Student Disability Services

Setting Up Services and Accommodations

Tutoring

If you need tutoring services, make an appointment with your counselor to review your needs and complete a tutoring authorization. For most classes, you will be asked to take your authorization to the EOP Tutoring Center (SS-2209), where a tutor will be assigned to you.

If tutors are not available through the Tutoring Center, please contact Teresa Spoulos, Support Services Coordinator, to obtain a tutor directly from SDS. You may also want to check with your instructor and the academic department for the class to ask for names and contact information of recommended tutors.

When an appropriate tutor is identified, you will schedule a contract appointment with Teresa Spoulos and the prospective tutor. Bring your original tutoring authorization with you to this meeting. The tutoring contract must be completed before work begins.

Readers/Books on Tape

For students who have an account with Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), please contact RFB&D to inquire on your required text on tape.

If RFB&D does not have the requested text on tape, make an appointment with Teresa Spoulos for assistance in locating a reader and setting up a reader contract. Your contract must be completed and your service provider put on our payroll before work begins.

For students who do not have an account with RFB&D, please contact Teresa Spoulos immediately.

Your reader contract must be completed and your service provider put on payroll before work begins. 

Library Aide (available through authorized accommodation only)

A library aide is an assistant who helps students locate, pull, and photocopy materials for term papers, research assignments, and/or projects within the library. This accommodation is authorized for students with visual, mobility, or other limitations which impact their ability to carry out activities independently. Contact the SDS office at 594-6473 to make an appointment with Teresa Spoulos as soon as you know your course requirements.

Tape Recorders

Four-track tape recorders are available from SDS for those students who are using taped material for coursework on a trial basis prior to purchasing their own recorders. Check out is on a first-come, first-served basis at the SDS Reception Desk.

Special Library Rooms

Several rooms in the Malcom A. Love Library contain special equipment, including a closed circuit television, enlarger, Brailler, and electric typewriters. These rooms are available to students with visual or dexterity limitations who require the use of special equipment, and to students with learning disabilities who need special equipment or learning environments.

If you would like access to these rooms, contact your SDS counselor to discuss your needs and have your name placed on the approved list. Library personnel at the Science Circulation Desk on the fifth floor of Love Library will release keys for these rooms to students whose names appear on the list prepared each semester by SDS.

Disabled Parking

If you have a DMV placard and a valid SDSU parking permit, you can park in any of the designated disabled parking areas. In addition, applications for DMV disabled parking permits are available at SDS.