Section One: Coming To De Anza College

Disability Support Programs
and Services (DSPS) Division

Goals Statement 

De Anza’s Disability Support Programs and Services Division offers a comprehensive program of accommodations, services, and instruction in order to

• Deliver to students with disabilities those essential academic support services that promote equal access and opportunity and that help students realize their academic potential.
• Design and implement instructional programs not offered in the college’s curriculum that meet special disability-related educational needs, with an emphasis on those that contribute to students’ educational and vocational goals.
• Advocate for the needs and interests of students with disabilities within the campus community.
• Empower students with disabilities to advocate on their own behalf.
• Assist the college in meeting its legal and educational code obligations.

Program Descriptions

• Disability Support Services
  Services for students with physical, psychological, sensory Impairments, ADD/ADHD, & other disabilities; sign language interpreting and captioning
• Educational Diagnostic Center
  Support for students with learning disabilities
• Adapted Physical Education
  Offers fitness courses
• HOPE-De Anza
  Off-Campus work preparation and support for students with developmental disabilitie

In addition, the Division offers a comprehensive program in the Computer Access Lab to address assistive technology needs.