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Disability Accommodations & Support Services Overview

ACCESSIBILITY · ADVOC ACY · INCLUSIVITY

Bonnie Landau, MS, PPS Transition & Retention Counselor

WHAT IS DASS?

What is DASS?

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS & SUPPORT SERVICES

DASS assists CSUCI students with disabilities by providing a wide range of support services.

Services DASS Provides

• Student appointments
• Academic accommodations
• Housing accommodations
• Support programs

Students are eligible if…

• they have a documented disability
• the disability is permanent or temporary
• they self-identify to DASS
• they complete on-line application &

the new student appointment process

DISABILITY TYPES

Acquired Brain Injury 2%

ADHD 23% Autism 11%

Communication 1% Deaf-Hard of Hearing 2%

Psychological 21%

Temporary 2% Other 13% Visual Limitation 1%

Learning Disability 20%

Mobility Limitation 5%

Majors of DASS Students

How to Apply

• Visit www.csuci.edu/dass

Information you will need:

• Student ID
• MyCI email
• Documentation verifying

disability OR Self report

At CI we believe that accessibility is a shared responsibility of all campus community members.

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DASS ACTIVITIES

DASS Support Programs

DASS Support Programs

TRANSITION TO COLLEGE

Laws & Policies in Special Education

IDEA

IEP

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

504 Higher Ed

Section 504 Subpart D

Section 504 subpart E

California Department of Education

Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)

Focus of Special Ed Support

IEP 504

Higher Ed

Academic Success Equal Access Equal Access

CSU Standards

• The CSU has the right to maintain

admission, academic, and conduct standards.

• A reasonable accommodation cannot

result in a fundamental alteration to an academic program, course or activity.

• The learning outcome of a course cannot

be altered.

Do Accommodations Transfer? Sometimes.

Usually Transfer Do Not Transfer

• Extended time on exams
• Alternative media
• Assistive technology
• Notetaking
• Lecture recording
• ASL interpreter
• Braille documents
• Computer for essay exams
• Shortened assignments
• Notes on exams
• Alternative grading
• Specialized instruction

Sometimes Transfer

• Extra absences
• More time on assignments
• Calculator on exams
• Alternative assignment
• Spell check on exams

Skills to Succeed in College

SELF-CARE SELF-ADVOCACY TIME MANAGEMENT INDEPENDENCE RESILIENCE STUDY SKILLS ORGANIZATION PROBLEM SOLVING

ANY QUESTIONS?