Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Summer Session welcomes students with disabilities to UCSC. The Disability Resource Center (DRC) works with us to accommodate all students.

If students need testing or other accommodations, they must first become affiliated with the Disability Resource Center (DRC).
The first step is for them to complete the DRC Welcome Form. The next step would be to schedule a New Student Intake appointment through their case management system: the Accommodate Student Portal. Navigate to the “Appointments Module” on the left hand side of the screen; Request a New Appointment; search using the appointment type: New Student Appointment; and select a slot that works for you.
For more detailed instructions with screenshots students can review this Guide to Affiliating with the DRC.

DRC Contact:
831-459-2089
drc@ucsc.edu

The DRC reduces barriers to inclusion and full participation for students with disabilities by providing support to individually determine reasonable academic accommodations. The DRC also serves as a resource to faculty and staff.

The following accommodation services are available to meet the needs of students with disabilities:

accessible furniture
course materials in alternate formats
assistive software and adaptive equipment
notetaking support
class or lab assistants
authorization for on-campus van transportation and temporary disability or medical-related parking accommodations
sign language interpreting and real-time captioning
testing accommodations: extended time, distraction-reduced testing environments, enlarged font for exams, use of a laptop, readers, and scribes.

Instructors’ Guide

The DRC also serves as a liaison to provide referrals to appropriate resources, services, and agencies.

You can also reference the first edition of the UCSC Disability Resource Center’s instructor handbook entitled, “Practices for Fostering Access, Equity, and Inclusion for Students with Disabilities” published in February 2019. It was compiled in response to feedback over the past few years about the need for a comprehensive, practical guide to better support classroom instructors in serving our students with disabilities.

Summer Exams:

The DRC makes every effort to aid instructors in the implementation of Summer Session exam accommodations by helping to find testing space, readers, and scribes. Please see the following DRC webpage link for information about Summer Exam Accommodations: https://drc.ucsc.edu/services-and-accommodations/sa-overview/exam-accommodations.html

If you have questions or concerns about exam accommodations or any other disability-related matter, please contact the DRC office at 831-459-2089 or email drc@ucsc.edu to work with a DRC Service Coordinator.

In addition to services offered through the Disability Resource Center, the Faculty Instructional Technology Center (FITC) provides services and resources for making your instructional materials accessible. Contact the FITC at (831) 459-5506, open an IT Request ticket, or stop by at FITC at 1330 McHenry Library for assistance. Summer Hours are Monday through Friday 9 am-5 pm. FITC also offers training and tutorials on accessibility-related issues.

Summer dates and deadlines

Stay on top of key academic dates.

Academic Calendar

Annual timeline

Find out the important dates for instructions during Summer Session (2024-2025).

Annual timeline

Summer Session general inquiries

Contact for any and all information, including course/sections scheduling, room reservations, increasing enrollment capacity, instructor and TA evaluations, policies and exceptions, marketing and promotion of Summer Session courses (like course flyers, social media posts) and year round events (like Info Sessions in the Colleges, or tabling at the Summer Opportunities Fair).

summer@ucsc.edu

Undergraduate Education Academic HR

Contact for all contract, payroll, paycheck, and appointment questions.

ue-ahr@ucsc.edu