Student resources
This page details featured opportunities and supports. If you have an idea for something we should add to this page please email aedr@pcc.edu [opens in new window].
Disability Advocate Positions
We have been partnering with the Identity Based Education Centers and ASPCC to provide opportunities for student leaders. There are efforts to create Disability Cultural Centers, advance faculty training, and increase inclusion through intersectional programming. Contact us to learn more.
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society
Portland Community College became the first Community College in Oregon, and the 178th College in the nation, to establish a chapter of the Delta Alpha Pi honor society. Delta Alpha Pi is an Academic Honor Society founded in 2004 to recognize high-achieving college and university students with disabilities. Membership criteria includes a 3.1 grade-point average or higher; completed at least 24 college credit hours; and have an identified disability, an interest in leadership, mentoring, building community at PCC and have an interest in disability social justice activism. See a PCC news story for more detail.
Scholarship opportunities
PCC offers scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities, including a robust opportunity for students who have experienced spinal cord injuries. This is an amazing opportunity to offer financial assistance to students in the Portland area who are interested in pursuing their academic goals in a supportive college environment. Those who are interested should apply through the PCC Scholarship website, or fill out this quick interest form.
Workshops on Technology, Accessibility, and More
Each term there are free workshops available to anyone at PCC who is interested – no need to be a student working with our office. The general student population as well as staff and faculty are encouraged to participate. See the events page for details »
Courses and programs of interest
- TRIO Student Support Services is a great program that offers additional wrap around support for students who meet a combination of federal and institutional eligibility requirements. You can learn more on their site.
- PE 130 is offered as Adapted Physical Education I, II, and III. Details are available within Physical Education course descriptions. See photos and descriptions of the equipment available [pdf] for adapted physical education – note that this document is in the process of being updated.
- Sign Language Interpretation and Deaf Studies
- Cooperative Education or internships in programs of study can be discussed. There are many options that could work well. The application of skills in accessible content creation is often a key component.
- PCC has been offering a section of CG 100 College Survival and Success that is geared specifically for students who are blind or have low vision.
Online community for college students with disabilities – DREAM
Disability Rights, Education Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM) is promoting a national disabilities agenda for post-secondary students and their allies.
Disability and population-specific resources
- Black, Disabled, and Proud: College Students with Disabilities
- The autism spectrum
- Hidden disabilities
- Mobility and dexterity limitations
- Sensory differences
- Student veterans who experience disability
Related websites
Some of these resources are local and others are national or international:
- Disability Rights Oregon
- Disability Laws and Students’ Rights
- Office of Civil Rights
- United Nations Enable
Additional Tips
We want you to have a successful experience here at PCC. Here’s some information we think will help:
If you are having trouble in a class…
Find a peer notetaker or other notetaking support option
Matching your learning style with an instructor’s teaching style
Other helpful tips
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