Student Disability Resource Center
Contact the SDRC
Phone | (909) 607-7419
Email | sdrc@claremont.edu
Student Disability Resource Center
Primary Location: Tranquada Student Services Center – 1st Floor
757 College Way, Claremont, CA, 91711
Secondary Location: 175 Building
175 E. 8th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
Testing Center Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00PM
(Monday – Thursday until 10:00PM by APPROVED request only; Friday until 8:00PM by APPROVED request only.)
SDRC Office Factsheet
Services
Overview
The SDRC Testing Center serves students from all seven Claremont Colleges who have been approved for testing accommodations through their home campus. We provide a secure and accessible testing environment, offering accommodations such as extended time, reduced-distraction settings, and individual testing. Working in collaboration with faculty and campus disability offices, the Testing Center supports equal access to exams while maintaining academic integrity.
Test Center Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00AM – 5:00PM
(Monday – Thursday until 10:00PM by APPROVED request only; Friday until 8:00PM by APPROVED request only)
Students should request all exams through their AIM student portals. If you have any issues with submissions, please contact our office.
For any questions or concerns, please email Evelyn Gonzalez
Student Responsibilities
- Send your accommodation letters through your AIM portal to your faculty.
- Initiate discussions with your faculty about your exam accommodations.
- Schedule your appointment(s) THREE business days in advance with the SDRC.
- Be sure to select all pre-approved testing accommodations you intend to use for each individual exam. If you need specialized software/assistive technology, please be sure to indicate those needs under the “comments” section when submitting your request through AIM.
- We recommend scheduling all of your exams at the beginning of each semester for all of your courses.
- Arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. If you are more than 30 minutes late; your exam will be canceled and will need your faculty’s approval for us to administer the exam subject to availability.
- Abide by policies related to academic integrity and academic misconduct.
- Students are permitted up to two (2) later request per semester. Any additional late requests will be denied.
- Students are to check in ALL personal belongings and are only permitted to have pre-approved materials in the testing environment.
Faculty Responsibilities
- Be sure to submit the exam along with any exam instructions and contact information 24 hours prior to your student’s scheduled appointment. You may also email it directly to the SDRC.
- Contact the SDRC by telephone (909) 607-7419 or email us to notify your student of changes to test content prior to or during tests.
- You MUST be available by telephone (call or text) or e-mail during the test in case the student with the disability requires clarification on any aspect of the test. Please provide the best contact method to the SDRC when submitting your instructions/exam through the AIM portal.
SDRC Responsibilities
- Collaborate with faculty to ensure that all tests we proctor are administered in an environment respectful of the students’ needs and the academic integrity of the testing process.
- Respond to all requests for clarification about our testing procedures within 48 business hours of receipt of the inquiry.
- Ensure that all test materials are provided to students in an accessible format.
- Ensures that all specified software and assistive technology are available and prepared prior to the exam.
- Protect the academic integrity of tests by:
- Only accepting changes to test details in writing from faculty.
- Providing secure proctoring services.
- Reporting any suspicion of violations of the code of conduct to appropriate faculty.
- Return completed tests to faculty, usually within 24 hours of completion, using one of the following options:
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- Email to faculty.
- Faculty or a designated colleague may pick up tests from SDRC.
The SDRC is committed to providing quality events and workshops for students, faculty and campus partners. Please stay tuned!
If you would like to send us a recommendation for a workshop/series, please email us directly.
Popular Text-to-Speech Tools:
- Kurzweil 3000: This comprehensive TTS software includes features like study guides, writing assistance, and content organization.
- Read&Write: Designed for educational settings, this tool offers text-to-speech, as well as word prediction, dictionaries, and study tools.
- NaturalReader: A simple, user-friendly TTS program that supports a variety of file formats, making it accessible for everyday use.
- Voice Dream Reader: A mobile-friendly app that integrates TTS with customizable visual displays for improved reading comprehension.
- TalkButton: Available for both Mac and Microsoft Word, text-to-speech tool that can be operated through a toolbar on the screen. Users can adjust the reading speed, pause, or rewind the audio for a few seconds via the accessibility toolbar.
- ReadSpeaker: A web-based screen reader for Mac and PC, allows users to have documents, web pages, and e-books read aloud.
Evernote
Evernote is a helpful resource for managing your tasks, practicing time management, and meeting your goals as you compile the information you learn in class every day. Evernote offers both free and paid options for students.
Joplin
Joplin is an open source note-taking app that allows students to capture notes and securely access them from any device. Joplin provides the capability to take multimedia notes as well as create math expression and diagrams directly in the app. The free app is available in the android and apple app stores.
Microsoft OneNote
Often rated as the best free note-taking app, OneNote is freeform and allows it to adapt to whatever your specific needs are. Each Notebook is modeled off a ringbinder, so it’s divided into sections with subsections called pages. Each page serves as a blank canvas for all of your note-taking needs.
Notability
Provides students with a platform capable of taking notes, making study guides, and storyboards. Notability offers both free and paid options for students, and is available on the app store.
Obsidian
Offers students a new way of approaching note-taking that allows you to create an interlinked digital database that is vastly customizable. Obsidian allows students to sort notes into folders and subfolders using the sidebar that can also link between them using internal hyperlinks. Obsidian offers both free and paid options.
Voice Typing
Google Documents
Instructions to Turn on Voice Typing
Office 365 Dictate
Dictation Instructions for Word
Captioning Services
Google Slides
Instructions to Present Slides with Captions
Microsoft Powerpoint
Turning on Captions in Powerpoint
Zoom
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Campus Disability Coordinators
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Pomona College Disability Resources and Services
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University (CGU) Disability Services
Scripps
Scripps College Disability Support Services
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Disability Support Services
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College (HMC) Disability Services
Pitzer College
Pitzer Academic Support Services
Keck Graduate Institute
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Disabilities Accommodations
Faculty corner
- Academic accommodations
- Information and resources for faculty working with deaf and hard of hearing students
- Science accessibility resources from the University of Washington’s DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) Center
- Students with disabilities at degree-granting postsecondary institutions — NCES (National Center for Education Statistics)
- Students with Mental Health Disabilities
Coordinator’s Corner
Other resources
- Pomona Valley/Inland Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
- Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
- The Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, The College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- House of Ruth
- Project Sister