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2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 41
Services for Students with Disabilities
Student Affairs
559.278.2811
TTY: 559.278.3084 • FAX: 559.278.4214
http://studentaffairs.csufresno.edu/ssd
Carole Snee, Director
Services for Students
with Disabilities
The SSD
Office is a
resource
for
students
with
disabilities.
Services for Students
with Disabilities
Services for Students with Disabili-ties
(SSD) provides specialized
resources that help students with
physical, psychological, and learning
disabilities to achieve maximum
independence while pursuing
educational goals. Students who have
temporary or permanent disabilities
affecting academic functioning may
be eligible for a variety of support
services.
Services Provided
SSD staff members take a personal
interest in meeting the special needs
of students with disabilities. The
SSD office, located in the Henry
Madden Library, has disabilities
management and testing accommo-dation
specialists on staff and
provides adaptive equipment and
testing rooms.
Academic support services available
to students with disabilities include
the following:
• readers
• scribes
• sign language interpreters
• real time captionists
• notetakers
• audio-taped and electronic
textbooks
• assistive equipment and software
• print enlargement
• speech input and voice
output programs
• Braille embosser
• testing accommodations
• disability management
Other services provided include
career exploration, campus-to-career
preparation, adaptive technology
training, and small group experience.
Service delivery emphasizes personal
growth and development as well as
independence and self-advocacy.
Requesting Services
Students with disabilities may visit
the SSD office to document the
The campus is committed to
reducing and eliminating structural
obstacles as well as providing
accessible elevators, restrooms,
drinking fountains, telephones, and
TTYs (text telephones). Blue curb
parking, campus accessibility maps,
on-campus wheelchair loans, and
other aids are also available. Some
science laboratories have wheel chair
accessible stations and others will be
added as labs are remodeled.
Students’ Responsibilities
Students are responsible for personal
accommodations, such as attendant
care, transportation to and from the
campus, and other personal services
not directly related to academic
coursework. SSD staff will assist
students who need to contact
campus, state, and community
agencies that provide such services.
University Commitment
California State University, Fresno is
committed to meeting the spirit and
letter of the Americans with Disabili-ties
Act. SSD staff members work
with all areas of the university to
reduce or eliminate physical,
academic, and other barriers. ❖
disability and to initiate a request for
services. Upon receipt of verification
from a former campus or an appro-priate
professional, SSD will
schedule a meeting with a disabilities
management specialist to establish
services.
Students who believe that they may
have a disability, but do not have
prior verification of a disability, may
visit the SSD office to decide on an
appropriate course of action.
Priority Registration
When services have been established
and registration fees paid, students
with verified disabilities may be
given priority registration privileges
to facilitate class scheduling.
Campus Access
California State University, Fresno is
one of the most accessible university
campuses in California. The climate
is moderate and the flat terrain poses
few mobility obstacles. However, for
those individuals who may experi-ence
mobility difficulties, the campus
provides an on-campus transporta-tion
service called SCOUT.
Object Description
| Title | 2005-06 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2005-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 041 |
| Full Text Search | 2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 41 Services for Students with Disabilities Student Affairs 559.278.2811 TTY: 559.278.3084 • FAX: 559.278.4214 http://studentaffairs.csufresno.edu/ssd Carole Snee, Director Services for Students with Disabilities The SSD Office is a resource for students with disabilities. Services for Students with Disabilities Services for Students with Disabili-ties (SSD) provides specialized resources that help students with physical, psychological, and learning disabilities to achieve maximum independence while pursuing educational goals. Students who have temporary or permanent disabilities affecting academic functioning may be eligible for a variety of support services. Services Provided SSD staff members take a personal interest in meeting the special needs of students with disabilities. The SSD office, located in the Henry Madden Library, has disabilities management and testing accommo-dation specialists on staff and provides adaptive equipment and testing rooms. Academic support services available to students with disabilities include the following: • readers • scribes • sign language interpreters • real time captionists • notetakers • audio-taped and electronic textbooks • assistive equipment and software • print enlargement • speech input and voice output programs • Braille embosser • testing accommodations • disability management Other services provided include career exploration, campus-to-career preparation, adaptive technology training, and small group experience. Service delivery emphasizes personal growth and development as well as independence and self-advocacy. Requesting Services Students with disabilities may visit the SSD office to document the The campus is committed to reducing and eliminating structural obstacles as well as providing accessible elevators, restrooms, drinking fountains, telephones, and TTYs (text telephones). Blue curb parking, campus accessibility maps, on-campus wheelchair loans, and other aids are also available. Some science laboratories have wheel chair accessible stations and others will be added as labs are remodeled. Students’ Responsibilities Students are responsible for personal accommodations, such as attendant care, transportation to and from the campus, and other personal services not directly related to academic coursework. SSD staff will assist students who need to contact campus, state, and community agencies that provide such services. University Commitment California State University, Fresno is committed to meeting the spirit and letter of the Americans with Disabili-ties Act. SSD staff members work with all areas of the university to reduce or eliminate physical, academic, and other barriers. ❖ disability and to initiate a request for services. Upon receipt of verification from a former campus or an appro-priate professional, SSD will schedule a meeting with a disabilities management specialist to establish services. Students who believe that they may have a disability, but do not have prior verification of a disability, may visit the SSD office to decide on an appropriate course of action. Priority Registration When services have been established and registration fees paid, students with verified disabilities may be given priority registration privileges to facilitate class scheduling. Campus Access California State University, Fresno is one of the most accessible university campuses in California. The climate is moderate and the flat terrain poses few mobility obstacles. However, for those individuals who may experi-ence mobility difficulties, the campus provides an on-campus transporta-tion service called SCOUT. |
