Disabled Student Programs and Services
If you are interested in attending Sierra College and receiving services, it is very important that you complete the following as early as possible. Please note that in order to receive services you must contact us before the semester begins.
- Submit application to Sierra College.
- Submit documentation of your disability to Disabled Student Services or the Learning Disabilities Program.
- Set up intake appointment.
- Take Sierra College assessment for course placement. If you have received accommodations in the past, you may receive extended time for your assessment.
- Make a counseling appointment for your course planning
Sierra College's Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) are to assist students with disabilities to perform on an equal basis as students without disabilities in an integrated campus setting.
DSPS Courses
DSPS provides a variety of courses aimed at promoting student success. Courses offered can be found here.
Assistive Technology Lab
Services and accommodations for students with verified disabilities:
- Priority registration
- Disability counseling
- Academic counseling
- Test taking facilitation
- Vocational counseling
- Student education plans (S. E. P.)
- Class and assessment accommodations
- Assistive Technology
Physical Disabilities/Mobility Impaired Services available:
- Mobility assistance
Services available for learning disabilities:
- Evaluation of learning disabilities
- Class and assessment accommodations
- Test taking facilitation
- Priority registration
- Student Education Plans (S.E.P.)
- Recorded textbooks (R.F.B. & D.)
- Identification of learning styles
- Alternative learning strategies
- Assistive technology
Blind/Low Vision Services available:
- Priority registration
- Recorded textbooks (R. F. B. & D.)
- CCTV
- Braille services
- Readers
- Text enlargements
- Assistive technology
- Note-takers
- Test proctoring
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services available:
- Interpreter Services
- Note-Taking
- Phonic Ear
