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Disability Support Services DSS

Disability Support Services DSS. Priscilla F. Levine, M.S.W, L.C.S.W Director Daum Hall, Room 224 (second floor). Outline of Presentation. Disabilities Trends Accommodations Process of Registration with the DSS Office Statistics Linkages to campus departments Events/Plans for DSS Future.

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Disability Support Services DSS

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  1. Disability Support ServicesDSS Priscilla F. Levine, M.S.W, L.C.S.WDirector Daum Hall, Room 224 (second floor)

  2. Outline of Presentation • Disabilities • Trends • Accommodations • Process of Registration with the DSS Office • Statistics • Linkages to campus departments • Events/Plans for DSS Future

  3. Disabilities • Physical • Psychiatric • Learning Disabled • ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) • ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) • PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder)

  4. Trends • Trends at LMU • Trends nationally

  5. Accommodations • Note takers • Extended time on tests • Proctoring of exams in a quiet environment • Books on tape • Assistive technology

  6. Process of Registration with the DSS Office • Website

  7. Process of Registration with the DSS Office (Continued) • Documentation to justify the requested accommodation • Reviewed by an independent reviewer • Time frame

  8. Graphs of Registered DSS students by ethnicity as compared to the university ethnicity as a whole

  9. Registered DSS StudentsFall 2006

  10. Linkages to campus departments • Student Psychological Services • 1st Year Programs • Admissions • Registrars • Housing

  11. Events/Plans for DSS Future • Social • Mentoring • Focus Groups • Increasing Technology • Meeting with chairs/faculty • Orientation for first year students • Recognition of staff/faculty

  12. Questions/Comments

  13. Thank you!

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