Adult Assessments
Adult Assessments
Assessment for adult learning concerns can help ensure equitable and supportive post secondary learning and work environments to further your academic and career paths. Clients often share this assessment with other professionals involved in their care and it can be used when registering with post-secondary accessibility services and applying for work accommodations.
Post Secondary Assessments: The Canada Student Grants program may reimburse you for the cost of your assessment (up to a maximum of $3,500 per loan year for 2023-2024) if the assessment confirms the student has a learning disability. Assessments that confirm a permanent disability and /or a persistent or prolonged disability are also eligible for reimbursement. Students may also be eligible for for Alberta Student Aid funding and accommodations such as grants for assistive technology, extra time for tests and assignments, distraction free rooms, and access to an academic strategist to support time management, study and organizational skills. For up-to-date information on funding opportunities to assist with the cost of your assessment, please see the Funding for Students With Disabilities Guide and/or call Alberta Student Aid.
Capacity Assessments
People with intellectual disabilities applying to AISH or PDD may be required to provide a recent diagnostic assessment as part of their application. This assessment is focused on evaluation of cognitive capacity (IQ level) and adaptive functioning. The end result of this assessment is a formal report documenting a comprehensive intellectual and adaptive skill profile and applicable diagnostic information. Capacity assessments are typically requested for children prior to transitioning into adulthood (18). Completing a capacity assessment allows for sole guardianship, and/or trusteeship or shared decision-making abilities in medical, educational, vocational, legal, and financial matters.
AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) is a program that provides financial assistance to adults who have disabilities that substantially limit their ability to work. PDD (Persons with Developmental Disabilities) funds services and programs that support adult Albertans with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community.