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Services & Procedures

Procedures for Requesting Adapted Furniture

Step 1: Complete a Request Form​

  • Submit the form to DSPS
  • Allow one week for furniture to be placed in your classroom(s).

Step 2: Locate the adapted furniture placed in your classroom(s).

  • Arrive early to class and look for the labeled furniture.
  • Label will read: Reserved for Disability Access. If the furniture is not in the classroom, stay for the class and then come to DSPS immediately to report that the requested furniture is not in the classroom.

Step 3: Communicate any changes in your class schedule to DSPS.

  • Inform DSPS if you drop the class or there is a room change.

DSPS offers counseling services by a counselor trained to work with students who have disabilities. In addition to academic, vocational and limited personal counseling, the DSPS Counselor is available to assist students with career exploration, selection of a major, guidance for university transfer and completion of a Student Education Plan. The DSPS Counselor may also recommend academic accommodations and assist in advocacy and liaison with campus staff as well as off-campus agencies.

Counseling appointments may be made by contacting the DSPS Office at (714) 628-4860 or ​DSPS@​sccollege.edu during Fall or Spring semester.

Several areas on campus are designated for disabled student parking. Vehicles in these areas are required to display a current SCC parking permit must display one of the following: State placard, or special State license plate. ​

DSPS offers equipment loan to students on a semester-to-semester basis with approval from their DSPS instructor. Equipment must be returned to DSPS at the end of each semester unless prior arrangements have been made to extend the loan agreement. Students are responsible for the proper care of loaned equipment and are expected to return equipment in the same condition it was received. A DSPS Lending Agreement must be signed by students when they check-out equipment.

Equipment available for loan include:

  • Assistive Listening Devices*
  • Digital Recorders*​​

Students requiring other types of assistive equipment should discuss their needs with their DSPS instructor.

Approved notation (*)-Equipment must be approved (pre-approval) by a DSPS professional and documented on the student's Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP). Contact the DSPS office 714-628-4860 for more information on loan procedures. ​

A​ssessment for learning disabilities (LD) eligibility is available to students who are ex​periencing ongoing academic difficulties that interfere with their educational progress.

​Learning Disabilities Assessment Process
​The process for completing a learning disabilities assessment typically requires four (4) appointments after an initial screening, as listed below:

​1. Intake:
• ​​​​​Important personal, medical and educational history is gathered.

​2. Achievement testing:
• ​​​​​​Provides information about present academic skill levels in reading, math, spelling, and writing.

3. Intellectual ability testing:
​ • ​​​​​Potential for academic learning is assessed.

​4. Interpretation:
​​ • ​​​​​​Assessment results are reviewed and recommendations are made.

​NOTE: Students who have been previously assessed for a learning disability may submit recent testing for evaluation. The need for any additional testing will  be determined after this information has been reviewed.

​Students interested in being assessed for learning disabilities eligibility must contact DSPS at (714) 628-4860 to schedule a screening appointment with a Learning Disabilities Specialist.

There are two ways to arrange for a notetaker:

1. Find your own notetaker
With this option, you  ask a classmate to share class notes with you. You can pick-up notetaking paper in DSPS or you may have notes photocopied in DSPS. Your notetaker will be eligible for priority registration the following semester if he/she meets notetaker requirements. Your notetaker must come to DSPS at the beginning of the semester to register as a notetaker and complete a brief training.

2. Ask your instructor to help find a notetaker
This option requires that you follow the procedures outlined below:

  1. Submit your notetaker accommodation request to DSPS as early as possible in the semester.
  2. Pick up your Notetaker Request from DSPS. Please allow two days for processing.
  3. Give the Notetaker Request to your instructor as soon as possible. The best time to give the request to your instructor is before or after class, or during office hours. Inform your instructor that you do not want to be pointed out when the announcement for a volunteer notetaker is made. Rather, explain you will meet the notetaker privately after class.
  4. Your instructor will make an announcement to the class asking for a volunteer noteta​ker. After class, introduce yourself to the notetaker and discuss how you would like to receive notes.
  5. Provide a few sheets of notetaking paper to the notetaker at the beginning of each class. Make arrangements with your notetaker to receive a copy of notes after each class. It’s your responsibility to provide notetaking paper to your notetaker.

    Your notetaker will receive priority registration for the following semester if notes are provided to you throughout the semester. To receive priority registration, your notetaker must come to DSPS at the beginning ​of the semester to register as a notetaker and complete a brief training.

    Online Class ​Notetaking​
    If notetaking is required for an online class lecture, be advised that notetaking paper is not utilized. If you need assistance arranging this accommodation, please contact DSPS. If you would like to remain anonymous, notes will be forwarded to you from DSPS upon receipt from the notetaker. 

    ***​Please n​ote that an approved accommodation as an alternative for notetaking could be taking pictures of the board or presentations****

Request Your Accommodations
🏢On-Campus Class: Contact DSPS to request your accommodations at the beginning of the semester. DSPS will generate an accommodation letter for each of your classes. 
💻Online Class: Contact DSPS to request your accommodations at the beginning of the semester. DSPS will email your accommodation letter to your instructor.

​​Inform Your Instructor of Accommodations
🏢On-Campus Class: Provide accommodation letters to your instructor(s) at least one week before the exam/quiz. Discuss your needs with instructor. 
💻Online Class: Follow up with your instructor by email. 

Schedule Exam
🏢On-Campus Class: At least ​one week before each exam, contact DSPS  to schedule exam.
💻Online Class: Exams schedules are outlined in Canvas. ​ 

Remind Instructor
🏢On-Campus Class: One class session before each exam, remind your instructor that you are taking the exam in a ​distraction-reduced setting per your approved accommodations. 
💻Online Class: If you don't see your time extended through Canvas, email or contact instructor to extend your time. ​ ​

❗Problems?
Inform DSPS immediately if you have any problems related to your testing accommodation(s).

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DSPS

(714) 628-4860
dsps@sccollege.edu
 E-105
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*The DSPS office will be closed in observance of the following holidays:
September 1 – Labor Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
November 27 to 28 – Thanksgiving