Welcome to the Galvin Group, LLC on-line resources for Disabled
Students Program and Services (DSPS) developed for and by the 112
California Community Colleges, under the auspices of the
Chancellor's Office.
The
resources included are organized into Content Areas (Sections and
Sub-sections). Each of
these Sections provides documents and materials of interest,
policies and procedures, forms, Frequently Asked Questions,
Chancellor's Office Legal Opinions, handbooks and live links to
many resources.
Click on the
Highlighted Sections
below to see the resources available for that Content Area. To
use the search feature above type one or two keywords that you
might find in the document title or discription (example: Title
5).
Section One -
Chancellor's Office Resources
Section Two -
ADA/504
Section Three - Federal & State Laws,Compliance Regulations and
Guidelines
Section Four - DSPS
Program Management
Section
Five - DSPS Services and Accommodations
Section Six - 508, Alternate Media, Distance Education &
Assistive Technologies
Section Seven - Faculty
Resources
Section Eight - Student
Resources
Section Nine -
Transition Resources
Section Ten -
Budget/MIS
Section
Eleven - Access, Security and Safety on
Campus
Section
Twelve - Adapted Physical Education (APE)
Section Thirteen - Working with Other Categorical Programs
& Resources
Section
Fourteen - Bright Ideas for Keeping the Lights
On
We encourage
you to visit as many college websites as possible throughout the
California Community College system and across the nation. The
wealth of information available makes it impossible for us to
incorporate it all on our website.
These
resources are made available in conjunction with the on-line
training program for new DSPS Coordinators. This on-line training
provides a greater understanding of the services and programs
offered to students with disabilities as well as the philosophical
underpinnings of DSPS. These resources are continually updated as
we discover new documents and links that can assist colleges in
their ongoing efforts to provide equal access and opportunity for
students with disabilities.
This rich assortment of documents and links to websites are
graciously provided by many of the 112 Community College DSPS
faculty and staff,* as well as agencies and organizations
nation-wide. Members of the Galvin Group would like to extend
special thanks to the faculty and staff of the community
colleges.
Jan Galvin
Bette McMuldren
Skip Bingham
July 2011
*Please be aware that many of these documents have not been
reviewed or approved by the Chancellor's Office. They are included
to demonstrate the variety of approaches taken in addressing the
operations of a DSPS program.
Notation of Accessibility
It is the intention of the Galvin Group that this site meet and
exceed the 508 standards set for web pages. To this end we are
continually testing and retesting the material on these pages to
ensure that accessibility is achieved and maintained. To a very
great extent this site is about linking DSPS personnel to
meaningful resources both old and new. At times we encounter
resource pages that are not as accessible as we would like. We have
made the conscious decision that knowledge of the information
should be maintained. Where practical we have flagged links that
may be suspect. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
and pledge to continually search for resource pages that meet the
508 standards.
Preparation of these resources was supported in part by
sub-contract #10-0345 through the California Community Colleges
Chancellor's Office. Readers are advised that the fair use
provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law permit the reproduction of
material from this publication for "purposes such as criticism,
communication, reporting, teaching, scholarship, or
research."
Questions on the content of this publication may be addressed
to:
Coordinator, Disabled Students Program and Services
1102 Q Street, Sacramento,CA 95811
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