Services and Accommodations

Overview

Welcome to the Student Disability Services - Imperial Valley (SDS IV) at San Diego State University Imperial Valley. SDS IV authorizes and provides a variety of services and accommodations, which are determined on a case-by-case basis and in consultation with a SDS IV Advisor.  Our goal is to remove barriers that disability creates so that all students have an equal opportunity to be successful in college.

Academic Support

Students are encouraged to visit with the SDS IV Advisor early in the semester, or as soon as a problem arises, to address any issues that may impact academic performance.

Our academic support for students includes:

• Academic Advising
• Assistive Technology Services (e.g. tape recorders and assistive listening devices)
• Blind and Low Vision Services (e.g. Braille and textbook conversion to electronic format)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (Interpreters, notetakers, Real-time Captioning (Oral Exams), aid with national exams (request services before exam))
• Library and Study Room Access
• Notetakers
• Test Accommodations (e.g. extended time, reader, writer, tests in an alternative format, and reduced-distraction environment)
• Study room C (A Private room are offered to students who wish to take their test in a quiet space with a proctor)