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The Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S) was enacted in 1976 through the passage of AB 77 (Lanterman), which funded support services and
instructional programs for students with disabilities in the California Community Colleges.
The DSP&S program provides support services, specialized instruction, and educational accommodations to students with disabilities so that they can participate as fully and benefit as
equitably from the college experience as their non-disabled peers.
A Student Educational Contract (SEC) is developed for each student which links student’s goals, curriculum program, and academic accommodations to his/her specific disability related
educational limitation.
Eligibility Criteria
The specific disability must be verified, and there must be an educational limitation that precludes the student from fully participating in general education without additional specialized services.
Services
Examples of services available through DSP&S that are over and above those regularly offered by the college would be test-taking facilitation, assessment for learning disabilities,
specialized counseling, interpreter services for hearing-impaired or deaf students, mobility assistance, note taker services, reader services, speech services, transcription
services, transportation, specialized tutoring, access to adaptive equipment, job development/placement, registration assistance, special parking and specialized instruction.
Reviews
The Galvin Group, in conjunction with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO), conducts reviews of the DSP&S in several California community colleges each year. A
detailed explanation of the review process is given in the About DSP&S Reviews section of this site.
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