Welcome to Summer 2023! Our office is open 5-days a week to support your academic needs. Please contact the DSPS office for information regarding our program and services.
COVID Guidance
Mission Statement
The mission of Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) is to provide equal access and educational accommodations to students with a verifiable disability. DSPS employees encourage students to foster independence, and assist them in attaining their educational, personal, and vocational goals. DSPS provides guidance and services to students with disabilities that are designed to increase access to college instructional programs.
Eligibility
Students who are interested in receiving services through DSPS must provide documentation of a verifiable disability in the form of a medical report, psychological report, special education records, or our provided Disability Verification form. DSPS reviews this disability documentation to verify that students have a condition that qualifies them for accommodation and other support services.
Students enrolled at Santa Ana College are part of the district's mainstream population of students. Students are responsible for navigating the campus facilities either independently or with the assistance of an attendant provided by the student.
All students must adhere to the Standards of Student Conduct. For additional information, please see the online SAC Student Handbook.
Available services include but are not limited to the following:
Priority registration/registration assistance
Academic counseling
Learning disabilities assessment
Test-taking accommodations
Specialized instructional support
Assistive technology
Alternate media materials
Note-taking assistance
Equipment loan
Sign language interpreters/real-time captioning
Liaison with faculty, staff, and community agencies
Nondiscrimination Policy
The Rancho Santiago Community College District is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment, and all access to institutional programs and activities.
The District, and each individual who represents the District, shall provide access to its services, classes, and programs without regard to national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or military and veteran status, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
The Chancellor shall establish administrative procedures that ensure all members of the college community can present complaints regarding alleged violations of this policy and have their complaints heard in accordance with the Title 5 regulations and those of other agencies that administer state and federal laws regarding nondiscrimination.
No District funds shall ever be used for membership, or for any participation involving financial payment or contribution on behalf of the District or any individual employed by or associated with it, to any private organization whose membership practices are discriminatory on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or military and veteran status, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or because of his or her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's 504/ADA Coordinator, Alistair Winter, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources located at the District Office, 2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706, 714-480-7490.
