JP Zubec successfully represented Carleton University before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in a case brought by a graduate student who was withdrawn from a program after her request to extend the deadline for completing the program was denied and her appealed dismissed. During the appeal process, for the first time, the Applicant notified the University that she was suffering from a purportedly serious health issue. The University denied the appeal, but made a subsequent attempts to reinstate and accommodate the Applicant, which failed. The Applicant filed a complaint as a result, alleging that she had suffered discrimination and the University had failed to accommodate her disability. The Applicant sought an order reinstating her into the program as well as damages for future lost wages. At the conclusion of the seven day hearing, JP successfully convinced the Tribunal to dismiss the Application after proving that the Applicant’s disability was not a factor in the decision to withdraw her from the program and deny her appeal; the Applicant failed to prove that she had a disability-related need that required accommodation and, in any event, the Applicant caused the accommodation process to fail: Liu v. Carleton University, 2015 HRTO 621 (CanLII)