Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

Providing Equitable Access and Accommodations for All Students

SAS was formerly known as Disability Support Programs and Services or DSPS

If you have a disability, Student Accessibility Services (SAS) offers a wide variety of services to support your needs and enhance your educational experience at Sierra College. From priority registration and vocational counseling to student education plans and evaluating learning disabilities, SAS has everything you’ll need.

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Services We Offer

SAS is dedicated to providing the following services to eligible students:

Individualized academic, disability, and vocational counseling and advocacy
Priority registration
Academic accommodations/adjustments and support services
Alternate media and assistive technology
Captioning and Interpreter Services
Liaison with and referral to campus and community services
Diagnostic assessment of learning disabilities (limited service)

Academic accommodations, adjustments, and support services are individually based on the functional limitations resulting from a disability and how the limitation impacts academic performance in the educational environment. Learn more about our Learning Disability Services.

Accommodation Certification

When you register with SAS, you can ask your counselor for an Accommodation Certification Form. You can show this form to your instructors or the Testing Center if you need accommodations such as extra time on exams or a note-taker.

How to Apply for SAS Services

1. Apply to Sierra College, accept college terms and conditions.

2. Contact the SAS Rocklin or SAS Nevada County Campus office for an SAS application. Verification of disability must be uploaded to the application.

3. Call the SAS Rocklin or SAS Nevada County Campus office to schedule an SAS counseling appointment.

How To Verify Your Disability

You can have your disability verified by submitting one of these disability documents to SAS:

Physician’s verification of disability
Individualized Education Plan from High School
Section 504 from High School

Or, you can visit Sierra College’s Learning Disability Services to get tested and verified.

Confidentiality

All information is strictly confidential. Your instructor will not know you have a disability until you request an accommodation. An instructor is not entitled to know your specific disability.

The mission of Student Accessibility Services is to promote participation and accessibility to all aspects of Sierra College’s programs and activities, thereby ensuring students with disabilities have the opportunity to participate fully in their educational experience through appropriate and reasonable accommodations.

Meet with an Academic Counselor or SAS Counselor

Student Accessibility Services counselors provide the same services as academic counseling. You can see any counselor you wish for academic counseling. However, you must meet with an SAS Counselor and sign your Educational Plan every semester to continue receiving SAS services. You always have the option of not using the SAS programs and services available to you.

What if I already have documentation of a disability?

Students must bring their documentation to SAS and schedule an appointment with a SAS counselor who will review the documentation and setup academic accommodations based on individual needs.

Documented Disabilities include 504, IEP, and medical/psychological evaluations
To be eligible for services, students who already have verification of a learning disability should contact SAS to make an appointment with an SAS counselor to review documentation and discuss eligibility

What if I do not already have documentation of a disability?

Students sorting cards at the Learning Opportunity Center at Sierra College

Learning Disability Services

We have Learning Disabilities Specialists who are here to support students in attaining their academic goals. They offer strategies for learning difficulties, provide learning disability testing, make recommendations for accommodations, and foster self-advocacy skills.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about learning disabilities and the services we offer:

What is a Learning Disability?

According to the Title 5 regulations, which govern the California Community Colleges, the definition of a learning disability is as follows:

Learning disability in California Community College adults is a persistent condition of presumed neurological dysfunction, which may also exist with other disabling conditions. This dysfunction continues despite instruction in standard classroom situations.

Adults with learning disabilities, a heterogeneous group, are characterized as having:

average to above average intellectual ability;
severe processing deficit;
severe aptitude-achievement discrepancy(ies);
measured achievement in an instructional or employment setting

What are some of the characteristics of learning disabilities?

How do I get tested for a learning disability?

What does Learning Disability testing or assessment look like?

This assessment begins with an intake appointment that explores your current concerns and history. All testing is one-to-one and is approximately 8 hours of total assessment time.

The assessment will determine level of achievement in:

academics, such as reading, writing, and mathematics, and a
profile of cognitive abilities such as visual and auditory processing, memory, verbal and nonverbal reasoning, and fluency.

Assessment results determine eligibility for accommodations or services.

What if (I think) I have ADHD?

Get In Touch

Student Accessibility Services — Rocklin

(916) 660-7460

SAS@sierracollege.edu

Rocklin

Building L, Room 141

Student Accessibility Services — Nevada County

(530) 274-5330

SASNCC@sierracollege.edu

Nevada County

Building N3

M-R: 8:30am-5pm; F (virtual services) 8:30am-noon