Recommendations to New York State for strategies to increase access
2. Institutional Commitment within Postsecondary Education (continued)
Goal Two
New York State's colleges and universities commit to expanding access and opportunity for qualified students with identified disabilities, and that commitment includes a powerful push toward the ongoing development of positive campus-wide and faculty-wide attitudes toward the capabilities of students with disabilities.
Toward this end, the Task Force recommends the following strategies:
- The entire postsecondary education community, including all four sectors, works together with the vocational rehabilitation community, and other appropriate service agencies, to expand and develop strategies to address the increased challenges and resources associated with increased enrollment of students with disabilities.
- The Office of the Coordinator of Disability Services on each campus reports to a high-level office in the administration, giving it a more central location and allowing others to view it as a valued program. These services become an integrated part of other general services provided to students, such as financial aid and career planning.