Accommodations and Services
The following are some of the services and accommodations available through Disabled Student Programs & Services. Students with disabilities are responsible for notifying their DSP&S counselor immediately if reasonable accommodations are not implemented in an effective or timely manner.
Services:
- Specialized Academic Advising
- Student Education Plan (SEP)
- Disability Management Counseling
- Liaison & Referral to Campus and Community Resources
- Learning Disability Assessment (LD)
- Transition to College (TTC)
Academic Accommodations:
Accommodations are individualized and determined through an interactive process with the student and DSPS counselor. The interactive process takes into consideration a student’s needs and goals to determine appropriate accommodations identified on the student's Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP).
Alternative Formats:
Kurzweil, enlarged print, braille.
Note Taking Assistance:
copy of peer notes, captioning transcription, checking out a loaned smartpen.
Audio Recording:
checking out a loaned audio recorder, access to recorded zoom lectures.
On-Campus Mobility Assistance:
Mobility Services has been adjusted due to COVID-19. Please connect with a counselor for the latest information. Mobility services assist students traversing campus. DSP&S will work with students to develop a mobility schedule that includes appropriate pick-up areas and routes. Students should request stand-alone tram needs, outside of their mobility schedule, two working days prior to the need to ensure a timely response. Late requests impact tram availability for pick-up
Priority Registration:
the opportunity to pick your course schedule based on your functional limitation(s) i.e. lead time to secure accommodations, stamina, or health concerns
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services:
Sign Language Interpreters, Video remote interpreting, Real-Time Captioning, Closed Captioning, Transcriptions, FM Hearing Systems
Alternative Testing:
Extended time on testing, proctored room with reduced distractions (on campus), scan and read.
Adaptive Computer Equipment:
checking out loaned adaptive computer devices for disability purposes
Adaptive Computer Software:
Kurzweil, Dragon Naturally speaking (on-campus).
Self-directed Breaks:
student is able to take a few minutes away from class to compose themselves in a way that is not a distraction to the class.
Preferential Classroom Seating:
student must communicate with an instructor where in the room they wish to sit.
Course Policy Accommodation Agreement (CPAA):
reviewed course by course, class by class, semester by semester. It cannot create a fundamental alteration to the course content or calendar. It is set in advance to provide a plan if on rare occasions a disability has a flare-up that impacts attendance or due date.
Learning Disability (LD) Services
Clovis Community College DSP&S Learning Disability Services provides a comprehensive service to students from identification of a learning disability to developing and establishing strategies that will help students meet their academic goals.
Services may include:
- Learning Strategies
- Specialized Tutorial Sessions
- Learning Disability Assessment
- The learning disability specialist conducts assessments of students and/or reviews previous testing to determine eligibility for services utilizing the Learning Disability Eligibility Service Model established by the state chancellor’s office.
Elizabeth Rutledge-LD Specialist/Counselor
ASL Interpretation on Accommodations and Services
Transition to College (TTC):
TTC provides outreach and support to local high school seniors on an IEP/504 plan. TTC is designed to connect high school students with disabilities to DSP&S services. TTC services strives to make the transition from high school to college seamless for students with disabilities.
Services may include:- Application assistance via AIM for DSP&S
- Specialized academic advising
- Priority registration assistance
- Follow-up retention services post-high school
