Available Support Services - Disabled Students Programs and Services
The DSPS program at Ohlone College offers support services for students with disabilities of all types. We have personalized counseling and program planning, learning skills instruction, adaptive physical education classes, adaptive technology, and accommodations needed for students to meet their academic and career goals.
In order to receive services, students need to show proof of a disability verified by a professional qualified to do so. Students exiting high school need to bring in their last IEP with goals and any Psych reports from the school psychologist. Learning Disabled (LD) students will need to be retested. Other disabilities will probably need a report signed by a doctor.
Counseling Services
- Priority registration, placement testing
- Specialized academic advising and program planning
- One-on-one assistance with compensatory learning strategies
- Career counseling
- Study skills counseling
- Liaison with faculty and school administration to mediate problem situations
- Personal counseling
- Collaboration with the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Instructional Services
- Assessment for Learning Disabilities eligibility at the community college level. For more information, Learning Disabilities Informational Meetings are held regularly throughout the semester.
- Learning skills classes in math, reading, writing and career planning
- Adaptive PE classes
- Academic tutoring tailored to students with learning difficulties
- Disability Awareness Week
Interpreting and Accommodation Services
- Extended time and/or a distraction reduced environment for testing
- Notetaking assistance
- Scribes or readers for tests/assignments
- Materials in alternate formats; i.e., audio tape, electronic text, large print, or Braille
- Use of adaptive technology
- Disabled student parking
- Mobility assistance
- Interpreters
- More information about Interpreting and Accommodation Services
Emergency