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Syracuse University Office of Disability Services Records

An inventory of its records at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Kristin McAvoy
Date: 2017

Historical Note

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at Syracuse University (now the Center for Disability Resources) was founded in 1999 under Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw. Prior to 1999, two separate programs provided assistance for students with disabilities: one served the needs of students with physical disabilities and the other addressed students with learning disabilities. The merger of these two programs created the ODS. The ODS served to address the individual access needs of students with disabilities and to promote disability access and inclusion throughout the University as a whole. In the 2020s, the ODS was renamed the Center for Disability Resources.

Scope and Content Note

The Syracuse University Office of Disability Services Records is divided into two series:

The Publications and clippings series contains external publications, brochures, newspaper clippings, and student handbooks.

The Records series contains administrative records, correspondence, internal publications, student work, reports, and faculty handbooks. Some copies of administrative documents such as reports, overviews, and evaluations are accompanied by supplementary materials that were originally housed in the same binder or folder as these documents.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Please note some materials in this collection are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Hurd, Sandy.
Jarrow, Jane.
Simon, Stephen H.
Zuk, Karen.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. -- Office of Disability Services.

Subjects

Barrier-free design.
Bills, legislative.
Disabilities.
Students with disabilities -- Services for.
Students with disabilities.
Universal design.
Education, Higher.

Types of Material

Administrative records.
Administrative reports.
Booklets.
Brochures.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Employees' manuals.
Floppy disks.
Guidebooks.
Handbooks.
Memorandums.
Questionnaires.
Training manuals.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse University Office of Disability Services Records
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transfers from the Office of Disability Services between 2003 and 2025.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid-free folders in acid-free boxes. Some materials were removed from binders and placed in acid-free folders on which the original binder titles have been noted. Photocopies were made of original newspaper clippings, which were then discarded. The names and personal information of students were redacted from a small number of documents to protect their privacy.

Arrangement

Most folders retain the original titles given to them by the Office of Disability Services. Changes have been made to some titles for the sake of clarity and ease of researcher use. All materials are arranged alphabetically.

Table of Contents

Publications and clippings

Records

Inventory