GENERAL INFORMATION

Mission Statement
Baruch College is committed to making individuals with disabilities full participants in its programs, services, and activities through compliance with Sect in 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as well as state and local laws and regulations. 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, services or activity offered by the College.

Our Core Values

• Treat students as dignified individuals with rights and responsibilities



• Empower students to manage their own accommodations to the greatest extent possible



• Make information available so students can make informed choices



• Provides reasonable accommodations without lowering standards or changing the essential nature of a course or program



• Seeks to provide quality services in an efficient, effective, timely and professional manner

Ms. Barbara Sirois has been the Director of Disabilities Services at Baruch College since 1989. She received her BA degree in literature from University of Wisconsin, the Madison campus. After working in the corporate world for several years, she returned to school and obtained a Masters Degree in Counseling in Higher Education. After an internship at Hunter College in Disability Services, Ms. Sirois became Director of Disability Services at Brooklyn College. Several years later she became Director of Services at Baruch College.

As Director at Baruch College Ms. Sirois, in addition to overseeing direct services to students with disabilities, participates at both the college and university levels in addressing policy, legal and legislative issues and created the first pilot project for assistive technology services within CUNY. Initially housed at Baruch College, CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is now a CUNY wide office housed at Queens College. Ms. Sirois is particularly interested in ensuring a successful transition from higher education into the world of work.