Support services are those specialized services available to
students with disabilities defined in Sections 56002 of the TITle 5
Guidelines which are in addition to the regular services provided
to all students. Such services enable students to participate
in regular activities, programs and classes offered by the
college. They may include, but need not be limited
to:
Access to and arrangements for adaptive educational equipment,
materials and supplies required by students with disabilities;
Job placement and development services related to transition to
employment;
Liaison with campus and/or community agencies, including
referral to campus or community agencies and follow-up
services;
Registration assistance relating to on- or off-campus
college registration, including priority enrollment assistance,
application for financial aid and related college services;
Special parking, including on-campus parking registration
or while an application for the State handicapped placard or
license plate is pending, provision of a temporary parking
permit;
Supplemental specialized orientation to acquaint students
with environmental aspects of the college and community;
Continuing variable cost services which fluctuate with changes
in the number of students or the unit load of the students.
These services include, but are not limited to:
Test-taking facilitation, including arrangement, proctoring and
modification of tests and test administration for students with
disabilities;
Assessment, including both individual and group assessment not
otherwise provided by the college to determine functional
educational and vocational levels, or to verify specific
disabilities;
Counseling, including specialized academic, vocational,
personal, and peer counseling services
specifically for students with disabilities, not duplicated
by ongoing general counseling services available to all
students;
Interpreter services, including manual and oral interpreting for
hearing-impaired students;
Mobility assistance (on-campus), including manual or
motorized transportation to and from college courses and related
educational activities;
Notetaker services, to provide assistance to students with
disabilities in the classroom;
Reader services, including the coordination and provision of
services for students with disabilities in the instructional
setting;
Speech services provided by a licensed speech/ language
pathologist for students with verified speech disabilities;
Transcription services, including but not limited to, the
provision of braille and print materials;
Transportation assistance (off-campus), only if not otherwise
provided by the college to all students, where public accessible
transportation is unavailable or is deemed inadequate by the
Chancellor's Office;
Specialized tutoring services not otherwise provided by the
college;
Outreach activities designed to recruit potential students with
disabilities to the college;
Accommodations for participation in co-curricular activities
directly related to the student's enrollment in state-funded
educational courses or programs; and
Repair of adaptive equipment donated to the DSPS program or
purchased with funds provided under this subchapter.
One-time variable costs for purchase of DSPS equipment, such as
adapted educational equipment, materials, supplies, and
transportation vehicles.