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DSPS - Disabled Students Program and Services
DSPS offers services and strategies classes to support students in the academic and vocational courses of the college. Students meet with DSPS counselors each semester to discuss their individual accommodations.
Academic accommodations such as the use of tape recorders or braillers in the classroom and the modification of test-taking procedures may be arranged. The campus is physically accessible.
DSPS Services at City College
      Helen Elias
       Program Coordinator

       CityDSPS@sdccd.net
ClassesFull Time FacultyPart Time Faculty
How to get started with DSPS
Contact the DSPS office to schedule an orientation. Following the orientation, students will schedule an intake appointment with a counselor to discuss their disability and individual accommodations.
Phone: (619) 388-3513 (Voice)
(619) 388-3313 (TTY)
Office: # A115
Office Hours:
M,T,W, 7:30-6:00 pm
Th, 7:30-4:00
Fri, 7:30-3:30

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Career Opportunities
Students explore infinite career options through Career Planning class, DSPS Counseling, the Transfer Center, and Liaison to community resources.

Full Time Faculty:

Helen Elias  A115K  helias@sdccd.net
Barbara Mason  A115G  bmason@sdccd.net
Pamela Finkel  A115H  pfinkel@sdccd.net
Tammy Dowd  A115I  tdowd@sdccd.net
Vince Ceccacci  A115J  vceccacc@sdccd.net

Classes:

Part Time Faculty:

Leigh Ann Van Dyke   lannvand@sdccd.net
Brian Lopez   blopez@sdccd.net
Margie Balich   mbalich@sdccd.net

DSPS 27 Career Planning for the Disabled
1.5 - 3 hours, 1.5 - units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course has been designed for students with disabilities. Assists the disabled student in the process of developing and pursuing goals for employment and identifies community, state, and national sources of assistance. Involves the use of a wide array of interest and aptitude materials and prepares students to meet the psychological, social and intellectual demands of employment.

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DSPS 29 College Success Seminar
1-2 hours lecture, 1-2 units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is designed for students with disabilities. It provides orientation to college campus, policies and procedures and an introduction to support services at the college and in the community. Included is the clarification of student goals and objectives resulting in the development of an individual education plan and the identification of courses, services and programs that will lead to college success. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.

DSPS 50 Individual Education Planning
0.5 - 1 hour, 0.5 - 1 unit
Credit/No Credit Only

This course has been designed for students with disabilities. An individualized course designed to assess the disabled student's needs for special assistance in the community college setting and to assist him/her in planning appropriate educational goals and in selecting and/or preparing for college classes. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.

DSPS 76 Independent Study-Adaptive Computer Equipment
1.5 - 6 hours lab, 0.5 - 2 units
Credit/No Credit Only

Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Special Education 065: Adaptive Computer Equipment. This course has been designed for students with disabilities. Designed to allow disabled students to develop in-depth knowledge of adaptive computer devices in preparation for mainstream classes. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.
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DSPS 77 Exploration of Computer Access
0.5 hour lecture, 1 hour lab, 1 unit
Credit/No Credit Only

This course has been designed for students with disabilities. Designed to introduce students to computer access equipment that is available in large print, braille and voice output. To provide an overview of resources in software and hardware that allow disabled students to compete in educational and business settings. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.

Learning Disabled

DSPS 72 Keyboarding/Word Processing for the Learning Disabled
0.5 hour lecture, 1.5 hours lab, 1 unit
Credit/No Credit Only

This course has been designed for students with learning disabilities. Designed to allow learning disabled students to develop the necessary skills to use a word processor for preparation of mainstream class writing assignments and for personal use. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.
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DSPS 73 Math Strategies for the Learning Disabled
3 hours, 3 units

This course has been designed for students with learning disabilities. A strategies-oriented course developing competence with basic mathematical operations, including whole numbers, mixed numbers, fractions and decimal fractions. This course will prepare students for Mathematics 32. Credit for this course will not apply to the associate degree.

DSPS 81 Introduction to Applied Study Skills and Strategies
0.5 hour lecture, 2 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 1.5 units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is designed for students who are enrolled in a college course in which they have a verified disability related limitation. It is recommended for students who would benefit from formal assessment and small group instruction in applied study skills and learning strategies. The course provides guided instruction in the application of study skill strategies to a mainstreamed course. The focus of the course is on developing generalized study skills that (1) relate to successful learning in the community college setting and (2) that can be altered through individual effort and instruction. Individually guided practice of study skills is supported in an individual and/or small group setting. This course may be taken for lab credit four times with different content for a maximum of four units. Credit for the course does not apply to the associate degree.

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DSPS 82 Basic Skills Applied Study Strategies
2 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 1 unit
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is intended primarily for students needing disability related specialized support in mainstream basic skills classes in addition to the campus wide academic support services. The focus of this class is to provide study skill assistance for students enrolled in basic skill college classes. Initial emphasis is placed both on the application and generalization of study strategies as well as on assistive technology. Computer assisted instruction is utilized to supplement, review and rehearse basic skills learning. This course may be taken four times with different content for a maximum of four units. Credit for the course does not apply to the associate degree.

DSPS 83 Advanced Applied Study Strategies
2 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 1 unit
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is intended primarily for students needing advanced academic disability related support in addition to the campus wide academic support services currently available. The focus of this class is to provide individualized study assistance for students in mainstream degree applicable college classes. Emphasis is placed on the application of study strategies to a specific course. Both study strategies and assistive technology are utilized to meet the demands of a mainstream course content. Computer assisted instruction is used to review related basic skills instruction and to support research skill development. This course may be taken four times with different content for a maximum of four units. Credit for the course does not apply to the associate degree.
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DSPS 84 Spelling and Auditory Processing
1 - 3 hours lecture, 2 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 4 units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is designed for students with identified disabilities related to effective spelling and/or reading decoding skills. The course is taught in three lecture modules presented separately or together and one lab module. The first module introduces learning and memory concepts related to spelling disabilities. The second module emphasizes an awareness of speech sounds and auditory processing strategies. The third module addresses the use of common spelling rules and expectancies. The fourth module can be offered separately or in combination with any of the other lecture modules to provide related assistive technology and/or computer assisted instruction. Credit for the course does not apply to the associate degree.

DSPS 85 Effective Sentence Writing and Grammar
2 - 3 hours lecture, 1.5 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 4 units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is designed for students with verified disabilities related to effective sentence writing skills. It is intended to prepare students for a more successful entry into the mainstream basic skills English curriculum. Strategies are emphasized that assist in the recognition of acceptable sentence structure and grammar. Sentence writing instruction progresses from simple to more complex sentence structures. The application of assistive computer technology is emphasized during lab instruction. Credit for the course does not apply to the associate degree.
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DSPS 86 Writing Structured Paragraphs
2 hours lecture, 2 - 3 hours lab, 0.5 - 3 units
Credit/No Credit Only

This course is designed for students who demonstrate difficulty with written language. It is intended to prepare students who have a writing related disability to more successfully meet the minimum college requirements for multi-paragraph essay writing. This course is unique for the highly structured and sequential strategies applied to essay writing. Additionally, the course emphasizes the application of assistive computer technology for facilitating organizational pre-writing strategies, document checking, and written language fluency. Credit for this course does not apply to the associate degree.
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