Accessibility

Purchase College is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in the college’s programs, activities, and services.

Electronic / Digital Accessibility

In accordance with the State University of New York, Purchase College employees must create, obtain, and maintain all electronic and information technology (EIT) in a manner that ensures it is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

This includes documents, websites, virtual meetings, instructional materials and classroom technologies, and systems and software that Purchase College uses to deliver information.

Electronic Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Policy.

Physical Accessibility

Purchase College is committed to making the campus and its facilities accessible.

If you encounter a physical barrier, please complete the Accessibility Barrier form. Barriers include inaccessible paths and entrances, broken wheelchair lifts or door openers, or anything physically preventing access.

To learn about how Purchase College manages snow removal, view the Snow Response Plan.

Interactive Campus Map

Locate accessible parking spots and building entrances with door openers on the Interactive Campus Map.

Report Barriers

If you encounter a physical or electronic / digital barrier please complete Accessibility Barrier form.

Westchester Independent Living Center (“WILC”) v. State University of New York, Purchase College NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
ARE YOU A PURCHASE COLLEGE STUDENT OR VISITOR WITH A MOBILITY DISABILITY WHO HAS FACED ACCESS BARRIERS ON CAMPUS PATHS OF TRAVEL?

Your rights may be affected by a proposed settlement if you are:
- A Purchase College student or visitor to the Purchase College campus with a mobility disability (a wheelchair user, person who uses other mobility aids, or person with disabilities that impact their ability to walk distances or climb stairs but who do not use any mobility aid) and
- Have faced accessibility barriers in the paths of travel on the Purchase College campus
In 2016, a lawsuit called Westchester Independent Living Center (“WILC”) v. State University of New York, Purchase College was filed against Purchase College, alleging that Defendants denied students and visitors with mobility disabilities meaningful access to the educational, cultural, and social programs, services, and activities offered at the College because of accessibility barriers on the campus paths of travel.

In 2021, the Parties reached a settlement of the lawsuit under which Defendants agreed to remediate accessibility barriers on the Purchase College campus.

TO GET A COPY OF THE FULL SETTLEMENT NOTICE, CLICK HERE: https://bit.ly/2VZuNnE

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT DRALEGAL.ORG, EMAIL sunysettlement@dralegal.org, OR CALL (212) 644-8644.
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Electronic / Digital Accessibility

Physical Accessibility

Interactive Campus Map

Report Barriers

Westchester Independent Living Center (“WILC”) v. State University of New York, Purchase College NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

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