Student Accessibility Support Services
Our Mission
The mission of Student Accessibility Support Services (SASS) is to reduce educational barriers unique to students with medical and/or mental health diagnoses in order to provide learning support and pathways to success, empower self-advocacy, and ensure equity, equal rights, and access for all students under the law.
SASS Application & Accommodate Portal Login
Accommodate is SASS’s online system for requesting and reviewing student accommodation information. Click the appropriate link below and follow the prompts to use your CR Single Sign-On credentials to access the system. Contact the SASS office if you experience any difficulties with either the login progress or using the Accommodate system: SASS@redwoods.edu or (707) 476-4280.
SASS Application for Services: Submit an application if you want to apply for SASS for the first time. Student & Faculty Account Login: Students already registered with SASS and faculty can log in to their Accommodate account to view accommodation letters and other accommodation information.DSPS is now SASS! Student Accessibility Support Services
We have changed our name! If you’re looking for DSPS—Disability Services and Programs
for Students—you're in the right place. We changed our name to be more inclusive for
students who don’t identify with the terms “disability” and “disabled.” We’re not
about labels, we’re about supporting students and providing greater access to education
for students with health conditions. Hence our new name: Student Accessibility Support
Services (SASS).
The primary objective of the SASS office is to assure educational access for students with disabilities and diagnosed physical and mental health conditions. SASS concentrates its efforts on providing services that are not available elsewhere at CR in order to support students with learning differences in overcoming barriers to their success. SASS operates under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Sections 504 and 508 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, and Title 5 of California Education Code.
SASS Services
Students who have verified health conditions or disabilities are eligible to receive educational services and support courses through SASS. Students wanting academic accommodations and/or services must request them from the SASS program in a timely manner by applying for services. More information about SASS accommodations and services may be found in the student handbook or on our other SASS webpages.
Services and accommodations available through SASS include:
- Counseling and advising services in the areas of academic, personal, disability, financial, career, skill building, & wellness
- Priority registration & registration assistance
- Learning disability & reading comprehension assessments
- Academic support through the LIGHT Center courses
- Adaptive Physical Education courses
- Living Skills courses
- Audio/visual recording of lectures
- Note-taking assistance
- Testing accommodations
- Preferential seating
- Alternate format of print materials, including braille, large print, audio material, tactile graphics, and E-text
- Adaptive computer software and hardware, including JAWS screen reader, ZoomText, CCTV magnifiers, scanners, Dragon speech-to-text, Kurzweil document reader, and adaptive keyboards, mice, and other auxiliary devices
- Adjustable height furniture
- Technology for checkout: assistive listening devices (FM system), laptops, digital voice recorders, Live Scribe smart pens
- Classroom breaks
- American Sign Language interpreters
- Captioning
- Reduced unit load waivers (for eligibility to certain programs/services)
- On-campus transportation (Eureka campus only)
- Motorized scooters & knee scooters
- Temporary medical parking permits
- Approval of personal attendants
- Liaison with community agencies and on- and off-campus referrals
- Advocacy & accessibility interventions
- And more!
Learn more about our program by following the navigation links on our website, scheduling an appointment to meet with a SASS counselor, or by reviewing the student handbook.
What Types of Health Conditions Qualify?
Students with a verified health condition (physical, psychological, sensory, or learning) which interferes with one of life’s major activities can qualify for SASS services. Qualifying conditions include but are not limited to the following:
- Mental Health
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Learning Disability
- Autism Spectrum
- Physical/Mobility
- Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Blind & Low Vision
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Intellectual Disability
- Other health conditions including temporary and chronic conditions, recovery from surgery, and pregnancy-related conditions.
How does a student become a part SASS?
The SASS application is available online. Please contact the SASS office if you need the application in another format. The primary requirement for admission to SASS is documentation (such as an IEP or 504, medical records, a letter from a health provider, testing results, or prescriptions) verifying a health diagnosis. SASS can reach out to your provider on your behalf if you apply without attaching verifying documentation. Students without a formal diagnosis or access to verifying documentation are encouraged to contact the SASS office for assistance.
If a student does not have a diagnosis but finds that they have serious academic difficulties with their classes, they may have an unidentified learning disability. SASS department for referral to GUID 143, a course which includes information about and testing for a learning disability. If a student is determined to have a learning disability through this course, then the testing will serve as verification for participation in SASS.
Contact Information
Note: due to limited staffing and periodic campus events, SASS office hours are subject to change without notice. Please contact a SASS office prior to visiting campus to ensure availability.
Email for all SASS locations: SASS@redwoods.edu
Fax number for all SASS locations: (707) 476-4418
Eureka Campus
Monday – Friday (Note: CR is closed on Fridays during the summer)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Located in the Learning Resource Center (LRC/Library) in the left back corner
Directions & Campus Map
Phone: (707) 476-4280
Del Norte Campus
Monday – Friday (Note: CR is closed on Fridays during the summer)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Main Building, near the library
Directions & Campus Map
Phone: (707) 465-2353
Klamath-Trinity Instructional Site
Neurodiverse & Accessibility Community
A multi-faceted community supporting all manner of mental and physical health conditions and advocacy for student rights and needs on campus. Join us to help build an inclusive community on campus, make friends, and advocate for yourself and others. Some things we have in mind are: lunch groups, movie screenings, workshops/skillshares, art projects, and game days. We look forward to student input as we build this community. Please reach out to Sierra Lucky with any questions or for meeting details: sierra-lucky@redwoods.edu.
SASS Support Classes
SASS offers courses for academic support through the LIGHT Center, Adaptive Physical Education, and Living Skills.
North Coast Aging & Disability Resource Connection
SASS is a member of the North Coast Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC). The North Coast ADRC provides people of all ages, income levels and abilities with equitable access to information, assistance, and support needed to live independently.
ADRC extended partners are dedicated to increasing consumer access to services, diverting persons with disabilities and older adults from unnecessary institutionalization, and supporting a streamlined “No Wrong Door” referral process for the four ADRC core services:
1) Enhanced Information and Assistance | Referral: Provides comprehensive resource information, follow-ups, and referrals via “warm hand-offs.”
2) Person-Centered Options Counseling: Assists in identifying goals and needs through person centered counseling and coordinating access to public and private-funded long-term services and services in the community.
3) Short-Term Service Coordination: Expedited access to services and support for individuals at risk of institutionalization, generally for 90 days or less, until a long-term plan is in place.
4) Transition Support: Assistance for individuals who are currently in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or other institution and wish to receive long term services and support at home or in a community-based setting.
Information and resources offered by the ADRC may be found on the ADRC website. Contact SASS if you would like assistance with accessing ADRC support services.