Quick Tips-Vol 1 Teaching Strategies for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Quick Tips-Vol 2 Teaching Strategies for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Quick Tips-Vol 3 Teaching Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities

The City College Faculty Handbook states:
Students with verified disabilities have the right to receive academic accommodations and auxiliary aids to provide access to college programs and activities. Accommodations appropriate to the student’s disability are identified with the DSPS counselor to best demonstrate knowledge of the subject. Students are responsible for discussing the accommodations with instructors at the beginning of the semester. Faculty members are encouraged to consult with DSPS to facilitate test proctoring and other services. (June 2001, pg. 3)

• Suggested Syllabi Statements: Instructors are encouraged to include a statement on their syllabus for students with disabilities. This encourages students with disabilities to practice self-advocacy.

• On campus Syllabus Statement: Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should discuss options with their professors during the first two weeks of class.

• On-line Syllabus Statement: Students with verified disabilities who may need academic accommodations should contact instructor as soon as possible. E-mail addresses and telephone #’s are listed on the syllabus. In order to coordinate with the Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) department to identify appropriate accommodations, click here (add a link to City DSPS email)

• Test Proctoring Information
  Instructors:  It is your responsibility to collaborate with DSPS to provide test proctoring services to students who are legally eligible.  The following information is provided by DSPS to assist you with the test proctoring process.

• Instructor Notification of Student Testing Accommodations
  

Accessible Web Design Information
All official district websites and materials must be accessible to persons with disabilities, to the extent feasible, in accordance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information on how to make your website accessible, please contact:

• Barbara Mason, DSPS Department Coordinator/Chair
  (619) 388-3513 or bmason@sdccd.edu
  

For more information about web accessibility, please click on the links below:

• DO-IT University of Washington Faculty Resource Site
• WebABLE!
• World Wide Web Consortium
• HTCTU Training Unit Accessibility Guidelines and Standards
• California Virtual University
• DSP&S Test Proctoring Information (PDF)
  

Captioning Information
Should you have any questions regarding the policy and procedures for captioning videos, please contact: Barbara Mason, DSPS Department Coordinator/Chair
(619) 388-3513 or bmason@sdccd.edu

Learning Disability Resources
Barbara Mason, Learning Disabilities Specialist at City College

For more information regarding disability-related laws in postsecondary education please click on the links below:

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title II Subpart A
• Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Section 508, Rehabilitation Act of 1973