Overview
The Disability Resource Center has its roots in a 1973 proposal from the Cooperative Education Research Center for a longitudinal study examining the effect the Cooperative Education Work Program had for the employability of students with disabilities. This proposal eventually turned into a three-year effort to make Northeastern University's campus physically accessible to students with disabilities. When funding ran out on this short-term project, a proposal was made to President Ryder for funds to continue the services provided under the initial grant. The Office of Services for the Handicapped (OSH) was officially established in 1978. Known as the Disability Resource Center (DRC) since 1990, this office operates under the Northeastern Division of Student Affairs and provides a range of services that enable students who qualify under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate fully in the activities of the University.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1999
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980-1992
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access:
Records are closed for 25 years from the date of their creation.
Chronology
- 1973
- Proposal for longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the Cooperative Education Work Program for students with disabilities.
- 1974-1977
- Three-year effort to make Northeastern campus physically accessible to students with disabilities.
- 1977
- University Committee on the Handicapped was created.
- 1977
- Proposal made to President Ryder for funds to continue the services provided under the initial grant.
- 1977
- Disabled Students Organization at Northeastern University established.
- 1978
- Office of Services for the Handicapped (OSH) becomes an official department.
- 1979
- Deadline newspaper begins publication.
- 1979
- First edition of "Making it at Northeastern," the disabled students' handbook, published by the OSH.
- 1982
- Kurzweil Reading Machine installed at Dodge Library.
- 1985
- First OSH annual report published.
- 1985
- OSH Update newsletter begins publication.
- 1986
- First TTY (text telephone) lines installed in select offices on campus.
- 1988
- First Annual Recognition Ceremony held in honor of contributions made by disabled students.
- 1990
- OSH changes its name to Disability Resource Center (DRC).
Extent
0.35 cubic feet (1 container)
System of Arrangement:
Arranged in one alphabetical sequence.
Physical Location
33/1
Immediate Source of Acquisition:
The collection was transferred from the Disability Resource Center, 25 September 2000.
Bibliography
- Northeastern University Office of Institutional Research. Fact Book. Boston, Mass: Northeastern University, 1990.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Disability Resource Center Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Anna J. Cook
- Date
- November 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Repository