Welcome to San Joaquin Delta CollegeWelcome to San Joaquin Delta College

Disability Support Programs and Services

(DSPS)

SPRING 2012

Mission StatementMission Statement

Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) provides reasonable, timely,

academic accommodations and limited special instruction to students with a

verified disability based upon individual functional and/or educational limitations.

Getting Started: Getting Started: Steps to Accessing DSPS ServicesSteps to Accessing DSPS Services

Step 1: Apply to San Joaquin Delta College and complete assessment.

Step 2: Submit disability verification from a certifying professional to DSPS.*

Step 3: Schedule to meet with a DSPS counselor.

*At this point services will be determined by the DSPS counselor based on documentation, e.g. IEP, psychological reports, or any other verified documents.

Possible Eligibility CriteriaPossible Eligibility Criteria

Documentation by appropriate professional Results in educational limitation Funding mechanism – Eight Basic Categories

1. Acquired Brain Injury – ABI or TBI2. Learning Disability- LD3. Deaf/Hard of Hearing – D/HH4. Blind/Visual Impairment5. Mobility Impairment6. Speech/Communication7. Psychological8. Other – chronic –i.e.. Diabetes, lupus, HIV, Cancer and/or

“Hidden”- ADHD/ADD

Support Services & Academic Support Services & Academic AccommodationsAccommodations

The purpose of the Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) is to provide access and support to students in academic programs. DSPS provides reasonable, timely academic accommodations and limited special instruction to students with a verified disability based upon individual functional and/or educational limitations.

Support Services & Support Services & Academic AccommodationsAcademic AccommodationsSome of the services include:

Accommodated TestingAdaptive Computer TechnologyAlternate MediaCampus/Community LiaisonCounselingEquipment LoanInterpreting/CaptioningLearning DisabilitiesMobilityNote Taking Specialized CoursesWorkability/Job Placement

Specialized Support ServicesSpecialized Support Services Assistance with paperwork and Priority Registration

Learning Disabilities Program Specialist and Study Coaches

Tape recorders

Talking calculators

Closed circuit television magnifiers

JAWS-MAGIC

Braille Embosser

Kurzweil 3000 reader

ECHO/Smart pen

Scanning

E-text

Contact DSPSContact DSPS

DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS & SERVICES (DSPS)

DeRicco Building, 2nd Floor

Phone: (209) 954-5151 x6272

Hours: Mon. – Thurs., 8 am to 5 pm; Friday, 8 am to 12 pm

Thank You

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”

---- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)