Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities

Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities Campus, community and web resources to assist students with disabilities

Campus Resources

Accessibility Resources 25 Capen Hall 716.645.2608 http://www.buffalo.edu/accessibility Accessibility Resources coordinates services and accommodations to ensure accessibility of all UB programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. The office is a resource for information and advocacy toward individuals’ full participation in all aspects of campus life. Students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors with disabilities should contact Accessibility Resources to request reasonable accommodations to participate in any program, service, or activity of the university. The office sponsors the Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities, which places college students with disabilities in internships and part or full-time positions in the federal government and private sector. For more information on the Workforce Recruitment Program, visit http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/brochures/wrp1.html.

Career Services 259 Capen Hall 716.645.2231 http://www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu Career Services is a comprehensive career development center and provides extensive services to undergraduate and graduate students across all academic disciplines, as well as lifetime resources to alumni. They educate students in the areas of self-assessment, career exploration, and job search techniques with the goal of helping students achieve lifelong career satisfaction and success.

Center for Assistive Technology (CAT) 3108 Main St. 716.836.1168 http://www.cat.buffalo.edu A part of UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions, CAT’s focus is to increase knowledge about assistive devices for persons with functional impairments. The Center’s work extends to research and commercialization, public education, client assessment and training and information dissemination about advanced technologies and assistive devices. CAT involves faculty from architecture and planning, communicative disorders and sciences, counseling and educational psychology, geriatric medicine, law, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, nursing, rehabilitation sciences, rehabilitation medicine, and special education.

Counseling Services 120 Richmond Quad 716.645.2720 http://wellness.buffalo.edu/ccenter A part of UB’s Student Wellness Team, Counseling Services offers individual, group and couples counseling free to all UB students. Students often come for help with such concerns as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, sexual assault or abuse, sexual identity, relationship conflicts, grief or loss, academic stress, and family issues. Counseling Services can also provide referrals when situations require off-campus or longer-term therapy. A variety of workshops, self-help tools, and psychiatric services are also available. All services are confidential (with a few exceptions dictated by law).

Intercultural and Diversity Center (IDC) 240 Student Union 716.645.2434 http://www.ub-diversity.buffalo.edu The IDC provides cultural enrichment and leadership experiences to raise the awareness of issues of diversity. The Center helps UB maintain a climate that celebrates difference, and therefore improves the quality of life for UB students. The Center is a comfortable location for educational programs as well as services that foster academic and personal growth.

Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 406 Capen Hall 716.645.2266 http://www.buffalo.edu/equity.html EDI’s primary responsibility is to ensure UB's compliance with policies covering discrimination, harassment, accommodations, equal opportunity and child protection. EDI is the University’s official liaison to the various government monitoring and enforcement agencies, the State Attorney General's Office and to SUNY Counsel.

Psychological Services Center (PSC) 168 Park Hall 716.645.3697 http://psychology.buffalo.edu/?s=psychological+services+center UB’s Department of Psychology operates the PSC as a service to UB students and staff, as well as the surrounding community. The PSC provides a broad array of psychological services, including counseling and therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups, psychological assessment and training, psychoeducational workshops, and consultation.

Student Advising Services (SAS) 109 Norton Hall 716.645.6013 http://sas.buffalo.edu SAS helps undergraduate students in the discovery and development of their academic goals. The Center helps students who are undecided about a major as well as those who are changing majors. SAS is the academic liaison to the office of Accessibility Resources and provides support to students with disabilities on campus.

Student Response Center (SRC) 232 Capen Hall, North Campus The SRC brings resources together in one convenient location, including financial aid, billing, registration, and academic records. Financial Aid – 716.645.8232 • http://financialaid.buffalo.edu Student Accounts – 716.645.1800 • http://studentaccounts.buffalo.edu Registrar – 716.645.5698 • http://registrar.buffalo.edu Student Support Services (SSS) 215 Norton Hall 716.645.2732 http://www.cpmc.buffalo.edu/sss/ SSS is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is focused on supporting low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities to increase their retention and graduation rates. SSS facilitates communication between students and university departments to maximize students’ academic and personal development. Their services include academic assistance, financial assistance, career-oriented services, self-enrichment services, and graduate school preparation.

Veteran Services 101 Allen Hall 716-829-5586 http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/veteran/ The mission of Veteran Services is to ease the transition of veterans and help them balance college life with their military, career, family and personal goals. The office offers a centralized service center and a veteran's lounge where student veterans can get support on veterans' benefits, academic policies and campus resources to support their academic success at the university.

Tutoring Services These tutoring services are available to UB students. Contact individual schools and departments for more programs.

The Math Place, Thomas J. Edwards Learning Center 209 Baldy Hall 716.645.2394 http://tlc.buffalo.edu/lcmath.htm Gain help with math from peer tutors and instructors.

Center for Excellence in Writing 209 Baldy Hall 716.645.5139 http://www.buffalo.edu/cas/writing.html Provide individual consultations to writers at all levels, supporting their research and writing activities.

Academic Success Centers & Tutoring Located in Campus Living (Blake, Jones & Goodyear) 716.645.2171 http://www.ub-housing.buffalo.edu/academic .php Individual or group tutoring in biology, calculus, chemistry, physics, English, psychology, statistics, world civilizations, and economics. Specialized Tutoring

Academic Resource Center Capen Library 716.645.6693 http://cpmc.buffalo.edu/tutoring/ Individual and group tutoring in all disciplines for students in Cora P. Maloney (CPM) College, including the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Access to College Excellence (ACE), and the Student Support Services (SSS) program.

Athletics Academic & Student Development Services 169 Alumni Arena 716.645.5533 http://www.ubbulls.com/academic/tutoring/index Tutoring for most courses available to active student-athletes.

Engineering & Applied Sciences 414 Bonner Hall 716.645.2774 http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/undergrad/advisement/tutoring Small-group sessions for first-year engineering classes in addition to tutoring in math, chemistry, and physics for all engineering students.

Veteran Services 101 Allen Hall 716-829-5586 http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/veteran/ The mission of Veteran Services is to ease the transition of veterans and help them balance college life with their military, career, family and personal goals. The office offers a centralized service center and a veteran's lounge where student veterans can get support on veterans' benefits, academic policies and campus resources to support their academic success at the university.

Wellness Education Services 114 Student Union 716.645.2837 http://www.student-health.buffalo.edu/wes The mission of Wellness Education Services (WES) is to improve the health of students, by reducing risk for injury and illness, increasing academic success and personal satisfaction, and working toward the genuine health of the whole campus community. Their services include: peer education internships, late-night activities, classroom lectures, campus living programs, Life and Learning Workshops, outdoor adventures, a health and wellness resource suite located in the Student Union, and media campaigns. The main focus areas of their campus health promotion efforts include: alcohol and other drugs, nutrition and physical activity, rape, sexual assault and violence prevention, sexual health, stress management, and tobacco control. Community Resources

Center for Disability Rights (CDR) http://www.cdrnys.org CDR is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and service organization for people with all types of disabilities. Since 1998, CDR has been recognized as an Independent Living Center by the National Council on Independent Living, making it part of a national network that provides non-residential and non-medical services. CDR uses a peer model where people with disabilities show other people with disabilities how to live independently and advocate for themselves.

Crisis Services, Inc. http://www.crisisservices.org/content Crisis Services is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, and well being of the community through prevention, education, immediate intervention, and access to community wide resources 24 hours a day.

Horizon Health Services http://www.horizon-health.org/ Horizon Health Services is a not-for-profit corporation that provides an array of comprehensive services to assist individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse issues to make choices that improve their quality of life and achieve their personal recovery goals. They provide fully integrated behavioral health, medical and vocational rehabilitation services in community-based settings.

Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York (LDA) http://www.ldaofwny.org LDA enhances the quality of life for children and adults with learning disabilities. They provide advocacy, services and information about Learning Disabilities and related disorders; referrals to tutors and community resources; and assistance with education, employment, housing, and financial issues.

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/ VESID promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled. VESID provides vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to enable them to work and live independent, self-directed lives.

WNY Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates (CCDA) http://www.ccdanet.org CCDA is a group of professionals in postsecondary and secondary education and community and government agencies who work with students with disabilities. The group addresses the needs of students with disabilities on WNY college campuses and helps them transition from high school to college. Web Resources

Ability Magazine, http://www.abilitymagazine.com

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), http://www.ada.gov

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), http://www.ahead.org

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (CODS), http://cosdonline.org

CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, http://www.eop.com/mags-CD.php

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, http://www.chadd.org

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI), http://codi.buffalo.edu

DisabilityInfo.gov, http://www.disabilityinfo.gov disABILITY Information and Resources, http://www.makoa.org/index.htm

Disability Resources on the Internet, http://www.disabilityresources.org

Job Accommodation Network (JAN), http://askjan.org

National Organization on Disability (NOD), http://www.nod.org

Office of Disability Employment Policy, http://www.dol.gov/odep

The Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities was revised by UB Student Advising Services: September 2014