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JASON SCHNECK: Hello.
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.
ANGEL HERNANDEZ: Before attending college,
I was a bit scared, mainly because I
was going to 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 learning disabilities
and actual physical disabilities,
and that's what I did.
It just gave me a peace of mind knowing that I have the support.
JASON SCHNECK: 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.
ANGEL HERNANDEZ: Throughout my years of school,
I'd always struggled 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.
JASON SCHNECK: How did you do in this class, by the way?
ANGEL HERNANDEZ: I paced it.
JASON SCHNECK: Excellent.
That's what I'm talking about.
ANGEL HERNANDEZ: DPS has been a game changer for me.
You have the exact same opportunity,
the exact same chances of graduating and having
that same success as a regular student or a regular person
with very little-to-no disabilities have.
JASON SCHNECK: We're also able to provide students
with learning disability testing to see if they
qualify for our services.
If you are interested in gaining access to our department,
you're able to contact us at (909) 652-6379,
or you can visit our DPS website at the chafee.edu homepage.
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