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16DisabledStudentServicesNewStudentOrientationDEPARTMENTMISSIONSTATEMENTThemissionoftheOfficeofDisabledStudentServicesDSSatCaliforniaStateUniversityFullertonistoincreaseaccessandretentionforstudentswithpermanentandtemporarydisabilitiesbyensuringequitabletreatmentinallaspectsofcampuslife.Theprogramactsasacatalystandagentforcompliancewithfederalandstatelawsandregulationsmandatingequalopportunityandaccessforpersonswithdisabilities.DisabledStudentServicesprovidesco-curricularandacademicallyrelatedserviceswhichempowerstudentswithdisabilitiestoachieveacademicandpersonalself-determination.PROGRAMSERVICEOVERVIEWDisabledStudentServicesNewStudentOrientationTheDSSNewStudentOrientationisgivenonceayearbeforethestartoffallsemester.DSSCounselorsprescribespecificaccommodationsforstudentswithdocumenteddisabilities.ThegoaloftheDSSNewStudentOrientationistoinformfirst-timefreshmenandtransferstudentsregisteredwithDSSonthepoliciesandproceduresdealingwithaccommodationsstudentsmayneedintheirclasses.AdditionallystudentsareshowninformativevideosexplainingDSSpoliciesandprocedures.LEARNINGDOMAINSelf-ManagementLEARNINGOUTCOMESStudentswillbeableto1.Understandtheirresponsibilityincompletingservicerequestformsandmeetwiththeircounseloreachsemestertoreviewnecessaryaccommodations.2.Understandimportanceofmeetingwithindividualinstructorstodiscussdisability-relatedneeds.3.Understandtheymustabidebydepartmentalanduniversitypolicies.PROJECTSAMPLE8studentsDATACOLLECTIONTIMEFRAMEAugust2010DATACOLLECTIONMETHODSSurveyadministeredthroughStudentVoiceLIMITATIONSSmallsamplesizeSUMMARYOFRESULTSTheresultsofthesurveyindicatedthatfirsttime-freshmenandtransferstudentswhoareregisteredwithDSSgainedanunderstandingoftheinformationpresentedtothemduringtheDSSNewStudentOrientation.MoststudentshaveagoodunderstandingofwhattheirresponsibilitiesareduringtheirtimeasaregisteredstudentwithDSS.TheyalsounderstoodtheresponsibilitiesoftheOfficeofDSSandtheresponsibilitiesoftheCSUFFacultyinprovidingstudentswiththeappropriateaccommodations.ThestudentswhoattendtheDSSNewStudentOrientationarepresentedagreatdealofinformationaboutDSSpoliciesandproceduresduringathreeandahalfhourtimeperiod.DuringthecourseoftheDSSNewStudentOrientationwhichconsistsofDSSStaffpresentationsandinformativevideosstudentsareremindedthattheycangoonlinetorefertotheDSSHandbookforStudentsandFacultyfoundontheCSUFwebsite.KEYFINDINGS87.5ofrespondentsindicatedtheyunderstoodtheirresponsibilitytogivetheirprofessorstheLettersofAccommodation.87.5ofrespondentsindicatedtheyunderstoodtheimportanceofturningintheTestingInformationFormaweekbeforeexamsandtwoweeksbeforefinalexams.75ofrespondentswereabletoexplainDSSTestingPoliciesandProcedures.75ofrespondentsindicatedtheycouldrecognizetheirresponsibilitiesintheDSSprocedureguidelines.2011-2012STRATEGICGOALS1.DSSwillcontinueusingtheinformationvideosduringtheDSSNewStudentOrientationandwillgetthevideoscaptioned.2.DSSwillusetheDSSComputerLabtohelpstudentslocatetheDSSStudentHandbookonline.StudentswillbeabletousethecomputersintheDSSComputerLabtoviewtheDSSStudenthandbookduringtheDSSNewStudentOrientation.x2