DISABILITY SERVICES CENTER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CSD

DISABILITY SERVICES CENTER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (CSD )

High School Cost Free Attendance taken, checks homework, impart knowledge, helps students to learn Daily Grind Most time is structured, limits defined by teachers and parents College Tuition, fees, etc. Sometimes attendance isn’t taken; homework might not be graded/checked Unstructured, more “free” time Differences Between High School & College

High School College Class Time 6 -8 hours per day 12 hours/week Study Time Whatever it takes 2 -3 hours of study for each hour of class Frequency of exams Academic Standards Support Team Tests/quizzes often 2 -4 per semester Passing grade keeps your seat Need to get C’s or better to keep your seat Same Case manager for years A set of new faces Differences Between High School & College

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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