Disability Resource Center (DRC)

Building 9, First Floor
Phone: (650) 306-3259
Email: canadadrc@smccd.edu
Web: canadacollege.edu/disabilityresourcecenter

The mission of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at Canada College is to facilitate academic success for students with disabilities, limitations and/or learning challenges by providing support services & equal access to all educational programs and activities on campus so they may achieve their full potential. Those students with physical, visual, hearing, speech, mental health, learning and intellectual disabilities as well as other health conditions, acquired brain injuries, autism, and ADHD are served.

In this effort, we offer an array of services to support our students' success in their classes and other campus programs and activities. As part of our commitment to providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment, the DRC team is dedicated to ensuring that each students' specific needs are met. Students individually qualify for accommodations and services based on disability verification and an interactive process of discussion with a DRC Counselor or Learning Disabilities Specialist. DRC Services include, but are not limited to:

  • Assistive technology equipment and training
  • Sign language interpreters, Braille format
  • Testing accommodations
  • Priority registration, pre-registration advising
  • Note-taking assistance
  • Adaptive technology and software
  • Real-time captioning services
  • Individualized tutoring
  • Specialized academic counseling
  • Disability management/accommodations counseling
  • On and off-campus referrals to other services or agencies
  • Learning disability assessment 

The Alternate Media Center (AMC) is part of the Disability Resource Center at Cañada College. It produces instructional materials (textbooks, course materials, exams, class schedules) in alternate format for students with disabilities and teaches students with documented needs to use assistive technology resources such as:

  • Kurzweill 3000 – scanning/reading software
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking – voice recognition system
  • ZoomText – screen magnification software
  • JAWS – screen reader for windows