Confidentiality and Self‑disclosure

Confidentiality

We must uphold the standards of FOIPOP (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) and PIIDPA (Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act) legislation, both of which govern the protection of personal information.

Your accessibility plan is disclosed to parties outside of the Centre only when it is necessary for the plan’s effective implementation.

You are not required to disclose the nature of your accessibility plan to your instructors.

If instructors have questions about how to support your accessibility plan, they should contact your advisor or make arrangements to meet with you outside of class time.

Your discussions with an advisor in the Centre are considered confidential with these exceptions:

• when you provide written permission to disclose information to another party
• when an advisor believes that you may be at risk of harm to yourself or someone else
• when an advisor becomes aware that a crime has been committed
• when you communicate or do something that is a violation of university policy

Disclosure

Self-disclosure is about how much information you choose to share with others.

Deciding whether to self-disclose can be either a simple or complex decision. It may be simple in that disclosure is necessary to access appropriate supports. It may be complex in that disclosure may limit access due to a lack of understanding, or awareness about (dis)ability or other protected characteristics.  

It is your choice to disclose to a faculty member, or others. While there is no prescriptive, or step-by-step process, you are encouraged to talk with your advisor about disclosure.