An integral part of our program continues to be the screening of students for suspected learning disabilities, counseling on specific strategies, and disability- management counseling by our learning disabilities specialists. Students with psychological disabilities were served through a weekly support group co-facilitated by the LD Coordinator and a psychologist from Student Psychological Services. The Office for Students with Disabilities maintains a Resource Room at Powell Library that is used by students for distraction-free testing and for use of special adaptive equipment and devices. There are several computer workstations with adaptive software that are used for scanning, reading, converting materials to large print, voice recognition and other activities. In addition, there are computer labs throughout the campus available to students who do not need adaptive software.
Students can receive training and advice on the most useful software for their individual needs.
Students may contact this program on their own or be referred by the Office for Students with Disabilities. Placards from the Department of Motor Vehicles and letters from physicians were accepted forms of verification. A total of 5,913 on-campus van rides were given to 246 students with documented mobility impairments. The OSD worked with the Registrar's Office to compare the academic progress of students who received services from this office with all other UCLA students. Overall, students with permanent disabilities averaged just .02 grade points below all other UCLA students.