Brigham Young University. Services for Students with Disabilities

Formerly Disabled Student Support, Services for Students with Disabilities was established in 1994 and was housed in the Counseling and Development Center, under the direction of David M. Sorenson. In 1997, Services for Students with Disabilities moved to the department of Campus Life and in 2002, changed to the University Accessibility Center.

Variant names

Description

Established: 1994

Abolished: 2002

Location: Provo, Utah (1994-2002)

Functions

Services for Students with Disabilities focused on the mission of ensuring that disabled students were provided access to university programs. Assistance was offered to mobility impaired students to access classes and other campus facilities. Other services offered through this office included: sign language interpreters, TDD communication devices, volunteer reader lists, library lockers, study rooms, VisualTeks, taped textbooks, cassette players, Braille writers, and an adapted computer with enlarged characters and speech synthesis.

Assets and Administrative Structure

Services of Students with Disabilities was established in the Counseling and Development Center under the Director, David M. Sorenson. It later moved to the Campus Life department.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1994-2002)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Counseling and Development Center (1994-1997)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Campus Life (1997-2002)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Disabled Student Support (1990-1997)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. University Accessibility Center (2002--
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Sources

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1993-1994: p.330 (Disabled Student Support)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1994-1995: p. 370 (Counseling and Development Center) (Director, David M. Sorenson)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1997-1998: p.417 (Campus Life) (Function)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 2002-2003: p.417 (Changed to University Accessibility Center)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2010-00159

Creator: UPB/MRM