Services we provide

• Administrative/academic advocacy and counseling

• Accommodative aide program in which volunteer/paid students serve in a variety of capacities, such as readers, notetakers and tutors

• Check-in meetings with professors and students about disability-related classroom and test accommodations

• Specialized aids and equipment: wheelchairs, tape recorders, large-print/taped books, etc.

• Specialized funding for disability-related needs (see flyer: Financial Aid Opportunities for Barnard Students with Disabilities)

• Coordination of informal meetings with other Barnard women with disabilities, including peer support groups

• Sponsorship of on-campus disability-related workshops, seminars and student forums

• Extensive resource collection of books, pamphlets and articles on disability-related topics

• Annual Women and Disability Film Festival and extensive media collection; AIDS video library

• Establishment of a telephone hook-up if a student is restricted to home or hospital on an extended basis