CHAPTER 3: INDEPENDENT LIVING De Anza College (408) 864-8753 www.desanza.edu/dsps Services include registration and on-campus assistance, counseling and advisement, interpreting and captioning services, notetaking services, tutor referral, adaptive equipment and assistive technology, campus and community referral, and transition planning.
College of San Mateo Assistive Technology Center (650) 574-6698 www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/atc The center provides computer access services for students with disabilities. Services include training classes in computer assistive technology, resources for accessible web design, Internet access, and accessible work stations in campus computer labs.
Evergreen Valley College (408) 270-6447 www.evc.edu/dsp/high_tech_center.htm The High Tech Center is a computer laboratory used primarily by students with disabilities. It provides disability-related instruction in the basic skills and in cognitive retraining. Translation services in Spanish available.
Foothill College Adaptive Learning Division “Transition to Work” (650) 949-7549 www.foothill.edu/al/ttw.php The Transition to Work Program (TTW) is a 12-month vocational program designed for students with disabilities who can function independently at the college. Acceptance is based on assessment and evaluation by staff.
Mission College Disability Instructional Support Center (408) 855-5085 (408) 727-9273 TTY www.missioncollege.org/disc/index.html Assists college students with a disability to enter campus life, its programs and activities. Reasonable accommodation provided to minimize effects of disability and maximize potential for success.
Gavilan College Disabled Students Programs and Services (408) 848-4865 www.gavilan.edu/dsps WorkAbility III Program - Job Placement Center. Provides job readiness and job placement for students eligible for the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Responds to the needs of local employers by matching interests, skills and abilities to specific jobs. Translation services in Spanish available.
San Jose City College Disabled Students Program (408) 288-3746 www.sjcc.edu/sservices/programs/DSP/dsp.html Offers students with disabilities accommodations and access to classes, programs, activities, services, and facilities. Students must meet with the program’s staff members to determine educational limitations and what services are needed.
Skyline College Disabled Students Program and Services (650) 738-4280 www.skylinecollege.edu/general/ disabledstudentservices Adaptive physical education classes, assistive technology program that offers semester length cognitive retraining classes, and the Workability III Program in conjunction with the CA Department of Rehabilitation.
Pacific Stroke Association www.psastroke.org – support@psastroke.org – (650) 565-8485
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