The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (OSSD)

Last updated on 3/20/2003

Baruch College is committed to making individuals with disabilities full participants in its programs, services, and activities through compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. It is the policy of Baruch College that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall be denied access to or participation in any program, service, or activity offered by the university. Individuals with disabilities have a right to request accommodations.

Students with disabilities receive accommodations varying from priority registration, readers, writers, and/or note takers to reasonable modification (extra time, different format) for exams. If students require extra time, they may arrange to take their exams in the OSSD so that professors do not have to make special arrangements.

See the Provost's memo on Disabilities for more information and for an announcement that should be read to classes during the first week of the semester. The announcement may be copied and pasted into syllabi as well.

The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities is a division of the Office of the Vice President for Student Development and Counseling.

For further information, please contact the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities. The office's website also provides additional information.

Coordinator: Barbara Sirois
Location: Vertical Campus, Room 2-271
Telephone: 646-312-4590