General Information
- Staff
- Mission Statement
- History of the SDRC Program
- Location and Contact Information
- Population Statistics
Breakdown of the number of students per disability category. - Satisfaction
Surveys
Summary results from satisfaction surveys
SDRC Staff:
- Director: Kevin O'Brien
- Office Manager: Amy Lennox
- Educational Resource Specialist: Linda Parker
- Learning Disability Resource Specialist: Mary J. Smith
- Assistive Technology Specialist: Cassandra Tex, MBA
SDRC Mission Statement
The mission of the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) is to provide service, support, and resources for students with disabilities to maximize educational opportunities at Humboldt State University.
History of the SDRC Program
The Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) provides services in support of the educational experience of students with disabilities attending Humboldt State University (HSU) and has done so since 1976. Disabilities include: visual impairments, hearing impairments, deafness, mobility limitations, learning disabilities, and other physical impairments or conditions which impede full participation at HSU. The program serves as an advocate in affirming a student's (with a disability) right to maximize educational opportunities, and as a liaison for integrating students with disabilities into the mainstream of campus life. Eligibility for program participation is predicated on written medical documentation of disability which is held strictly confidential. Services are approved on a course-by-course, term-by-term basis.
Services are provided under the mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The ADA gives civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, sex, national origin, age, and religion. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states, "...No otherwise qualified handicapped individual...shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be deprived the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." These nondiscrimination statutes guarantee equal access to our nation's universities and colleges, as well as participation in those programs as a whole. Please see the HSU Policy on Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities memorandum.
Location and Contact Information
LOCATION:
The Student Disability Resource Center is located on the North end of the
"Library Circle", directly across from the Library.
MAILING ADDRESS:
Student Disability Resource Center
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
PHONE NUMBERS:
(707) 826-4678 -- voice
(707) 826-5392 -- TDD
(707) 826-5397 -- Fax
