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Welcome to San Joaquin Delta College

Welcome to San Joaquin Delta College. Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) SPRING 2012. Mission Statement. Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) provides reasonable, timely, academic accommodations and limited special instruction to students with a

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Welcome to San Joaquin Delta College

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  1. Welcome to San Joaquin Delta College Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) SPRING 2012

  2. Mission 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.

  3. Getting Started: Steps 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.

  4. Possible Eligibility Criteria • Documentation by appropriate professional • Results in educational limitation • Funding mechanism – Eight Basic Categories • Acquired Brain Injury – ABI or TBI • Learning Disability- LD • Deaf/Hard of Hearing – D/HH • Blind/Visual Impairment • Mobility Impairment • Speech/Communication • Psychological • Other – chronic –i.e.. Diabetes, lupus, HIV, Cancer and/or “Hidden”- ADHD/ADD

  5. Support Services & Academic Accommodations 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.

  6. Support Services & Academic Accommodations • Some of the services include: • Accommodated Testing • Adaptive Computer Technology • Alternate Media • Campus/Community Liaison • Counseling • Equipment Loan • Interpreting/Captioning • Learning Disabilities • Mobility • Note Taking • Specialized Courses • Workability/Job Placement

  7. Specialized 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

  8. Contact 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

  9. “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) Thank You

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