Ucsb disabled students program note taker

Each quarter temporarily and permanently disabled students attend classes at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They are attracted by the University's academic reputation, moderate weather conditions, and excellent physical accessibility. The lay of the land is flat and free from environmental barriers, making most physical structures accessible. In addition, the UCSB campus provides excellent barrier free, modified, residential facilities to those students seeking to live on campus.

Students with disabilities attending UCSB can be assured of receiving the same core support services offered throughout the University of California's System-wide chain of campuses. The Disabled Students Program DSP is the central location for coordinating services geared toward assisting students with both temporary and permanent disabilities. The DSP office also serves as the campus liaison regarding issues and regulations related to students with disabilities.

At this time we are reaching out to you with concerns in relation to mounting stressors in relation to COVID, as well as the undeniable systemic inequalities pervasive in our institutions. We are asking for consideration of the well-being of all of our students in light of the collective challenges which are becoming even more impactful to all students, regardless of disability status.

As such, we are presenting methods and strategies to facilitate building short-term, compassion-based, equity-oriented solutions, as well as long-term considerations for inclusive curriculum design that may not only decrease the need for accommodations but will also work to ensure that all students have access to educational infrastructures as a way of dismantling systemic inequities in higher education.

We respectfully ask for your active engagement and participation in mindfully imagining how we all might improve upon the ways in which we support our students. Please consider our suggestions on implementing social justice strategies within the classroom. Welcome, Students! Face Mask Exemption Request Procedure Are you a student who may qualify for an exemption to the campus face mask requirement due to a disability?

Get involved with CODE The Commission on Disability Equality CODE promotes increased awareness of disabilities, strategies for personal empowerment, a social atmosphere for networking, and a venue for addressing access issues. Post a question, get a response.

It's really that easy. Connect with students on Discord Students can join DSP's Discord chat server to find other students in their classes and coordinate study nights or homework help. In order for us to consider you for a notetaking assignment, we also need for you to submit your schedule. After you submit your application you will be taken to a list of your currently enrolled courses as reported by the University:.

By default, each of your classes has been selected as a class for which you are willing to take notes. This is the same process by which you will update your schedule if you add or drop a class. Note that once you have been selected to take notes for a particular course, you may not drop the assignment without approval of the DSP office. Classes for which you are hired will be shown on this page as:.

Once you have been approved to be a DSP Notetaker you will need to participate in a mandatory orientation session, after which you are eligible to accept Notetaking assignments. At the beginning of your assignment, you should initiate communication with your student s by uploading a document introducing yourself, providing contact information, and describing the structure of the course and when students can expect notes to be uploaded.

Uploading a document to the Services Portal allows anonymous students to receive this information without you needing to contact them directly. If you email your students, please remember to blind copy Bcc or email students individually; they should not be able to see each other's names. Knowing a student's preferences and limitations may be beneficial for notetaking, but please do not ask them to disclose their specific disability.

If there should be a problem communicating with a student, or if you have concerns, please call the DSP office for assistance at or email notes sa. Please make sure to make to update your schedule in the DSP Portal when adding or dropping classes.

To drop an assignment, uncheck the assignment then click save. Immediately email notes sa. In cases of illness or emergencies, please contact both the DSP Office and your students to provide notice of your absence.

It is your responsibility to obtain notes for the day you miss. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us at any time. For questions and concerns, please contact us at notes sa.

All DSP notetakers must attend notetaker orientation. It is the notetakers responsibility to ensure that all the necessary forms have been signed and completed.