dismissal of a human rights application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
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