Accommodations for DSPS Students

After receiving verification of your disabilities and working together to identify academic limitations, your DSPS Counselor will develop an individualized list of appropriate accommodations with you referred to as an Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP).

All accommodation lists have three characteristics in common:

• Individualized
• Appropriate to the student's needs and goals
• Prescribed only by a DSPS Counselor upon verification of disability

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If you have already established accommodations with DSPS and wish to review which accommodations are in your AAP, you can do so by accessing your DSPS Student Portal.

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Accommodations may include such services as the following, depending on the nature and severity of disabilities:

• Adaptive Physical Education
• Additional Tutoring
• ASL interpreting
• Assistive Technology
• Alternative Media
  
  • Braille
  • Large Print
  • E-text
• Counseling
  
  • Academic
  • Vocational
  • Personal
  • Disability-related
• Courtesy cart
• Equipment Check-Out
• Liaison with On-Campus and Community Organizations
• Mobility Assistance
• Note-taking
• Registration Assistance
• Testing

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Accommodations may look different as your transition from high school to college. Here you can find more detailed information about the specific Differences Between High School and College accommodations. 
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Once you have an approved and updated AAP for the current academic year, you can access your accommodation letters through your DSPS Student Portal.

To access and download your letters, please follow the steps below:

1. Log in to the DSPS Student Portal and select "Accommodation Updates."
2. On the top black menu select “Accommodations.”
3. Review your class list and select "Request" from the course you wish to request accommodations for.
4. Review your accommodations on the left side of the next screen. On the right side, you may select additional classes if needed.
5. After you review, select “My accommodations are correct the way they are.”
6. Check the terms agreement box to confirm.
7. The screen will refreshes and take you back to your course review page, you will then click “Get Letter.”
8. Your accommodation letter will download as a PDF. Please be sure to email the letter directly to your instructor(s) as soon as possible.

• NOTE: Please review your accommodations and the accompanying letter to ensure the signature of the counselor name is visible. If either the accommodations or the signature is missing, please contact our office immediately.

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When you establish accommodations with Bakersfield College, they apply to all BC campuses—including Panorama (Main), Southwest, Arvin, and Delano campuses. However, accommodations do not automatically transfer across the Kern Community College District.

If you are enrolled in courses at Porterville College or Cerro Coso College, you will need to establish accommodations separately with their DSPS offices. Likewise, if you have accommodations at Porterville or Cerro Coso and are taking classes at Bakersfield College, please register with the BC DSPS office to ensure your accommodations are in place.

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