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Mission Statement:
The Office for Students with Disabilities' (OSD) mission facilitates many facets of student development and disability management: Achievement and maintenance of independence, academic and social success and self-advocacy on and off campus though the coordination of access to campus programs, services, and facilities.  OSD promotes effective planning, adaptation and enhanced awareness of students’ individual abilities.


All students must submit disability documentation to OSD prior to service provision. Depending upon the current diagnosis and current functional limitation, OSD coordination may include the following:

 

• Disability Management Advising
• Equipment Repair Service
• Equipment Loan Service
• Academic Support Coordination
  (ASL Interpreters, Realtime Captionists, notetakers, lab/library assistants, typists, readers, and writers)
• Exam Accommodations
• On-campus Housing Coordination
• Parking/Transportation Coordination
• Telephone Registration Assistance
• Priority Enrollment Coordination
• Disability Resource Library
• Liaison with the California State Department of Rehabilitation
• Referrals to Community Resources, Services and Agencies
• Campus/Community Outreach
• Peer Mentoring

Academic services for students are coordinated at no cost to students and their academic departments.

 

Accessibility for Campus Events:

All on-campus activities sponsored by a UCSD department or organization need to be accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those who are Deaf or hard of hearing.  Disability accommodations for these activities or events (except for core academic, in-class accommodations) are the responsibility of the sponsoring department/organization.  Any and all publicity for the events, such as fliers, e-mail and web notices, newspaper ads, etc., should include complete contact information (a fax number, a voice number, and an e-mail address) and a deadline for requesting accommodations.

OSD coordinates some services (e.g. ASL Interpreters) for campus departments and organizations on a recharge basis.  Services are subject to availability.  A minimum of two-weeks’ notice is required for interpreter requests.  Please contact our office at (858) 534-4382 if you have any questions.

For a more complete overview of our services, please download/view the following two page (double sided) flyer:

Services for Students with Disabilities/Guidelines for Assessment and Accommodation of Students with Learning Disabilities
OSD General Information Flier/LD Assessment Guidelines

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