Disability Services and Programs for Students (DSPS)
Department website: http://www.sbcc.edu/dsps
(Also see DSPS under “Student Services.”)
Santa Barbara City College welcomes students with disabilities. The college has established the Office of Disability Services and Programs for Students to provide educational accommodations and support services for students with disabilities enrolled in SBCC courses, as follows:
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Support the participation of students with disabilities in all educational activities consistent with the mission of community colleges.
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Determine eligibility for educational accommodations and services through the interactive process and the review of disability verification.
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Provide educational accommodations and services such as disability-related counseling, extended time on tests, priority registration, alternate media, assistive technology, and auxiliary aides.
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Provide reasonable educational accommodations for students with disabilities while maintaining the fundamental nature of college programs and services.
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Provide programs and services for students with disabilities, in compliance with laws and regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Community Colleges Title 5 regulations, and policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Santa Barbara Community College District.
SBCC invites students to request educational accommodations or DSPS services by contacting the DSPS Office, Room SS-160, or by calling (805) 730-4164 (voice) or dspshelp@sbcc.edu.
Disability Services and Programs for Students (DSPS)
DSPS 066 Math Strategies (2 Units)
Hours: 36 (36 lecture)
Designed for students with disabilities who are enrolled in mainstream college math classes and whose disabilities result in educational limitations in the area of math. Students learn a variety of strategies to promote self-monitoring, organization, study skills and test-taking techniques relative to math concepts and computation. Graded Pass/No Pass. Course restricted to 4 repetitions
DSPS 077 Writing/Reading Strategies (2 Units)
Hours: 36 (36 lecture)
Designed for students with disabilities, but is open to all students who are enrolled in an academic course. Students learn a variety of multisensory approaches to writing and reading in order to improve their management of the written language. Graded Pass/No Pass. Course restricted to 3 repetitions
Transfer Information: Extrnl - Not Degree Applicable
Disability Services and Programs for Students (Noncredit)
DSPS NC001 Vocational Exploration and Planning (0 Units)
Hours: 48 (48 lecture)
Designed to provide students who have disabilities with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for vocational exploration and planning. Topics include, but are not limited to: developing vocational awareness; identifying preferences; creating and implementing a person-centered vocational plan; and building related communication, technology and time management skills. Course restricted to 98 repetitions
DSPS NC002 Self-Advocacy Skills for Educational and Vocational Settings (0 Units)
Hours: 48 (48 lecture)
Designed to provide students who have disabilities with the self-advocacy skills necessary to direct the course of their own lives in educational and vocational settings. Topics include, but are not limited to: defining self-advocacy and related terms, the disability rights movement, self-assessment, and creating and implementing a self-determination plan. Course restricted to 98 repetitions