Hello, uh, my name is Jason Schneck
and I work in the Disability Programs and Services.
It's really important for students with disabilities
to contact our department so that we'll be able
to provide the accommodations based off
of their specific needs.
It gives them equal access to the materials
and to the classroom environment.
The data shows that the students that do reach out
to us are more likely to be successful in their courses,
and they're most likely going
to have a quicker chance at graduating
and achieving their goals.
Before attending college, I was a bit scared, mainly
because I was gonna be the first in my household
who has ever attended college.
They said they'll probably have some resources
for you knowing that you have like, you know,
learning disabilities and, you know,
actual physical disabilities.
And that's what I did. They just gave me a peace
of mind knowing that I, that I have the support.
Our services include disability specific counseling from
our amazing faculty to ensure
that their accommodations are being put forth in a correct
manner, such as testing accommodations,
where it be a distraction reduced environment.
We also have alternate media, assistive technology,
tram services if they have mobility issues
to get around the campuses.
It could also be access to Otter.ai note-taking software.
Chaffey College is one of the first community colleges
to offer Otter.ai
to our students in the Disability Programs and Services.
Otter.ai note-taking software is a recording based software
that will transcribe live lectures
and break it down for the student to have easier access
to efficiently navigate through it.
It can summarize the lecture.
They're able to get key points
and engage with the platform where they're actually able
to ask it questions
and be able to have it respond back to them based off
of the specific lecture that they just recorded.
Throughout my, like my years of school,
I'd always struggle, you know, taking notes,
trying to follow with the class.
The Otter.ai really helped me keep up with my notes
and to keep up with the class
and keep me engaged with the class.
This whole semester I've been using it
and it really did help me out a lot.
Um, how did you do in this class, by the way?
I aced it. Excellent. That's what I'm talking about.
DPS has been a game changer for me.
You have the exact same opportunity, the exact same chances
of, you know, graduating and having that same success.
As, you know, a regular student
or a regular person with very little
to no disabilities have.
We're also able to provide students
with learning disability testing
to see if they'd qualify for our services.
If you are interested in gaining access to our department,
you're able to contact us at
9 0 9 6 5 2 6 3 7 9,
or you could visit our DPS website at the Chaffey.edu homepage.