Campus Resources
Disability Services Office
www.bc.edu/disability
The mission of the Disability Services Office is to assist students with disabilities at Boston College in
achieving their educational, career, and personal goals through the full range of institutional and community
resources. The office ensures that students with disabilities receive support services and accommodations that
permit equal access to all Boston College programs and the opportunity to realize their potential and develop
effective self-advocacy skills. For more information, email disabilityservices@bc.edu or call 617-552-3470.
Connors Family Learning Center
http://www.bc.edu/libraries/help/tutoring.html
The Connors Family Learning Center provides special services and support for all students with learning
disabilities and ADHD, and all who teach and/or advise students with learning disabilities. For more
information, call or email Kathy Duggan at 552-8093 or dugganka@bc.edu. Learning disability documentation
can be mailed to the following address:
Dr. Kathleen Duggan
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave.
The Connors Family Learning Center
O'Neill Library, Room 200
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Learning Resources for Student Athletes
http://www.bc.edu/offices/lrsa/
The mission of Learning Resources for Student-Athletes is to provide academic and personal support services to
all varsity student-athletes. Their goal is to help all student-athletes reach their potential of intellectual, social,
and personal development.
University Counseling Services
www.bc.edu/counseling
Many students seek counseling as an aid to their personal development during their years of study. In
counseling, they are able to discover more about themselves and to become more competent and confident, in
both their work and their relationships with others. Full-time students enrolled in degree programs are eligible
for all UCS services. Part-time or non-martriculating students (including those on dissertation status, on leave of
absence, or in special programs) are eligible only for consultation, evaluation, and referral. Appointments can
be made by calling 617-552-3310 or visiting Gasson 001 during regular office hours of Monday through Friday
8:45 AM to 4:45 PM.
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Career Center
http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers
The Career Center invites visitors to learn more about the services and resources they offer to assist students in
exploring careers, finding internships and jobs, and considering graduate school. For more information call
(617) 552-3430, email carctr@bc.edu, or visit Southwell Hall, 38 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA
02467.
Learning to Learn
www.bc.edu/ltl
Learning to Learn's mission is to assist first-generation, financially needy, and academically challenged college
students with an array of services that will allow them to successfully matriculate through Boston College.
These services include, but are not limited to, academic assistance, individual & group counseling, financial aid
advisement and cultural enrichment programs, and a course in learning theory. For more information visit 50
College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467or call 617-552-4551.
Boston College Law School Disability Services
http://www.bc.edu/schools/law/services/deanstudents/disability.html
The Dean for Students Office at Boston College Law School has a variety of services and accommodations for
students with physical limitations and learning challenges. To learn more about these programs, please stop in
to the Dean for Students Office in Stuart Hall, M308, or call (617) 552-4342.
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Off Campus Resources
The Commonwealth Learning Center
www.commlearn.com
The Commonwealth Learning Center (CLC) is a non-profit educational center established in 1988 by the
Stratford Foundation. CLC offers one-to-one tutoring to children and adults to help them increase academic
skills and reach their full potential. Our teachers have special expertise assisting students with:
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Dyslexia
ADHD
Non-verbal learning disabilities
High functioning autism
Executive functioning difficulties
Other students may need academic help because they learn at a different pace, have learning style differences,
or have missed instruction due to illness or change of school. CLC further works with students who need to
refine their writing skills, learn strategies for standardized test taking, or master note-taking skills. Tutoring is
available in reading, writing, math, exam preparation, academic support, and study skills. Commonwealth
Learning Center is accredited by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators.
Easter Seals
ma.easterseals.com
Easter Seals provides services to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to
live, learn, work and play. Services include assistive technology loan program, summer camp, disability
resource information, employment and training services, rehabilitation and therapy services, youth leadership
opportunities, and services to veterans.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
www.mass.gov/mcb
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services to
blind individuals, leading to independence and full community participation. MCB accomplishes this critical mission by
working in partnership with legally blind consumers, families, community agencies, health care providers, and employers.
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.mass.gov/mcdhh
The Mission of MCDHH is to provide accessible communication, education and advocacy to consumers and
private and public entities so that programs, services and opportunities throughout Massachusetts are fully
accessible to persons who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
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