Eligibility for SAS Services
Students enrolled at College of Alameda who have a documented permanent or temporary disability* may be eligible for SAS services.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
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Acquired Brain Injury
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Blindness and Partial or Low Vision
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Chronic Health Conditions
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Deafness and Hearing Loss
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Intellectual Disability
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Learning Disability
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Mental Health Conditions
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Mobility Impairment
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Speech Disability
The ADA considers the following as disabilities only under certain conditions:
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Pregnancy (only when it fits the definition of a disability)
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Obesity (when there are resulting functional limitations)
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Substance Abuse (only when in recovery)
*A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including but not limited to: caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating and working. (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment, 2009).
