Mission & About Us
Mission:
The mission of the Disability Resource Center is
to fully support and complement the missions of the University
and the Division of Student Success by coordinating services and
accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure legal
compliance with federal, state and local regulations regarding
disability law; by collaborating with students, faculty and staff
to ensure a fully accessible living and learning environment for
its programs, services and activities; by promoting leadership
and self-advocacy among disabled students and by serving as a
technical resource for information and training on disability
related issues for the University community.
About Our
Students:
Currently there are about 460 students with a wide
variety of disabilities registered with Disability Resource Center
(DRC). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines disability
as an impairment, which substantially limits one or more major
life functions. Aside from those with mobility, sensory, medical
and learning impairments, the ADA also includes those with psychiatric
disabilities as well as those in recovery from alcoholism or chemical
dependency. One quarter of the students registered with DSS are
graduate students. The average age of a student registered with
DSS is 27. About 90% of the students registered with DSS are full-time
and matriculated at the University. One half of the students registered
with DSS have transferred to our campus from another.
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