Disabled Student Programs and Services

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DSP&S Handbook

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Eligibility

Students who have temporary or permanent disabilities that affect academic functioning may be eligible for a variety of support services.

The following are DSP&S eligibility requirements:

1. Students receiving services through Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) must have a qualifying condition that is verified and is determined to result in an educational limitation by appropriate DSP&S professional staff. (Title 5 Regulations, Section 56006.)
2. Eligible disabilities include Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), deaf and hard of hearing, autism spectrum, learning disability, blind and low vision, acquired brain injury, mental health, intellectual, and physical disability and any other disabilities which limit one or more major life activities and which imposes an educational limitation (Title 5 Regulations, Section 56032-56044, 56002).
3. Students wishing to participate in and receive DSP&S services offered through the program are required to complete an intake interview and, if necessary, additional testing to establish eligibility.
4. All required program paperwork and disability verification forms must be completed prior to participation in programs and/or services offered by the DSP&S.

ASL Interpretation on Eligibility