If any of our materials are not accessible to you, please contact our department (see contact information below) and we will provide alternatives.

Available Services

The following services are available on request providing the steps outlined below are followed:

Assistance with registration

Sign-language interpreters, readers, and note-takers

Facilitation of access to program sites

Special parking

Test-taking accommodations

Access to special adaptive equipment at the UCSB Library including a scanner that converts text to voice, a computer screen audio reader, a text magnifier, and a computer screen enlarger. Students must be officially enrolled and have met with UCSB Extension Disability Services representative before access is given.

Procedures For Requesting Services

Step 1 - As early as possible, but no later than three weeks before any instruction begins, contact:

UCSB Extension (Attn. Disability Services Representative)
Mail Code 1110
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-1110

Hours: 8am-12noon and 2-5pm, Monday-Friday
Ph: (805) 893-5874*
Fax: (805) 893-8427
E-mail: dsr@els.ucsb.edu

*You may also use the California Relay Service (CRS) by calling (800) 735-2929 TDD or Voice; or (800) 735-2922 Voice to TDD (relays telephone calls between TDD and voice callers).

At this time, the representative will discuss your individual needs and will set up an appointment to meet with you during the next seven to ten days.

Requests to meet with the representative received later than two weeks before instruction begins may limit our ability to provide you with the requested services in time for the first day of class.

Step 2 - Send the representative the following items within the next seven to ten days or in time for the meeting:
• A written request outlining your needs and describing the limitations you have because of a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Written notification on official letterhead from a physician, certified specialist, professional counselor, or appropriate school official verifying your disability and outlining any need for special services. Depending on your needs, additional documentation may be requested.

Step 3 - Meet with the representative. At the meeting, your request will be confirmed and a plan will be determined for providing you with services including establishing a time line for when services will begin. If you have not already submitted the items requested in Step 2, please bring them with you to meeting. Services will only be arranged once you provide payment in full for UCSB Extension course(s)*

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