Student Disability Services records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: UG 079

Staff Only

Content Description

Many of the materials in this collection were kept by Dianne S. Milhollin. These include correspondence, flyers, publications, informational papers on diabetes, alcohol abuse, disability employment opportunities, and other documents. There are also two audio cassette tapes.

Dates

Creation: 1973-1990

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The University of Idaho established Student Disability Services in 1977. This sub-department was a result of the Rehabilitation Act in 1973, which ruled all federally funded institutions provide accommodations to all programs for students with disabilities. The act also made it law where all newly constructed buildings have to be equipped with facilities for those with disabilities. However, it did not state that buildings prior to the act passing must renovate to provide accessibility.

This service was created under the larger Student Advisory Service department. In 1977, there were approximately fifty students attending the university who had disabilities. Dianne S. Milhollin became the first coordinator of the services and programs. Milhollin additionally ran substance abuse programs and was an advisor to the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Milhollin worked to renovate campus facilities to meet accessibility initiatives, the university library being one of the first.

Milhollin retired in 2003, and passed away on September 15, 2018. The university's Student Disability Services eventually transformed into the Center for Disability Access and Resources (CDAR).

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Audio cassettes, informational pamphlets and flyers, publications, correspondence, and newspaper articles kept by Dianne S. Milhollin.

Arrangement

Series and folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Other Descriptive Information

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy.