Accommodations

Academic accommodations are interventions that students may utilize to support their academic performance.  These accommodations are based on the functional limitation of the disability and how it impacts the student in a particular educational setting.  Accommodations are identified for each student on an individual basis.  Below is a listing of academic accommodations according to disability.

Low Vision/Blind

• Readers
• Note takers
• Test accommodations
• Library aide
• Books on tape, enlarge or Brailled
• Course handouts and tests in a useable format (enlarged, Brailled, audio cassette/CD)
• Specialized equipment (see section on High Tech Center)

Mobility Impaired

• Note takers
• Scribe
• Test accommodations:
  • Extended time
  • Use of a computer

Hearing Impaired/Deaf

• Interpreters
• Note takers

Acquired Brain Injured

• Note takers
• Test accommodations:
  • Extended time
  • Distraction reduced setting
  • Use of a computer

Psychological Disability

• Note takers
• Test accommodations:
  • Extended time
  • Distraction reduced setting

Learning Disability

• Note takers
• Test accommodations
  • Extended time
  • Distraction reduced setting
  • Use of computer for word processing (with spell-check) & adaptive software (see section on High Tech Center)
• Specialized tutoring and study strategies class
• Books on tape/CD
• E-text

For more information please contact the DSP&S office at (916) 691-7275 or TDD (916) 691-7273.