Eve Tominey has been named the University's first director for disability services, the University announced earlier this month. Tominey will head the newly created Office of Disability Services, part of the Office of the Provost.
Tominey's appointment and the Office's creation reflect the University's ambitions "to dedicate additional resources to support its commitment to provide equal access to its educational programs and employment," Tominey said in an email. "The fact that I am here and the Office exists speaks volumes about the University's resolve to do it right and to do it well."
She said her first project has been to reassess current services for University students with disabilities. She added that she aims to strengthen relationships and communication among those involved with disability assistance and to develop what she called a "longterm strategic plan" to improve disability services on campus.
Part of her challenge will be to set "realistic expectations about what can be done and how fast," she added.
Terri Reed, Tominey's immediate boss and the vice provost for institutional equity and diversity, said students with disabilities face many challenges in their move from high school to college.
"The transition brings with it a change in terms of the rights and responsibilities of both the students receiving accommodations and of the providing institution," Reed said in an email. Tominey, she said, will be responsible for helping students with this shift and for fostering awareness among faculty and staff of the University's goal of increasing the scope and depth of disability services at the University.
"The challenge is going to be around raising awareness, building consensus and setting priorities," she said.
Tominey's appointment comes at a time when other colleges and universities are paying increasing attention to the role of disabilities in academic environments.
"According to national trends, the numbers of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend college is on the rise," Reed said.
Tominey comes to the University with an extensive background in disabilities services, having worked in student support services roles at Cornell University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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