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Comprehensive Guide to Disability Services for College Students

Explore differences between high school and college, cost, support services available at CSD, accommodation options, self-disclosure practices, DSC roles, preparation tips, and available programs like Summer Transition and Project ASSIST. Discover services like Warhawk Wheels and Employment Connections. Learn how to access services, accommodations provided or not, and how to prepare for college life effectively.

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Comprehensive Guide to Disability Services for College Students

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  1. DISABILITY SERVICES Center for students with disabilities (csd)

  2. Differences Between High School & College Cost Attendance Daily Grind

  3. Differences Between High School & College Class Time Study Time Frequency of exams Academic Standards Support Team

  4. Application • Intake/Service Plan • Request Services • Training for Services • Delivery SERVICES AVAILABLE AT CSD • Tier 1 • Mandated Service • Pre-Enrollment • Fall Orientation • Basic Trainings: Services • Basic Assistive Technology • Ongoing Case Management • Tier 2 • Success Services • Summer Transition Program • Project ASSIST • Adaptive Transportation • Employment Connections • Out-of-Class Aides • Tier 3 • Fee-Based • Success Services

  5. HOW DO I ACCESS SERVICES? • Submit a CSD application (uww.edu/csd) • Submit documentation (more than an IEP) • Meet with your Disability Services Coordinator for an intake appointment before your first semester begins • Discuss documentation and accommodations • Get answers to your questions

  6. SELF-DISCLOSURE • Students are not required to request accommodations • If a student has been approved for services, they need to tell their professors if they want to use those services • If a student chooses not to disclose, the instructor is not obligated to provide accommodations • Students are responsible for monitoring their own performance, attendance, work, etc.

  7. WHAT DOES A DISABILITY SERVICES COORDINATOR (DSC) DO? • Every DSC has a caseload of about 100-150 students • Decides accommodations • Answers questions and refers students to on- and off-campus resources • Has check-in meetings with students • Helps student develop self-advocacy and independence • Focuses on the student’s strengths • Does not monitor class attendance or grades

  8. WHICH ACCOMMODATIONS CAN I HAVE? ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED/provided Modified curriculum Using notes or a notecard on test Exam retakes Extra time for assignments Modified assignments Personal care aides (not provided by CSD), etc. • Extended time on exams/quizzes • Low distraction room for testing • Sign language interpreting • Volunteer note taking • In-class aides • Assistive technology, etc.

  9. WHICH ACCOMMODATIONS CAN I HAVE? • Your Disability Services Coordinator will look at: • Documentation • Previous Accommodations • Conversation with student • Your accommodations will be entered into a system which you will use to tell your professors which accommodations CSD recommends

  10. SUMMER TRANSITION PROGRAM • Program of Opportunity • Four weeks during the summer • Two three-credit courses—Academic Study Skills and Transition to College with a Disability • Live on campus • Get familiar with disability services and prepare for college life

  11. PROJECT ASSIST • Fee-based tutoring program • Student can sign up every semester • One-on-one tutoring • Drop-in tutoring • Time management and organization tutoring

  12. WARHAWK WHEELS • Fee-based adaptive transportation service • Winter-Only, Full Semester, and Non-Academic Rides contracts available • Students can schedule rides to classes, the grocery store, etc. • Rides for students with temporary disabilities

  13. EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS • Students “opt-in” • CSD partners with Career & Leadership • Partnership with Great Lakes ADA Punch-In Employment readiness online course • Employment workshops • Employment opportunities shared • Fee-based direct outreach & connections with employers

  14. IN- AND OUT-OF-CLASS AIDES • Serve as the “eyes, hands, and ears” for students in and out of class • Out-of-class aides are fee-based; fee depends on number of hours required • Help with lab courses, projects, etc. • Do not serve as personal care assistants

  15. HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR COLLEGE? • Begin practicing independence • Begin to scale back on accommodations that aren’t offered in college • Learn how to study • Get to know the functional limitations of your disability (ask teachers and parents) • Practice advocating and asking for help • Start using organization tools (planner, reminders on phone, etc.) • Connect with Vocational Rehab services in your county

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