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