Responding to diverse community needs, the Community-Based Disabled Students Program exists, through innovative and comprehensive educational programs, to provide lifetime opportunities for continued growth, development, and involvement which enhance the quality of life of students with disabilities.

• providing access to educational opportunities through academic programs offered at community-based sites
• providing access to educational opportunities through vocational programs offered at community-based sites
• offering classes to develop the maximum cognitive, physical, emotional and social potential of the individual
• developing and upgrading job skills to meet the demands of competitive employment
• providing an opportunity to learn skills to overcome specific limitations to achieve the highest level of independence

The Community-Based Disabled Students Program takes the resources of Foothill's Disability Resource Center to disabled adults and veterans in the community at independent living centers, community senior centers and VA hospitals in the northern Santa Clara County area. The program promotes the physical, intellectual and social well-being of the older adult. Staying active and involved in community life is encouraged. To accomplish this goal, instruction and classroom activities are planned to meet student needs and interests. All classes are tailored to the capabilities of disabled adults.

Our students may be adults from the community in the age range of 55-95 years old or disabled veterans who are in-patients or out-patients at the local Veterans Administration Medical Center in Palo Alto and Menlo Park.

The students' disabilities are often multiple and range from strokes, heart conditions, arthritis and diabetes to mobility, visual and hearing impairments. Additional disabilities may include brain and/or spine injury, orthopedic and psychological disabilities.

* Please call the numbers listed for directions to sites only. Call the phone numbers in the next section below to receive information about specific classes.

• Cupertino:
  The Forum (650) 969-0900
• Los Altos:
  Bridgepoint (650) 948-7337
  Terrace of Los Altos (650) 948-8291
• Menlo Park:
  Next Step Program (650) 566-0240
  Menlo Park Onetta Harris (650) 856-7183
  
• Mountain View:
  Mountain View Senior Center (650) 903-6330
  Senior Day Health Program (650) 289-5491
• Palo Alto:
  Avenidas (650) 326-5362
  Channing House (650) 324-7503 or (650) 324-7572
  East Palo Alto Senior Center (650) 329-5900
  Lytton Gardens (650) 617-7341
  Oak Creek Apartments (650) 321-1701
  Palo Alto Commons (650) 494-0760
  
• Redwood City:
  Family Service Fair Oaks Center (650) 780-7525
• Sunnyvale
  Sunnyvale Senior Center (408) 730-7360
  Retirement Inn of Sunnyvale Atria (408) 738-3410

For more information, please call Teresa Ong at (650) 949-7549 or ongteresa@foothill.edu.

Mailing address:

Disability Resource Center
Community-Based DSP
Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4599