• Information for Students

Suffolk University is dedicated to a full university education for all its students and ensures that all students have access to university programs and services. The Office of Disability Services promotes access to education and works to identify, encourage, and facilitate the academic goals of students with disabilities. The Office of Disability Services:

coordinates services for students with disabilities, which includes verifying eligibility for services based on diagnostic documentation
provides advocacy services for students with disabilities
provides assistance to members of the campus community in responding to disability-related issues and concerns, and
works with the larger campus community to overcome architectural, attitudinal, and administrative barriers

The Office of Disability Services works in collaboration with the Ballotti Learning Center, Health Services, the Counseling Center, and others to provide students with disabilities with timely, comprehensive, and appropriate services while enrolled at Suffolk.

Each semester, approximately 200 undergraduate and graduate students at Suffolk University specifically identify themselves as having a physical, learning, medical, or psychiatric disability, or have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Students with learning disabilities and AD/HD represent the largest population of students with disabilities at Suffolk. Some disabilities are readily visible; more frequently, they are not and may be difficult to identify. It is not unusual for a student to have multiple disabilities.

This section of the website is designed to provide general information, procedural clarification, and resources to assist students who have identified as having a disability or learning disorder. Any questions with regard to the content of this site should be directed to the Office of Disability Services at 617.994.6820 or at disabilityservices@suffolk.edu.