Services
A primary goal of DSPS is to assure an equal educational opportunity for the disabled. The services listed below have been designed to ameliorate the architectural, sensory, language, or social barriers that may infringe upon that community.
Academic Advising
DSPS has trained, certificated, and classified personnel who are available to assist students in individual academic advisement on an on-going basis including the writing of individual education plans.
Accommodations
Students with disabilities are provided with accommodations based upon individual need in the educational setting resulting directly for the documented disability.
Adaptive P.E. Class
A special class in Adaptive physical Education for the Physically Disabled is taught by a trained instructor at Cosumnes River College.
Adaptive Technology
Adaptive computer technology is available for use by students with physical, visual, hearing, or learning disabilities. Among those technologies available are screen readers and enlargers, speech recognition, etc.
Campus Orientation
Part of the standard intake procedure for new students is to acquaint them with the campus.
Counseling
Personal counseling for non-academic situations is available with the counselor/coordinator of DSPS. If in-depth counseling appears to be indicated, the student will be referred to community resources.
Department of Rehabilitation Liaison
DSPS staff works closely with student's rehabilitation counselor in order to provide effective service coordination.
Elevators
There are open access elevators on campus for disabled student use.
Job Placement
Students receive assistance with job placement through the CalWorks Office.
Mobility Assistance
Mobility assistance services include, as appropriate, an orientation to the campus by the DSPS office staff.
Note takers
Hearing impaired, learning disabled, or severely physically disable students re generally eligible for note taker services. Note takers are generally students enrolled in the same class. If a volunteer note taker cannot be found, this service is paid for by DSPS.
Priority Registration
Students with a documented disability are generally eligible for priority registration (early registration).
Readers and Taped and Brailled Materials
Visually impaired, learning disabled, and severely physically disabled students have the option of requesting an individual reader for their course work (textbooks, supplemental materials, handouts, etc.). Written material is also available in alternative formats (Braille, large print, and audio) when appropriate.
Sign Language Interpreters for the Deaf
DSPS offers classroom interpreting services for hearing-impaired students. Interpreters are scheduled at the beginning of each semester or enrollment period. We must pay the interpreter for the scheduled class time even when a student does not show up for that class. Two "no shows" causes suspension of services. For this reason, before an interpreter is dispatched to that class a third time, the student must inform DSPS that he/she is returning to class and wished an interpreter.
Special Parking
Only those vehicles with a current DMV plaque or Disabled Veteran plate will be allowed to use handicapped parking. Temporary handicapped plaques are available through DMV. You must have a doctor's verification of disabilities to obtain placards. The DMV form is available at the DSPS office. In addition to a DMV placard, a CRC parking permit must also be displayed. The DMV placards do not exempt students from daily/semester parking fees.
Test Accommodations
The DSPS department will provide test accommodations to eligible students which generally involves extended test time.
Transportation
The college does not provide transportation for the disabled. Students who have a disability are encouraged to use the Paratransit bus system.
Tutoring
Disabled students have complete access to regular college tutoring services. Hearing impaired students are provided with interpreters to facilitate communication. Disabled students are also eligible to receive assistance with their class work by enrolling in the DSPS special lab class HCD 89, Studies Strategies Lab.
For more information please contact the DSP&S office at (916) 691-7275 or TDD (916) 691-7273.