You are in the official 2009-2010 General Catalog for California State University, Fresno.
Services for Students with Disabilities
Student Affairs
Madden Library
559.278.2811 or 559.278.3084 TTY
559.278.4214 FAX
JANICE BROWN, Director
Services for Students with Disabilities. Services for Students with Disabilities (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 Madden Library, has disability management and testing accommodation
specialists on staff and provides access to 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
- textbooks in alternate formats (audio file, e-file, MP3, PDF, Braille)
- assistive equipment and software
- print enlargement
- personal listening device
- speech input and voice output programs
- Braille embosser
- testing accommodations
- disability management
- campus transportation
Other services provided include career exploration, campus-to-career preparation, adaptive technology training, and small group experience. SSD staff members also assist students with documentation in support of academic petitions for course substitution when appropriate. 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 disability and to initiate a request for services. Upon
receipt of verification of disability by an appropriate professional, SSD
will schedule a meeting with a disability 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 experience mobility difficulties, the campus provides an on-campus
transportation service called SCOUT.
The campus is committed to reducing and eliminating structural obstacles
as well as providing accessible elevators, restrooms, drinking fountains,
telephones, videophones, and a TTY (text telephone). Blue curb parking,
campus accessibility maps, and other aids are also available. Several on-campus
open computer labs are equipped with accessible workstations and assistive
technology screen reading software. Call the SSD office at 559.278.2811
for location details.
Students' Responsibilities. The campus is committed to reducing and
eliminating structural obstacles as well as providing accessible elevators,
restrooms, drinking fountains, telephones, videophones, and a TTY (text
telephone). Blue curb parking, campus accessibility map, and other aids
are also available. Several on-campus open computer labs are equipped with
accessible workstations and assistive technology screen reading software.
Call the SSD office at 559.278.2811 for location details.
University Commitment. California State University, Fresno is committed
to meeting the spirit and letter of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
SSD staff members work with all areas of the university to reduce or eliminate
physical, academic, and other barriers.
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