It is often important that students with disabilities enroll in specific sections of a course in order to appropriately access the college programming. This may be necessary for students to coordinate interpreter schedules, to participate in DSPS curriculum, or for mobility reasons. In addition, the actual process of registration can be especially difficult and stressful for many students with disabilities. It is for these reasons that DSPS offers priority registration to qualified students. Notetakers We reply as much as possible on in-class volunteers to provide notetaking services for qualified students.
Students generally find their own notetakers in class.
Occasionally, students may ask their instructors to announce the need for a notetaker in their classes. Readers Reader services are available to students with visual impairments, reading disabilities, and some physical disabilities. Please be aware that the coordination of reader services requires advance notice. Though it is helpful for students to know required textbooks for upcoming semesters and to also know their reading assignments well in advance of the due date. Specialized Tutoring DSPS tutors are paraprofessionals and, in some cases, student tutors, who are trained by the Learning Specialists and provide academic tutoring with emphasis on reading, writing, study skills, and math tutoring to students with learning disabilities.