1. Disability Support Programs & Services (DSPS)

2. Our Mission…
DSPS seeks to empower students with disabilities to achieve their goals and become contributing members of society by eliminating barriers and facilitating services for students to become accountable, self- reliant, responsible and capable.

3. San Joaquin Delta College
Steps to DSPS
1) Apply to Delta College:
2) Take assessment (Assessment Center located in DeRicco 110) or Self-Assess into level 1.
3) Attend a New Student Group Advising (NSGA)* session or register for online orientation:
*Call DSPS two days in advance to arrange for accommodations
4) Make an appointment with a DSPS Counselor and bring disability verification from an appropriate certifying professional (IEP, Disability Verification Form, etc.) Please note: appointments rescheduled for students who do not bring disability documentation.
San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin Delta College

4. DSPS Services
Approved services are based on individual functional and/or educational limitations as outlined in the student’s disability verification, and may include:
Academic, Career, Personal Counseling
Disability Management Strategies
Test Taking Accommodations
Note Taking Services
Equipment Loans
Alternate Formatting
Interpreting Services
CART Services
Furniture Accommodations
DSPS Computer Lab
Limited Learning Disability Assessment
Mobility Services
Adaptive Physical Education (offered through PE Dept.)
Study Coaches
Workability III
Learning Skills Courses (credit)
Adaptive Learning-Transition to Work Courses (non-credit)
6/3/2019

5. DSPS Curriculum Learning Skills
LS 073 Memory and Thinking
LS 077 Introduction to Computers
LS 078 Understanding Learning Differences
LS 090A Beginning Adapted Keyboarding
LS 090B Intermediate Adapted Keyboarding
Adaptive Learning Transition to Work (ALTW)
ALTW 131 Reading Skills
ALTW 132 Survival Mathematics Skills
ALTW 133 Community Integration
ALTW 134 Health Education
6/3/2019

6. Transition for Academic Success is Key (TASK)
TASK is an intensive orientation for students who learn differently, offered Monday - Thursday, June 4th – 15th , 8:15 am to 12:45 pm. On-line applications accepted April 2nd – May 4th. Limited to 25 students.
Assists students in their transition from high school to college:
How to access DSPS services
Understanding an academic accommodations plan and how to discuss it with faculty
Exploring Delta College support services and academic resources
Students enroll in two classes:
Learning Skills 072: Transition for Academic Success (1 unit)
Guidance 019: Introduction to College (1 unit)
6/3/2019

7. Student Panel Tyler Brown, Allison Keagy, Maria Lopez,
Criminal Justice
Allison Keagy,
Computer Science with an emphasis in Programming
Maria Lopez,
Languages
Nia Montalvo-Johhnson,
Culinary Arts (former 2016 TASK participant))
Student Panel
6/3/2019

8. Transition to College Differences between high school and college…
K-12
District identities students
Established eligibility
Develop IEP/ITP
Provides support and/or special classes
Ensures IEP is implemented & goals met
Parents & Special Ed professionals advocate for student
Fundamental alteration is allowed in program of study & instructional methods
Student may receive Certificate of Completion instead of diploma
Personal attendant services may be provided
Transportation to and from school
College
Student self-identifies; requests services
Student submits disability verification outlining functional/educational limitations
Provides academic accommodations & limited Educational Assistance courses
Student is responsible for own goals & progress
Student advocates for self, DSPS provides support & guidance
Accommodations do not alter fundamental nature of credit courses, degree or certificate requirements
Student may receive approved vocational certificate or AA/AS degree
Student provides attendant care
Public transportation, Dial-A-Ride/C.A.T./SMART
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9. DSPS Staff Quick Reference Guide
Making Connections
DSPS Staff Quick Reference Guide
(209) , ext. 6272
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH
CONTACT
EXT.
LOCATION
ACCOMMODATED TESTING
Wendy Lieginger
Tacoma Sao
6152
DeRicco 114
ALTERNATE MEDIA/FORMATTING
Lucia Hinostroza
6224
DeRicco 224
COUNSELING
Eligibility/Accommodations
Academic/Personal Counseling
Disability Management
LS/ALTW Curriculum
Bruce Eigbrett
Dr. Alina Sala
6230
6232
DeRicco 230
DeRicco 232
DIRECTOR
Danita Scott
6229
DeRicco 229
INTERPRETER/CART
Gwen Maciel
6289
DeRicco, 234
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Vacant
DeRicco 6152
MOBILITY
Roy Juarez
5878
Danner 101
NOTE TAKING
Barbara Barroga
Esmeralda Gomez-Cruz
6290
6287
6/3/2019

10. Disability Support Programs and Services
DSPS Office Hours
Disability Support Programs and Services
DeRicco Building, 2nd Floor
Monday - Friday*; 8 am to 5 pm
Phone: (209) , x6272
Confidential Fax: (209)
*Summer Hours: Beginning June 4th – August 10th;
campus closes at 11:30 am on Fridays.
6/3/2019

11. DSPS thanks our Delta Partners!
A special ‘thank you’ to the following individuals and programs for supporting the 2018 DSPS Open House!
Associated Students of Delta College
(ASDC)
Fidel Cabuena & Mike Dunnigan,
Delta College Bookstore
Ed Aguilar,
Student Equity Program
Hong Pham,
Student Success & Support Program

12. Questions? Thank you!
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position
that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”
Booker T. Washington ( )