#Access4All Campaign 

#Access4All is a campaign started by Disabled students at the University of Victoria (UVic) in the spring-term of 2021 during the COVID-19 crisis. For many, in-person education continues to be a risk to health and safety.


Universal hybrid online access to course materials, lectures, tutorials, labs and class resources is still needed. We know this technology is possible – we had online classes for nearly 2 years. We know people are capable of providing hybrid online/in-person classes – there are instructors who, to this day, provide online/hybrid attendance options out of the goodness of their hearts.

#Access4All is a UVSS Campaign calling for hy-flex and hybrid education options for all students at UVic


Solely to in-person delivery of classes is an active dismantling of equitable education.

Those who are:

  • Disabled
  • Have mental health conditions
  • Mature students
  • Immunocompromised
  • Caring for at-home dependents
  • Working while studying
  • Unable to afford rent in Victoria

are disproportionately impacted by a mandatory return to in-person classes. Without recorded lectures, online course options, and other similar access points for at-home learning, these students are disadvantaged by a lack of accessible learning options.


#Access4All committee members have met with local MLAs, Parliamentary Secretary Dan Coulter, UVic Executives, and continue to participate in the revision and renewal of policy AC1205: the policy outlining academic accommodations at UVic.

In April 2025, the #Access4All committee signed a joint letter sent to UVic’s Senior administration alongside fellow student, staff, and faculty association and unions.

These efforts have not resulted in any tangible or meaningful actions that address these accessibility barriers at UVic, despite clear and consistent asks on the part of Disabled students, as well as faculty and staff.


We demand #Access4All

View our Joint Letter to UVic

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that adaptations to the delivery of education for the well-being, health, and safety of all students can be achieved when deemed “necessary.” Maintaining accessible education options is necessary.

Demands of the University of Victoria:

  1. UVic must ensure all required courses have at least one section offered in an online or hyflex format. The university must also commit to transitioning all courses, including lectures, labs, and tutorials, across all faculties to be available in online or hyflex formats. If in-person attendance is necessary due to unmet learning outcomes, it must be clearly justified, approved in advance, and minimized wherever possible, following the 2020–2021 standards. 

  2. In the interim, UVic must transparently report which courses will offer lecture recordings for most of the term. UVic must also clarify to instructors that providing recorded lectures does not change the official course delivery mode, unlike HyFlex.

  3. UVic must provide full support and training for instructors and TAs to effectively deliver online, hybrid, and HyFlex courses across all faculties. This includes access to necessary technology, instructional design resources, and dedicated technical assistance. UVic must also honour its February 12, 2025 commitment to the #Access4All campaign by actively lobbying for government funding to support flexible, accessible course delivery.

  4. UVic must reinstate mandatory, compensated Echo360 training for instructors and TAs, standardize its use, and track adoption through annual public progress reports to support consistent, accessible course delivery.

  5. UVic must eliminate attendance policies that penalize students for missing class, as they disproportionately harm disabled, ill, working, and caregiving students, and pose health risks by encouraging attendance while sick.

  6. UVic must upgrade classroom accessibility, increase accessible parking, ensure timely snow and ice removal, and commit to universal design standards for all new buildings, while closing campus during unsafe weather conditions.

  7. UVic must extend library hours to provide safe, quiet, and accessible study spaces, particularly during evenings, weekends, and exam periods, to support students who lack access to such environments at home.

  8. UVic must provide free PPE at campus entry points and partner with #Access4All to seek provincial funding for campus-wide access to PPE and COVID testing

  9. The UVic Board of Governors must make a public commitment to dismantling ableist structures and provide regular, transparent updates on accessibility improvements.

Want to get involved with #Access4All?

Check out our Instagram:@uvicaccess4all

Email uvicssd@uvic.ca to learn more about how you can support #Access4All

Show your support by SIGNING THE PETITION: http://chng.it/B7h6mzB9xt​

See us in the News!

Martlet coverage on the July 2021 A4A panel.

Chek TV coverage.

Times Colonist coverage.

CTV News coverage.