Disability Services

The Office of Disability Services and Information provides support to the Coordinators of Disability Services on all SUNY campuses. The Office assists those individuals on each campus who are charged with monitoring compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Office of Disability Services also provides information and referral concerning disabilities and higher education to the public and serves as a liaison between the SUNY System and local, State and Federal agencies as well as organizations dealing with individuals with disabilities.

Priorities include:

• assisting University personnel in making campuses and programs accessible to employees and students with disabilities;
• assisting Institutional Research in gathering and compiling data relating to students with disabilities;>
• consulting with University administrators in assuring that policies and procedures developed at System Administration do not exclude access for students with disabilities; and
• providing information and referral to government officials, legislators and the public concerning accessibility to students with disabilities.

For more information, contact Ed Engelbride.

Related Links:

• Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)
• Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH)
• New York State Office of Technology
• Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
• Guidebook 2006 (.pdf)* (.txt)