Program Components:

Academic/remedial support

Carol Toppel

408-855-5215

successfully enter campus life, its programs and activities. The program emphasizes

growth and individual achievement. Reasonable accommodations are provided to

minimize the effects of a disability and maximize potential for success.

through a multitude of services including:

Registration Services including:

Priority registration,

Pre-registration advising,

Registration assistance.

Academic Support including:

Note-takers, readers/scribes and tutors,

Test-taking arrangements,

Sign language interpreters, real-time captioners, and

Providing referrals to and acting as a liaison with faculty the campus, and community.

Specialized Equipment to meet the needs of students who are physically disabled

including

Tape recorders. TV magnifiers, assistive listening devices, Screen Readers, Large

Print Displays, Scan and Read Programs, Speech Recognition, Braille

Translator/Embosser, Word Prediction with Speech, Adaptive Keyboard Access, and

Mouse Alternatives.

Special Classes or workshops including learning strategies and self-advocacy

one half-time staff assistants.

that has twenty-five computers. In order to maximize space, the computers have two

hard-drives, one for the DISC students and one for mainstream students. The entire

campus is set up with many adaptive capabilities so that students with disabilities can

enroll in classes in all areas, and the faculty and staff can assist the students.

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The college maintains a complete library of adaptive technologies including: JAWS,

Tactile Imager, and Kurzweil 1000 and 3000 to scan and read texts (this program is on all

library computers).

disabilities and the definition of their disability or disabilities. Currently, the funding

level is approximately $300,000 annually.

schools in an effort to increase the number of high school graduates who take part in postsecondary

education or training. Additional marketing efforts include community

outreach, working with college counselors and faculty, as well as insuring that all staff

and faculty are familiar with the services offered.

effectiveness are being developed. Currently, the number of students who avail

themselves of the services the DISC offers, as well as the retention of students who are

learning or physically disabled, are looked at via the core indicator reports completed

annually.

adequate funding and adequate space. The most important items to focus on in

developing a center are collaboration between the information technology and academic

departments on campus, collaborating with campuses in the area, and with on- and offcampus

resources and constituencies.