Office of Services to Students with Disabilities
SSWD Location & Contact Info
Lassen Hall Room 1008
SSWD Office: (916) 278-6955 or (916) 278-7239 (TDD)
More SSWD contact information
SSWD Office Hours:
Spring 2013 Hours:
February 4 - May 17: (Monday-Friday): 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (open during lunch)
May 20 - May 24 (Finals Week): 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The SSWD office will be closed on the following holidays: January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday); April 1 (Cesar Chavez Holiday - Observed); May 27 (Memorial Day Holiday).
Contact the SSWD office if normal office hours present an undue hardship.
Quick Reference:
Students:
- SSWD Brochure (.doc)
- Returning Student Accommodation Request Form (.doc)
- Financial Aid and Financial Literacy Resources
- Graduate Studies Financial & Other Information
- Study Strategies Resources
- Student Veterans with Disabilities
- Student Conduct Code
- Parking Fee Waiver Form
- Transition Handout (.doc)
Faculty:
- Testing Accommodation Instruction Form for Faculty
- Creating Extended Time in SacCT (online) Exams
- Instructional Materials Accessibility Checklist
- Requesting Video Captioning
- Making Your Campus Event Accessible
- Timely Textbook Adoption Video & Info
- Working Together: Faculty Handbook
- Academic Program Access for Students with Disabilities Policy
Services to Students with Disabilities (SSWD) offers a wide range of support services and accommodations for students in order to ensure students with disabilities have equal access and opportunity to pursue their educational goals.
Services and accommodations are provided to students with visual, hearing, mobility impairments, specific learning disabilities, psychiatric disorders, and/or other types of disabilities. Students must submit medical or professional documentation prior to meeting with a counselor for a needs assessment and accommodation plan. Please see details in SSWD Application Process and Forms.
Working collaboratively with students, faculty, staff and administrators, SSWD provides consultation and serves as the information resource on disability related issues to the campus community.
News
- Council of Citizens with Low Vision International Scholarship (due March 15)
- Peer and Academic Resource Center (tutoring available)
- Parents & Families Program
- Service Animals on Campus Policy and Animals on Campus Policy
- Associated Students, Inc. Scholarship/Other Scholarship Information
- SSWD Priority Registration Eligibility
- New Campus Academic Regulations
- SSWD Newsletters
Events/Dates
- February 28: Flu shot immunization clinic (11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., University Union Lobby). Flu shots are free for Sac State students and $15 for faculty and staff. For more information, visit the Student Health Center website.
- March 1: Engineering and Computer Science Career Day (8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., University Union Ballroom). More than 80 engineering and engineering-related companies are expected. For more information, please visit the College of Engineering and Computer Science website.
- March 1: Sacramento State Study Abroad Program application deadline. For more information, please contact the Office of Global Education in Lassen Hall 2304 or by calling 278-6686.
- March 4: Application deadline for Center for California Studies Congressional Internship Program offered by the Panetta Institute of Public Policy. For information, visit the Panetta Institute Congressional Internship website.
- March 5: Discussion: From GeneralizAsian to RepresentAsian (11:00 a.m., Multicultural Center). Please visit the Multicultural Center website for more information.
- March 7: International Women's Day: Born into Brothels. (1:30 p.m., Multicultural Center). Please visit the Multicultural Center website for more information.
- March 9: American Sign Language workshop (10:00 a.m.-Noon, Napa Hall). Free workshop on American Sign Language (ASL). Presented in ASL with voice interpreting. Beginners are welcome - no prior experience in ASL required. For more information or to register, contact Liz Arellanes at 278-6249 or arellane@csus.edu. You can also visit the American Sign Language website.
- March 13: Educator Job Fair (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., University Union Ballroom). This event connects aspiring educators with school districts, educational services and agencies offering full-time, part-time, internship and volunteer opportunities. Students and alumni are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resume; employers will conduct on-site interviews concurrent with the fair. Please visit the Career Center website for further information.
- March 15: Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) Scholarship Application materials due.
- March 20: Social Justice Film Series: The Code of Gender. (1:30 p.m., Multicultural Center). Please visit the Multicultural Center website for more information.
- March 22: Application deadline Teach English in Thailand program. Spend a year living in Bangkok and teaching English as a guest teacher at the Chitralada Royal Palace School. No requirement that guest teachers be able to speak, read, write or learn Thai. For more information, email knutsontom@hotmail.com.
- March 25 - 31: Spring Recess (ninth week of semester)
- April 1: Cesar Chavez Birthday Observed (Holiday) - Campus Closed
- May 17: Last Day of Instruction
- May 20 - 24: Final Examinations
- May 24 - 25: Commencement
- May 27: Memorial Day (Holiday) - Campus Closed
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