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Frequently Asked Questions

DSPS offers quality programs and services empowering students with disabilities to access and engage in educational activities at GCC. The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) ensures qualified students receive disability-related counseling and assists in the pursuit of academic, vocational, and personal goals.

As a new, continuing, or returning student, Glendale Community College Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSPS) welcomes you! For more information, please watch the DSPS Welcome Video.

Stay connected with DSPS by following our Instagram page at DSPS_GCC.   

Also, please visit the GCC DSPS Main website for more information.

Step 1: Student completes GCC's application to the college and is issued a GCC Student ID # and email account. Student activates student email account. For assistance visit the How to Activate Your GCC Student Email website.

Students should check their GCC email frequently, as many offices and departments use email to communicate with students.

Step 2:  Login to GCC Student Portal and click on DSPS Vaqueros Portal tile.

Step 3: Complete the DSPS Application

Step 4: Upload Disability Documentation

  • Example: IEP, 504 plan, letter from medical provider that shows disability diagnosis.
  • Hard copy of disability documentation may be provided to DSPS office at SG-128.

Step 5: DSPS Staff will contact the student to set up a New Student Intake Appointment with a DSPS Counselor. 

Here is the DSPS Vaqueros Application Guide for reference. For additional questions, call CSD at (818) 240-1000 ext 5905, or email CSD@glendale.edu.

ARC provides the following services and accommodations: Alternative Testing accommodations, assistive technology training, adaptive computer classes, technology access evaluations, study strategies training, iPads loans, English and Math tutoring.

Scheduling Your Alternative Testing Exam Request

To receive your Alternative Testing accommodation, schedule your exam through the DSPS Vaqueros Student Portal  (portal.glendale.edu):

Once your request is submitted, ARC will communicate and coordinate with your instructor(s) to ensure your Alternative Testing accommodations are properly arranged.

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OFFICE INFORMATION

Regular Hours

Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Mailing Address

Glendale Community College / DSPS Office
1500 North Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208

Phone
Office: (818) 240-1000 ext. 5905
Fax: (818) 240-1345

Email: CSD@glendale.edu

Appointments will be held in-person, remotely via Zoom or by phone. (Student can state preference when scheduling an appointment.)

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Some examples of accommodations are note-taking services, audio recording, extended test time, sign language interpreting, real time captioning and alternative media. Student must be eligible for specific accommodations.

For more information and to see if the student qualifies for accommodations, contact DSPS at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5905, to see one of the DSPS Counselors. 

  • We recommend that students contact CSD at least two weeks prior to the beginning of a term to schedule an appointment with a DSPS counselor. Students can call or email to schedule an appointment.
  • DSPS Counselors will refer students to the Accommodation Resource Center (ARC) to meet with an ARC Specialist once accommodations has been approved.
  • Please note that it is thwe student’s responsibility to set up accommodations and services in a timely manner. We require students to meet with a DSPS counselor at least once a term to update and assign term specific accommodations.

  • New and continuing students will be referred by their DSPS Counselor to Kimberleh Wesissman, Lead Interpreter/Coordinator of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
  • Interpreting and captioning services can be provided for classes, meetings with professors, tutors, classmates, and campus events.
  • If you have any questions, you can email, kweissman@glendale.edu. Requests must be made in a timely manner.

Student Development Classes

  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 105: Introductory college orientation
  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 143: This lab course offers students tutoring and student success strategies. Online tutoring for English and math.
  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 190: Self-Paced Introduction to Adapted Word Processing
  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 191: Introduction to Microsoft Office 365/Google Suite
  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 192: Introduction to Assistive Technology
  • STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 193: Computer Technology Literacy

ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION

  • PE 130: Adapted Activities
  • PE 131: Adapted Self Defense
  • PE 132: Adapted Aquatics
  • PE 134: Adapted Wellness and Fitness Lab
  • PE 135: Adapted Indoor Cycling for Fitness
  • DANCE 150: Physical Reintegration

For more information, visit: /students/student-services/disabled-student-programs-services/dsps-classes

  • Remote courses take the quality, in-person education students are used to receiving and brings it into their homes on pre-scheduled days and times. In the course schedule, there will be meeting days and times listed when the course will be taught synchronously (Ex: If class is scheduled for M-W at 9:30am, students will attend a Zoom/Canvas meeting during the scheduled time) on a platform such as Zoom.
  • Online courses allow you to work on your own time, asynchronously. These may be a great option if you need flexibility in your day due to work, child care, elder care, or other responsibilities.
  • Hybrid courses will be a combination of remote synchronous learning and online asynchronous learning. This may be the best choice if you want some weekly connection with your professor and classmates but also some flexibility.
  • For more information on these types of courses, visit:/class-schedule/remote-online-hybrid